Analyzing the Value and Evolution of Land Use Functions from “Demand–Function–Value” Perspective: A Framework and Case Study from Zhangjiakou City, China

Chao Liu, Yueqing Xu, Yue Wang, Long Cheng, Xinhai Lu and Qingke Yang
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Chao Liu: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Yueqing Xu: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Yue Wang: College of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430079, China
Long Cheng: School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Xinhai Lu: College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Qingke Yang: School of Public Administration, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, Nanjing 210023, China

Land, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: Understanding land use functions (LUFs) value is critical for implementing sustainable land resources management and optimizing territorial space in China. However, existing research insufficiently portrays the contributions of land use to economic activity and people’s well-being. To address this crucial absence, this paper attempts to clarify the connotation of LUFs’ value and the logic of LUFs’ optimization under the national territorial space planning system by applying the “demand–function–value” integrated framework. Based on this framework and taking Zhangjiakou City as a case study, we classified LUFs into economic, social, and ecological functions. Then, we assessed the monetary value of LUFs at the grid level using spatialization and environmental economics methods. Besides, we analyzed the evolutionary characteristics of LUFs and their diversity and dominance. The results showed that the total value of economic, social, and ecological LUFs increased continuously between 1990 and 2015. Spatially, the ecological function showed an opposite pattern to that of social and economic functions. Additionally, the dominant role shifted from ecological function to social function, and the dominant functional combination changed from ELP-ENS-ST to SP-ENS-ELT over this period. Lastly, this paper proposes that policymakers identify and optimize ecological–production–living space through LUFs’ value assessment and coordination. The results provide a new methodological insight into the assessment and coordination of LUFs and adaptive land use management.

Keywords: land use functions; humanity demand; economic value; ecological–production–living space; Zhangjiakou City (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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