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A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment".

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Dr. Weiguo Fan

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Department of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Interests: sustainable utilization of resource; land resources capitalization; resources economy

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Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Interests: natural resource management; performance measurement & management; biodiversity; conservation; forest management; conservation biology; sustainability; sustainable development; natural resources conservation; society and environment

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Dear Colleagues,

As an important natural resource, land resource integrates natural and human elements, and is the core of production, life, and ecological activities. Land resource is non-renewable and scarce, which determines that land resource assessment has a far-reaching impact on high-quality development. From an international perspective, the Future Earth program integrates research projects such as the global land program and ecosystem services, making land science a key component of the Future Earth program, reflecting the close relationship between human and natural elements. Land resource assessment covers land use change, land use efficiency estimation, functional difference, land carrying capacity research, complex human–land interaction, and paying attention to the production–life–ecological dynamic mechanism. It is of great significance to carry out land resource assessment to reveal the complex mechanism of human–land coupling in the process of land resource protection, ensure the ecological security of land, and promote the sustainable use of land resource.

By designing this Special Issue, we aim to achieve better sustainable protection of land resource, improve the framework of land resource assessment, and achieve high-quality land production. In this regard, we welcome original and review articles on topics such as land resource efficiency research for high-quality development, the whole process of land resource research and future scenario simulation based on Energy System Language, LCA and energy, land resource capitalization, urban and rural land resource functional differences evaluation, land transfer analysis, land resource ecological security, and land carrying capacity evaluation.

Dr. Weiguo Fan
Dr. Xue-Chao Wang
Dr. Ranjay K. Singh
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land resource efficiency
functional differences evaluation
land resource capitalization
process evaluation and simulation
energy system language and LCA
typical model of land use
ecological security and carrying capacity

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The Evolution Relationship Between Intensive Land Use and Land Ecological Security in the Urban Agglomeration in the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China

by Xianwei Zhu, Jianming Ye, Mengmeng Zhu, Zhe Gao, Miaomiao Li, Mei Wang and Yingbin Li

Land 2024, 13(12), 2226; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122226 - 19 Dec 2024

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Revealing the relationship between intensive land use (ILU) and land ecological security (LES) is crucial for achieving high-quality land resource development and ensuring the sustainability of land ecosystems, especially in arid regions with fragile human–land relationships. In this study, we evaluated ILU and LES in the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains (UANSTM) and analyzed the evolution of ILU and LES using Pearson correlation analysis, four-quadrant model, and coupling coordination degree model. The results indicated that from 2012 to 2022, ILU and its three subsystems generally showed an upward trend in the UANSTM, with an average annual growth rate of 2.96%, 2.50%, 3.32%, and 0.289%, respectively, and with ILU levels significantly higher in the eastern and central counties compared to other areas. LES and its three subsystems also exhibited a general increase, with average annual growth rates of 1.63%, 0.86%, 3.10%, and 1.51%, respectively, although high-level areas displayed distinct spatial variations. The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the land input level had a significant negative effect on the pressure, but the positive effects of state and response enhanced the LES. The number of double-high cities increased significantly from 1 to 6, and the number of double-low cities decreased from 6 to 0. Compared with other cities and counties, the LES-lagging counties and cities faced the challenge of coordinating urban development and ecological conservation. While coupling coordination levels across all counties improved to varying degrees, none reached the optimal coordination stage. The findings and methodologies of this study provide helpful insights into human–land relationships in arid regions, supporting the goals of high-quality urban development and sustainability. Full article

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Decoding Land Use Conflicts: Spatiotemporal Analysis and Constraint Diagnosis from the Perspectives of Production–Living–Ecological Functions

by Yong Liu, Rui Xu, Jixin Yang, Xinpeng Xie and Xufeng Cui

Land 2024, 13(12), 2187; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122187 - 14 Dec 2024

