Impact of China’s Rural Land Marketization on Ecological Environment Quality Based on Remote Sensing

Zihao Li, Xihang Xie, Xinyue Yan, Tingting Bai () and Dong Xu ()
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Zihao Li: School of Business, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Xihang Xie: School of Economics and Management, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin City 132012, China
Xinyue Yan: School of International Business and Economics, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Tingting Bai: School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110189, China
Dong Xu: State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: The market entry of rural collective operating construction land (MERCOCL) is an important way for the Chinese government to promote the marketization of rural land. However, the impact of China’s Rural Land Marketization on the ecological environment quality (EEQ) remains to be understood. Understanding these mechanisms is necessary for regional sustainable development and rational resource allocation. Therefore, a universal assessment model of China’s regional EEQ was built based on the Landsat 5/8 and the national ecological index (EI) provided by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment at the national district and county scale. A total of 229 counties (32 pilot counties and other counties in the pilot cities) in China from 2011 to 2018 were taken as the research object. This paper empirically studied the evolution process, driving mechanism and spatial heterogeneity of EEQ from the perspective of MERCOCL. The study shows that China’s EEQ presented a spatial distribution pattern of “high in the south, low in the north, high in the east and low in the west”. When a county implemented the MERCOCL policy, its EEQ index increased by 0.342, with the improvement effect occurring in the second year after the MERCOCL implementation. Regarding the mechanism, MERCOCL mainly improved the EEQ by promoting industrial structure optimization and increasing urban population aggregation. From the perspective of spatial heterogeneity, the improvement effect of MERCOCL on EEQ was more significant in regions with lower economic development levels and latitudes (southern China). This study will facilitate an understanding of the impact of China’s rural land marketization on the EEQ and provide scientific data support for government departments to formulate sustainable urban development policies that meet local conditions.

Keywords: market entry of rural collective operating construction land; rural land marketization; ecological environment quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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