Economic structure transformation and land use change of the Changjiang River Basin

Wu, Yingmei; Su, Yufang; Zhang, Lei

doi:10.1007/s11769-006-0289-6

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“…The result suggests that a percentage increase in economic growth would influence land-use change by 0.011%. This outcome is in tandem with earlier studies [62,63]. It implies that more growth of the economy accelerates land-use change in the EU13 underdeveloped countries.…”

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Land-Use Change Impacts from Sustainable Hydropower Production in EU28 Region: An Empirical Analysis

2021

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Under the current European Union (EU) constitution approved in May 2018, EU countries ought to guarantee that estimated greenhouse-gas releases from land use, land-use change, or forestry are entirely compensated by an equivalent accounted removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air during the period between 2021 and 2030. This study investigates the effect of sustainable hydropower production on land-use change in the European Union (EU28) region countries during 1990–2018, using the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS). The results revealed that land-use change incline with an increase in hydropower energy production. In addition, economic growth, carbon dioxide emissions, and population density are found to be increasing land-use changes, while institutional quality is found to be decreasing land-use change significantly. The finding implies that land-use change in EU28 region countries can be significantly increased by mounting the amount of hydropower energy production to achieve Energy Union aims by 2030. This will finally be spread to combat climate change and environmental pollution. The findings are considered robust as they were checked with DOLS and pooled OLS. The research suggests that the EU28 countries pay attention to the share of hydropower in their renewable energy combination to minimize carbon releases. Politicians and investors in the EU28 region ought to invest further in the efficiency and sustainability of hydropower generation to increase its production and accessibility without further degradation of forest and agricultural conditions. The authorities of the EU28 region should emphasize on efficiency and sustainability of hydropower energy with land-use management to achieve the international commitments for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development, reduce dependence on fossil fuel, and energy insecurity.

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Land-Use Change Impacts from Sustainable Hydropower Production in EU28 Region: An Empirical Analysis

2021

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“…Its grain yield accounts for about 37% of the total national crop production and 70%-75% of the national rice harvest [ 18 ]. With the rapid increment of economy and population, some areas of the basin are experiencing fast urbanization and industrialization [ 21 , 22 ]. Additionally, the basin also faces environmental degradation to the aquatic environment, risk of flood disaster and eutrophication [ 23 ].…”

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Nitrogen balance dynamics during 2000-2010 in the Yangtze River Basin croplands, with special reference to the relative contributions of cropland area and synthetic fertilizer N application rate changes

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With the increases of cropland area and fertilizer nitrogen (N) application rate, general N balance characteristics in regional agroecosystems have been widely documented. However, few studies have quantitatively analyzed the drivers of spatial changes in the N budget. We constructed a mass balance model of the N budget at the soil surface using a database of county-level agricultural statistics to analyze N input, output, and proportional contribution of various factors to the overall N input changes in croplands during 2000–2010 in the Yangtze River Basin, the largest basin and the main agricultural production region in China. Over the period investigated, N input increased by 9%. Of this 87% was from fertilizer N input. In the upper and middle reaches of the basin, the increased synthetic fertilizer N application rate accounted for 84% and 76% of the N input increase, respectively, mainly due to increased N input in the cropland that previously had low synthetic fertilizer N application rate. In lower reaches of the basin, mainly due to urbanization, the decrease in cropland area and synthetic fertilizer N application rate nearly equally contributed to decreases in N input. Quantifying spatial N inputs can provide critical managerial information needed to optimize synthetic fertilizer N application rate and monitor the impacts of urbanization on agricultural production, helping to decrease agricultural environment risk and maintain sustainable agricultural production in different areas.

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“…The main changes in China, however, take place in the form of urban expansion [18,44]. As the application of new models and methods in geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing provide reliable data, many studies have documented land-use changes in urban areas and peripheries [45,46], especially the coastal cities [47]. Several research teams point out the association between arable land loss with urbanization and economic growth [18,44,48].…”

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The Sustainability of Agricultural Development in China: The Agriculture–Environment Nexus

2018

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The article aims to provide an overview of China's agricultural development and its sustainability by focusing on the agriculture-environmental nexus. We first review literature regarding trends in agricultural development and driving forces. China has made impressive progress at providing food for 22% of the world's population. At the same time, severe environmental impacts have been incurred which not only affect future food security but also have impacts on other socioeconomic aspects. The agricultural policies that have been put into practice have direct or indirect impacts on such environmental outcomes. We review the impacts of agricultural policies as well as conservation policies, their effectiveness, some unintended consequences and conflicts. The article concludes that technology and institutional innovation in China should emphasize more integrated sustainable development considering the agriculture-environment nexus, instead of setting incoherent and sometimes incompatible policy goals for each separate side.

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Economic structure transformation and land use change of the Changjiang River Basin

Cited by 15 publications

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Land-Use Change Impacts from Sustainable Hydropower Production in EU28 Region: An Empirical Analysis

Land-Use Change Impacts from Sustainable Hydropower Production in EU28 Region: An Empirical Analysis

Nitrogen balance dynamics during 2000-2010 in the Yangtze River Basin croplands, with special reference to the relative contributions of cropland area and synthetic fertilizer N application rate changes

The Sustainability of Agricultural Development in China: The Agriculture–Environment Nexus

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