Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones
Special economic zones (SEZs) are important in Laos due to their ability to attract foreign investment, realize industrialization, and promote economic globalization. Based on Laos’ SEZs in operation, this study explored land-use intensity, structural evolution and land-use efficiency in Laos’ SEZs...
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| description | Special economic zones (SEZs) are important in Laos due to their ability to attract foreign investment, realize industrialization, and promote economic globalization. Based on Laos’ SEZs in operation, this study explored land-use intensity, structural evolution and land-use efficiency in Laos’ SEZs via the land-use dynamic degree, information entropy, super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (DEA) and gray relational analysis (GRA). The study determined that the total land-use area in Laos’ SEZs continuously increased from 2014 to 2020. The land-use intensity changes in the SEZs can be divided into three types, i.e., high intensity, medium intensity and low intensity, and most SEZs belonged to the medium-intensity type. The proportion of land used in production systems in Laos’ SEZs increased the most, and the proportion of infrastructure land notably decreased. The overall information entropy of the land-use structure exhibited an initial downward and then an upward trend. In 2018, the land-use efficiency in the Savan-Seno SEZ, Vientiane Industrial and Trade Area, Dongphosy SEZ, and Golden Triangle SEZ was relatively optimal. The basic factors of the industrial space and the factors reflecting international cooperation attributes were highly related to the land-use efficiency in Laos’ SEZs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf6d621d0f174ab782add1f15590739a2023-11-22T18:50:14ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-09-011010101210.3390/land10101012Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic ZonesDongxue Li0Xingping Wang1School of Architecture, Southeast University, Si Pai Lou No. 2, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Southeast University, Si Pai Lou No. 2, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSpecial economic zones (SEZs) are important in Laos due to their ability to attract foreign investment, realize industrialization, and promote economic globalization. Based on Laos’ SEZs in operation, this study explored land-use intensity, structural evolution and land-use efficiency in Laos’ SEZs via the land-use dynamic degree, information entropy, super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (DEA) and gray relational analysis (GRA). The study determined that the total land-use area in Laos’ SEZs continuously increased from 2014 to 2020. The land-use intensity changes in the SEZs can be divided into three types, i.e., high intensity, medium intensity and low intensity, and most SEZs belonged to the medium-intensity type. The proportion of land used in production systems in Laos’ SEZs increased the most, and the proportion of infrastructure land notably decreased. The overall information entropy of the land-use structure exhibited an initial downward and then an upward trend. In 2018, the land-use efficiency in the Savan-Seno SEZ, Vientiane Industrial and Trade Area, Dongphosy SEZ, and Golden Triangle SEZ was relatively optimal. The basic factors of the industrial space and the factors reflecting international cooperation attributes were highly related to the land-use efficiency in Laos’ SEZs.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/10/1012special economic zoneinternational cooperationland-use changeland-use efficiencyLaos |
| spellingShingle | Dongxue Li Xingping Wang Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones Land special economic zone international cooperation land-use change land-use efficiency Laos |
| title | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones |
| title_full | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones |
| title_fullStr | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones |
| title_short | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones |
| title_sort | land use change and efficiency in laos special economic zones |
| topic | special economic zone international cooperation land-use change land-use efficiency Laos |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/10/1012 |
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