Land Use Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin in the Background of China’s Economic Transformation: Spatial-Temporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors

Chengzhen Song, Qingfang Liu, Jinping Song (), Zhengyun Jiang, Zhilin Lu and Yueying Chen
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Chengzhen Song: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Qingfang Liu: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Jinping Song: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Zhengyun Jiang: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Zhilin Lu: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
Yueying Chen: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: Rapid urbanization has led to the increasing scarcity of land resources in China. Exploring the spatial-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of urban land use efficiency (LUE) is of great significance for optimizing the allocation efficiency of land resources and promoting regional sustainable development. In this study, the Super-SBM model was used to calculate the urban LUE of the Yellow River Basin from 2009 to 2018. The regional differences and agglomeration characteristics of LUE in the Yellow River Basin were analyzed. Moreover, a panel regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of LUE. The results showed that the LUE in the Yellow River Basin experienced a process of fluctuation decline during the study period. The regional difference of LUE in the Yellow River Basin was as follows: upper reaches > middle reaches > lower reaches. The hot and cold spots of LUE were relatively stable in spatial distribution during the study period. The hot spots were mainly distributed in Ordos in the upper reaches and Yulin in the middle reaches, while the cold spots were mainly distributed in Henan Province in the lower reaches. Globalization had a positive impact on LUE in the lower reaches. Marketization had a positive impact on LUE in the whole basin and lower reaches, and a negative impact on LUE in the middle reaches. Decentralization had a positive impact on the LUE of the whole basin and the upper reaches, and a negative impact on the LUE of the lower reaches.

Keywords: economic transformation; land use efficiency; Super-SBM model; regional differences; Yellow River Basin; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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