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Exploring the intensity and constraint factors of land use conflicts provides essential insights for efficient land use planning. Currently, China’s spatial development is gradually transitioning towards the coordinated development of production, living, and ecological functions (PLEFs). Previous studies have typically focused on land use conflicts from a micro perspective, examining conflicts between production, living, and ecological land uses at a fine scale. There is limited research from a macro perspective that conducts a theoretical analysis based on the production, living, and ecological functions of land use conflicts themselves. In addition, existing studies primarily analyze the influencing factors of land use conflicts, with limited literature directly addressing the constraint factors of land use conflicts. This study focuses on 12 prefecture-level cities in Hubei Province, China, using data from 2010 to 2020. It categorizes land use conflicts at the macro level into production perspective, living perspective, and ecological perspective conflicts. For each of these conflict perspectives, different pressure, state, and response indicators are introduced. This approach leads to the development of a theoretical framework for analyzing land use conflicts at the macro level. On this basis, a spatiotemporal evolution analysis of land use conflicts was conducted. Additionally, using a constraint factor diagnosis model, the study analyzed the constraint factors of land use conflicts at the macro level across cities, leading to the following research conclusions: (1) the land use conflicts from the production and living perspectives in the 12 prefecture-level cities of Hubei showed an upward trend from 2010 to 2020, while the land use conflicts from the ecological perspective exhibited a downward trend; (2) during the study period, Wuhan exhibited the highest intensity of land use conflicts from both the production and living perspectives, while Ezhou experienced the highest intensity of land use conflicts from the ecological perspective for most of the study period; (3) the main constraining factors of land use conflicts from the production perspective in the 12 prefecture-level cities of Hubei are population density, average land GDP, and effective irrigation rate. The primary constraining factors of land use conflicts from the living perspective are population density, urbanization rate, and average land real estate development investment. The main constraining factors of land use conflicts from the ecological perspective are population density, average land fertilizer input, and effective irrigation rate. This study constructs a new theoretical framework for land use conflict assessment at the macro level, providing a novel approach for studying land use conflicts at the macro scale. Full article

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Study on Spatial Differentiation Characteristics and Driving Mechanism of Sustainable Utilization of Cultivated Land in Tarim River Basin

by Yang Sheng, Weizhong Liu and Hailiang Xu

Land 2024, 13(12), 2122; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122122 - 7 Dec 2024

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The sustainable utilization of cultivated land is a crucial prerequisite for ensuring food security and achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. This study employed a dataset to evaluate sustainable land use and utilized a combination of multi-factor comprehensive evaluation models, structural equation modeling, geographically weighted regression, and Pearson correlation analysis to systematically investigate the overall level, spatial differentiation characteristics, and driving mechanisms of sustainable cultivated land utilization in the Tarim River Basin. Additionally, we compared and tested three spatial interpolation methods using high-resolution data to address the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) and enhance the quality of spatial predictions for cultivated land utilization, ultimately identifying inverse distance weighting (IDW) as the optimal method. The results indicate the following: (1) The level of sustainable cultivated land utilization is moderately high, with an average index of 0.581, exhibiting a “U-shaped” trend from the upper to lower reaches of the Tarim River Basin. The highest levels are found in the Kashgar River–Yarkant River Basin, followed by the Hotan River Basin and the Kaidu–Peacock River Basin, while the mainstream area has the lowest levels. (2) The relationships among various cultivated land environmental systems and sustainability demonstrate distinct response characteristics and spatial differentiation patterns. Cultivated land use and management exert the most significant influence on sustainability, followed by soil quality and water resource systems, with climatic factors having the least impact. The effects of each system reveal inverted “U”, inverted “N”, “U”, and “W” patterns from the lower reaches to the upper reaches, respectively. (3) As the complexity of interactions and integrative mechanisms within the regional cultivated land system increases, the sensitivity and vulnerability of the system also rise, resulting in lower levels of sustainable utilization. (4) Based on the current challenges facing the cultivated land environmental system and the primary mechanisms influencing its sustainability, we propose regulatory measures focused on “suitable consolidation”, “suitable resting”, and “suitable planting”. These findings provide valuable insights for formulating differentiated land protection strategies, policies, and spatial planning initiatives. Full article

