Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Pattern and Mechanism of Land Use Mixture: Evidence from China’s County Data

Yanting Zheng, Sai Zhao, Jinyuan Huang and Aifeng Lv
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Yanting Zheng: School of Economics and Resource Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Sai Zhao: School of Economics and Resource Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Jinyuan Huang: School of Economics and Resource Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Aifeng Lv: Institute of Geographic Sciences and National Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-22

Abstract: The mixture of agricultural and non-agricultural land-use represents a new pattern of urbanization in the Global South. This mixture has hindered the improvement of land-use productivity and makes it difficult to achieve the centralized disposal of pollutants, which has resulted in the waste of land resources and serious environmental problems. Although many studies have investigated land-use mixture, most of them remain descriptive and lack quantitative examination and an in-depth mechanism analysis. Using raster land-use data, this paper examines the spatiotemporal pattern of the land-use mixture in China between 1990 and 2015 by calculating join counts values supplemented by landscape metrics, and attempts to explain the regional variations in land-use mixtures in recent years. The results show that, between 2000 and 2010, land-use was more mixed in fast-growing regions such as Zhejiang, Fujian, Chongqing, Guangdong, and some major metropolises and mining cities, and that, between 2010 and 2015, land-use was more mixed in Central China. Additionally, the results of econometric models reveal that mixed land-use can be alleviated in regions with strict land planning and management, such as urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, as well as in areas with high levels of urbanization. Furthermore, the results of a spatial heterogeneity analysis show that strict land management has played an important role in reducing the land-use mixture in Eastern China; however, it has not played a significant role in Central China. The findings of this study suggest that land-use should be appropriately planned and managed to ensure sustainable development.

Keywords: land-use mixture; non-agricultural land; planning and management; join counts method; landscape metrics (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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