The Temporal-Spatial Pattern and Coupling Coordination of the Green Transition of Farmland Use: Evidence from Hubei Province

Shangan Ke, Yueqi Wu, Haiying Cui, Xinhai Lu, Kun Ge and Danling Chen
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Shangan Ke: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Yueqi Wu: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Haiying Cui: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Xinhai Lu: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Kun Ge: College of City Construction, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
Danling Chen: School of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: The green transition of farmland use is a future trend in China’s modern agriculture and green development. However, its research framework, including its evaluation system, temporal-spatial distribution, and driving mechanisms, has not been established in the existent literature. With the 17 cities in Hubei Province as an example, we evaluated the green transition of farmland use and explore the characteristics and driving mechanisms of the temporal and spatial evolution from 2000–2019. The findings were as follows: First, the green transition of farmland use in Hubei Province is in infancy, but it has great potential. Second, the growth rate of the green transition of farmland use has noticeable regional differences in the east, central, and western areas of the province. Third, the three dimensions of spatial transition, functional transition, and model transition in the green transition of farmland use have significant spatial differences in coupling and coordination, and decoupling is becoming increasingly prominent. Based on the research findings, we put forward targeted countermeasures and suggestions.

Keywords: temporal-spatial pattern; the green transition of farmland use; coupling coordination; Hubei Province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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