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Unearthing Agricultural Land Use Dynamics in Indonesia: Between Food Security and Policy Interventions

by Uly Faoziyah, Muhammad Faruk Rosyaridho and Romauli Panggabean

Land 2024, 13(12), 2030; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122030 - 27 Nov 2024

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Despite its essential and irreplaceable role in food security, the agricultural sector is often perceived as having the potential to be sacrificed in the name of economic growth, leading to significant land cover transformation into built-up areas and plantations. This complexity prompts critical questions regarding the efficacy of agricultural policy interventions, including augmenting production capacity, diversifying commodities, and expanding agricultural land in light of Indonesia Emas 2045, which embodies Indonesia’s ambitious multidimensional developmental transformation. This study employed a system dynamic approach with region-based closed feedback, focusing on four primary commodities: rice, cassava, corn, and palm oil. It concludes that food vulnerability will become increasingly severe by 2045, particularly in Java Island, which, despite being the sole area with a food surplus, is also experiencing escalating development pressures. In other regions, this pressure transforms transitory land from areas growing rice to areas growing other agricultural commodities, and subsequently to built-up land. The policy intervention scenario, albeit less impactful in reflecting substantial land cover changes nationally, can facilitate swift commodity production. This study emphasizes the necessity of intensifying rather than expanding agricultural land. Full article

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Management on Transfer Pricing of Farmland Based on the Supply–Demand Mismatches for Multifunction: A Case Study from China

by Lijun Wu and Gaofeng Ren

Land 2024, 13(9), 1372; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091372 - 27 Aug 2024

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Realizing the multifunctional value of farmland is essential for regulating the pricing of farmland transfers and stabilizing the rural land market. However, in China, the mismatch between supply and demand leads to improper resource allocation, weakens the explicit value of farmland, and causes unreasonable transfer pricing mechanisms that threaten agricultural production and food security. This study develops an analytical framework to examine the relationship between farmland multifunction and transfer pricing from a supply–demand perspective. An evaluation index system is constructed, considering the physical, value, and material quantities. This study uses the matching index method and bivariate spatial autocorrelation to analyze the supply–demand match of farmland multifunction from 2014 to 2021 and its relationship with transfer prices. Additionally, management methods and strategies for dynamic zoning-based pricing under multifunctional matching trade-offs are proposed. The results show that: (1) There is significant heterogeneity in the supply and demand matching degree of different farmland functions in both space and time. The production and ecological functions of farmland are oversupplied, while the living functions are undersupplied. (2) Different spatial autocorrelation relationships exist between the degree of supply and demand matching of farmland functions and farmland transfer prices. Specifically, the supply and demand matching degrees of the production and living functions show a significant negative spatial correlation with farmland transfer prices. In contrast, the ecological function shows a significant positive spatial correlation with farmland transfer prices, which are continuously strengthening over time. (3) Based on the supply and demand matching situation of different farmland functions and the spatial autocorrelation of farmland transfer prices, nine types of regions are delineated for farmland functions. Among them, the surplus-coordinated development areas have the most cities, accounting for about 40%, with a wide distribution range. This study proposes zoning-based pricing instruments and management strategies. This research provides valuable insights for developing countries seeking to alleviate conflicts in multifunctional land use, enhance the sustainable protection of land resources, and improve land resource assessment frameworks. Full article

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Spatiotemporal Changes and Simulation Prediction of Ecological Security Pattern on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Based on Deep Learning

by Longqing Liu, Shidong Zhang, Wenshu Liu, Hongjiao Qu and Luo Guo

Land 2024, 13(7), 1073; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13071073 - 17 Jul 2024

