Developing Planning Measures to Preserve Farmland: A Case Study from China

Qiuhao Huang, Jiancheng Lu, Manchun Li, Zhenjie Chen and Feixue Li
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Qiuhao Huang: Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Jiancheng Lu: Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Manchun Li: Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Zhenjie Chen: Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Feixue Li: Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University

Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Farmland preservation is a national issue in modern China. Most studies have focused on farmland preservation policies in the agricultural, commercial and financial industries but have devoted relatively little attention to land use planning. Land use planning is crucial for farmland preservation. This paper selected Dachang County, a typical rural county bordering Beijing, as the study area and reviews previous management policies, analyzes changes in farmland management and the socio-economic background over the past ten years. Next, this study presents land use planning decisions regarding farmland preservation measures. These measures included the establishment of farmland preservation zones and the creation of construction expansion zones and land consolidation zones. All of the findings would be useful for researchers as a reference for the study of land resource management and planning.

Keywords: land use; farmland preservation; land use regulation zone; land use planning; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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