Study on Land Consolidation Zoning in Hubei Province Based on the Coupling of Neural Network and Cluster Analysis

Pengnan Xiao, Chong Zhao, Yong Zhou, Haoyu Feng, Xigui Li and Jinhui Jiang
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Pengnan Xiao: The College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Chong Zhao: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
Yong Zhou: The College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Haoyu Feng: The College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Xigui Li: College of Landscape Architecture and Art Design, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Jinhui Jiang: School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: Land consolidation zoning is the basis of land reclamation planning and provides a precondition for land management work. Zoning is beneficial to scientific decision-making regarding the use of cultivated land resources, and helps to ensure the quality and production level of cultivated land. Hence, land consolidation zoning is of national significance in terms of safeguarding food security. In this paper, an indicator system for land evaluation and zoning is described based on indicators of natural ecological conditions, socioeconomic conditions, land-use conditions, and the land consolidation potential of Hubei province. The application of self-organizing maps and Hierarchical clustering results in 11 and 12 categories, respectively. After comparing and adjusting these results according to the real situation and key points in the land consolidation of each zone, seven integrated categories are determined. Finally, the land consolidation zoning scheme for these seven integrated partitions is shown to be suitable for Hubei province and in line with the real situation. The proposed scheme offers support for land remediation in a coordinated and orderly way, and provides a scientific basis for improving land utilization efficiency and grain production capacity in Hubei province.

Keywords: self-organizing feature mapping; hierarchical clustering; land consolidation; zoning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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