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Over the past two decades, due to the combined effects of natural and human factors, the ecological environment and resources of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) have faced serious threats, profoundly impacting its ecosystem and the lives of its residents. Therefore, the establishment of the ecological security pattern (ESP) is crucial to cope with climate change, maintain ecosystem function, and sustainable development. Based on the Pressure–State–Response (PSR) model, this study constructed an evaluation index system for the ecological security (ES) of the QTP, evaluated the ES of the QTP during 2000–2020, and predicted the ES of the QTP during 2025–2035 based on the deep learning model. Combined with the residents’ perception of ES, the ES of the QTP was evaluated comprehensively. The results showed that: (1) From 2000 to 2020, the ES value of the QTP continued to rise, the number of dangerous and sensitive counties decreased, and the number of other counties increased. The overall spatial distribution features higher values in the southeast and lower values in the northwest and central regions. (2) From 2000 to 2020, both hot spots and cold spots on the QTP decreased, with the hot spots mainly concentrated in the southeast of the QTP, represented by Yunnan Province, and the cold spots shifting from west to east, mainly concentrated in the central QTP, represented by Qinghai Province. (3) The Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model demonstrates high prediction accuracy. Based on the prediction of LSTM, the ES value of the QTP will continue to rise from 2025 to 2035, and the number of safe counties will reach the highest level in history. The spatial distribution is still higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest and central regions. (4) By analyzing residents’ perception of 25 potential factors that may affect the ES of the QTP, the results show that residents generally believe that these factors have an important impact on ES, and their evaluation is between “important” and “very important”. In addition, there is a significant correlation between these factors and the predicted values of ES. The results of the study will help to improve our understanding of the overall ecological environment of the QTP, provide accurate positioning and reasonable help for the government to formulate relevant protection strategies, and lay a methodological and practical foundation for the sustainable development of the QTP. Full article

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Influential Factors in the Evaluation of Agricultural Lands in the Huambo Province, Angola

by Ezequiel Lote and Fernando Oliveira Tavares

Land 2023, 12(10), 1823; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101823 - 24 Sep 2023

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The possession and appraisal of agricultural fields have significant economic and social impacts. The objective of this study is to examine the perception of farmers in the Huambo Province, Angola, regarding the characteristics that enhance and diminish the value of agricultural lands in the process of buying and selling. The utilized quantitative methodology is based on a questionnaire administered to farmers in the Huambo Province. The sample size consists of 644 respondents. The results allow us to conclude that the income generated from farming activities and the presence of infrastructure greatly facilitate the appraisal of agricultural fields. Conversely, the absence of legal ownership documentation and conflicts related to land ownership reduce the value of the fields. The exploratory factor analysis identified seven determinant factors, responsible for explaining 61.334% of the total variance, in the appraisal of agricultural fields: inherent location characteristics of the property, market dynamics related to agricultural fields, the availability of water on the property, proximity to tourist destinations, physical conditions of the fields, the positive externalities generated, and the advantages offered by the fields. We believe that this study will assist appraisers, farmers, and public administration in understanding the factors that positively and negatively impact the appraisal of agricultural fields. Full article

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A Review of Research on the Value Evaluation of Urban Underground Space

by Yuting Wu, Hongyan Wen and Meichen Fu

Land 2024, 13(4), 474; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040474 - 7 Apr 2024

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The contradiction between urban construction and sustainable development has led to an increasing demand for urban underground space (UUS). The value evaluation of urban underground space (UUSVE) is of great significance in promoting the rational development of UUS. Currently, no study has reviewed the literature on UUSVE. This paper provides a preliminary review of the legal basis and element composition of UUS, and the themes, evaluation objects, and evaluation methods of UUSVE, attempting to clarify the current status of UUSVE and analyze its future development trends. Finally, by summarizing the legal basis, element composition, research status and trends of UUSVE, three suggestions to strengthen UUSVE are proposed: (1) to strengthen the research on the shortcomings of UUSVE methods; (2) to build an evaluation index library and case library; and (3) to emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration, with a particular focus on the application research of machine learning. Full article

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