The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau
Rural residential land is the main space of a farmer’s life, rural culture, and social relations. Prior research of rural residential land has focused more on its evolvement in plain and traditional agricultural areas. Yet, there is no clear picture of rural residential land expansion, especially in...
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| description | Rural residential land is the main space of a farmer’s life, rural culture, and social relations. Prior research of rural residential land has focused more on its evolvement in plain and traditional agricultural areas. Yet, there is no clear picture of rural residential land expansion, especially in ecologically fragile areas. This study analyzed the characteristics of rural residential land expansion based on 30 m spatial resolution land-use datasets of the Baota District of Yan’an City, Shannxi Province, and further explored the influencing factors and mechanisms of rural residential land expansion through binary logistic regression (BLR) modeling. Our findings indicated that the area of rural residential land in the Baota District increased by 116.16% during 1990–2015. More than 75% of the residential land expansion came from the occupation of cropland. Moreover, rural residential land expansion was heterogeneous in the rural regional system. The expansion scale, speed, and mode diversity of rural residential land decreased with the increased distance to urban built-up areas. Geographical conditions and resource endowments are the primary internal driving factors; urbanization and policy implementation are two major external driving forces. The authors suggest that the realization of regional sustainable development in ecologically fragile areas should strengthen urban–rural integration, focus on constructing central towns, and ensure ecological protection measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dab9ebe05e854919baeea9568c5291c12023-12-03T12:48:39ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-02-0110217210.3390/land10020172The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess PlateauZongfeng Chen0Xueqi Liu1Zhi Lu2Yurui Li3Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFaculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaPeter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, CanadaInstitute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaRural residential land is the main space of a farmer’s life, rural culture, and social relations. Prior research of rural residential land has focused more on its evolvement in plain and traditional agricultural areas. Yet, there is no clear picture of rural residential land expansion, especially in ecologically fragile areas. This study analyzed the characteristics of rural residential land expansion based on 30 m spatial resolution land-use datasets of the Baota District of Yan’an City, Shannxi Province, and further explored the influencing factors and mechanisms of rural residential land expansion through binary logistic regression (BLR) modeling. Our findings indicated that the area of rural residential land in the Baota District increased by 116.16% during 1990–2015. More than 75% of the residential land expansion came from the occupation of cropland. Moreover, rural residential land expansion was heterogeneous in the rural regional system. The expansion scale, speed, and mode diversity of rural residential land decreased with the increased distance to urban built-up areas. Geographical conditions and resource endowments are the primary internal driving factors; urbanization and policy implementation are two major external driving forces. The authors suggest that the realization of regional sustainable development in ecologically fragile areas should strengthen urban–rural integration, focus on constructing central towns, and ensure ecological protection measures.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/172rural residential land expansionsustainable regional developmenturban–rural integrationspatiotemporal evolutioninfluencing factorsLoess Plateau |
| spellingShingle | Zongfeng Chen Xueqi Liu Zhi Lu Yurui Li The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau Land rural residential land expansion sustainable regional development urban–rural integration spatiotemporal evolution influencing factors Loess Plateau |
| title | The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau |
| title_full | The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau |
| title_fullStr | The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau |
| title_short | The Expansion Mechanism of Rural Residential Land and Implications for Sustainable Regional Development: Evidence from the Baota District in China’s Loess Plateau |
| title_sort | expansion mechanism of rural residential land and implications for sustainable regional development evidence from the baota district in china s loess plateau |
| topic | rural residential land expansion sustainable regional development urban–rural integration spatiotemporal evolution influencing factors Loess Plateau |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/172 |
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