Effects of Land-Use Intensity and Land Management Policies on Evolution of Regional Land System: A Case Study in the Hengduan Mountain Region

Le Yin, Erfu Dai, Guopan Xie and Baolei Zhang
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Le Yin: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, No. 1, University Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250358, China
Erfu Dai: Lhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Guopan Xie: Land Reserve Center, Department of Natural Resources, Shandong Province, No. 114, East Jing Shi Road, Li Xia District, Jinan 250014, China
Baolei Zhang: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, No. 1, University Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250358, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: In the last few decades, land use/land cover (LULC) has changed significantly under the influence of local planning and policy implementation, and this has had a profound impact on the regional ecological environment. By taking the Hengduan Mountain region as the study area, this study considered the demands of various commodities and services and applied the CLUMondo model to predict the trajectory of change in the land system for the years 2010–2030. The results indicate that the forest system expands significantly in this time, while the grassland and cropland systems are projected to develop intensively under the three scenarios. The high demand for livestock products is the main cause of the intensification of the grassland system under the TREND scenario, the demand for forests leads to the expansion of the forest land system under the FOREST scenario, and the significant intensification of the cropland system under the CONSERVATION scenario is closely related to an increase in the area of ecological land. The results of this study can provide a scientific reference for the optimal management of land systems in other mountainous areas.

Keywords: land system; delineation; CLUMondo; scenarios; Hengduan Mountain region (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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