The Spatial–Temporal Changes of the Coupling Relationship among Agricultural Labor Force, Agricultural Economy, and Farmland in Chongqing

Lin Zhu, Mingying Yang, Wenzhuo Li, Heping Liao and Han Huang
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Lin Zhu: College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China
Mingying Yang: School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China
Wenzhuo Li: College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China
Heping Liao: School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China
Han Huang: School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-17

Abstract: Agricultural labor force, agricultural economy, and farmland use are momentous components of sustainable development in rural areas, as well as essential causes of drastic changes in the urban–rural transformation. This paper studies the spatial–temporal characteristics of the labor–farmland–economy coupling structure from 2000 to 2018 in rural areas of Chongqing using spatial analysis technology. The study has four main results. First and foremost, not only has the average annual rate of the agricultural labor force in Chongqing reduced by 3.73%, but the reduction rates in Jiangbei District, Dadukou District, Nan’an District, Shapingba District, and Yubei District have exceeded 15%. Then, the average annual rate of the agricultural economy has increased by 9.32%, but it has been in a downward trend in Dadukou District, Jiangbei District, and Shapingba Districts. Furthermore, the average annual decline rate of farmland area is 0.34% with larger reduction occurring in the nine of the central urban districts, Chengkou County and Wushan County. Ultimately, there have been 33 districts and counties with the temporal–spatial characteristics of labor–farmland–economy coupling above primary coordination, which includes 16 districts and counties reaching a high coordination. This provides theoretical and methodical supports for the coordinated development of human and land industries in different regions.

Keywords: agricultural labor force; agricultural economy; farmland change; urbanization; rural revitalization (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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