Land Use Change and Landscapes in Rural Areas in China in Forty Years of Reform and Opening Up

Chen, Gaiying; Noszczyk, Tomasz; Nawieśniak-Caesar, Maria; Pazdan, Maria; Hernik, Józef

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58092-6_22

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“…The reform and opening up has brought about agricultural commercialization in China. Consequently, the market played a leading role in agricultural land use, encouraging farmers to focus on high-value commodities of higher monetary value and to rely on resources that have more comparative advantages, notably emphasizing fish farming in the dike-pond system (Chen et al, 2022;Lai et al, 2020;Wong et al, 2004). Within the dike-pond system, elements such as ponds, dikes, rivers, and associated facilities traditionally played pivotal roles in facilitating diverse functions in an integrated agricultural system.…”

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Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts – the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Chi,

Plieninger,

Lin

et al. 2024

Int J Commons

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In the last decades, rapid agricultural commercialization has led to landscape simplification, posing threats to the social and ecological values of agroecosystems worldwide. This paper draws upon the landscape commons concept, advocating for an institutional perspective to comprehensively understand the local governance concerning landscape simplification. We contributed to commons research by expanding the scope into holistic and multifunctional landscape systems, and particularly concentrate on pond landscapes. We select the case of a dike-pond system in the Pearl River Delta, China, to scrutinize the local institutional arrangements and their interplay with landscape simplification. This study utilizes the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework in conjunction with Ostrom’s Design Principles (DPs). Findings from the study reveal that an emphasis on ponds exhibiting comparative profit advantages over dikes and rivers, coupled with a preference for intensive fish production in collective decision-making, has resulted in land cover simplification and erosion of the system’s multifunctionality. To address this issue, we recommend considering multiple biophysical elements and functions in the governance of landscape commons while identifying avenues to reinforce local institutions, in alignment with Ostrom’s DPs.

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Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts – the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Chi,

Plieninger,

Lin

et al. 2024

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“…Parmi eux, la peinture de Huang Gongwang Séjour dans les monts Fuchun (« 富春山居图, fùchūn shān jū tú », figure 1) est peut-être la plus célèbre. Cependant, ces paysages de la rivière Fuchun, comme d'autres territoires et paysages ruraux chinois, ont connu de grandes transformations ces 40 dernières années (Chen et al, 2022), résultant de l'urbanisation rapide et l'impératif d'augmenter la production alimentaire, altérant les paysages naturels et culturels.…”

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Traditional Chinese Landscape Painting: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains and its Influence on the Design of Contemporary Landscape Projects in the Qiantang River Valley (China)

Dou¹,

Taïbi²,

Hannani³

2022

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“…Another concern is the rapid change of land use in rural areas because of rapid development [2]. Planned investments generally have an environmental impact that sometimes results in the loss of valuable green areas that are part of cultural heritage [3]. Traditional agriculture and rural culture are decreasing or being assimilated as a result of urbanization and modernization [2].…”

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Biodiversity tourism: a concept for oil palm villages sustainable revitalization

Yusrini,

Sunkar,

Santosa

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Rural resilience has become an interestingly debated topic in recent years, with scholars offering opposing viewpoints. Studies have suggested that rural resilience is arguably better than that of urban. Especially in the context where the rural is supported economically by the existence of some businesses such as oil palm plantations. However, certain negative images are still linked to oil palm plantations, in particular with respect to biodiversity loss, despite many of the plantations having areas of high conservation value (HCV). HCVs are known to possess and attract wild species such as elephants, orangutans, and other primates, meaning that ecologically, HCV represents a significant added value of the oil palm plantations. This conceptual paper aims to contribute to this debate by envisioning feasible futures of biodiversity tourism for oil palm village revitalization by utilizing the biodiversity richness of HCVs. This study includes a conceptual model of biodiversity tourism for oil palm village revitalization that was developed using a causal loop diagram approach. The causal loop diagram depicts an overall understanding and describes the village system’s complexity. Positive and negative loops that form the reinforcement and balance circles represent the connection between the input and output variables. A systematic literature review and interviews with pilot village stakeholders were used to collect data. The potential of such a vision is discussed before finally concluding with an insight into the future of biodiversity tourism for oil palm village revitalization. This paper recognizes that biodiversity tourism for oil palm village revitalization can be done sustainably by presenting it as a complex system with its subsystems. It shows that oil palm villages and biodiversity are interdependent and interconnected. Moreover, biodiversity tourism can be recognized as a vehicle to promote the positive impacts of oil palm plantations in enhancing knowledge and awareness of biodiversity conservation beyond existing economic value.

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Land Use Change and Landscapes in Rural Areas in China in Forty Years of Reform and Opening Up

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Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts – the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts – the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Traditional Chinese Landscape Painting: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains and its Influence on the Design of Contemporary Landscape Projects in the Qiantang River Valley (China)

Biodiversity tourism: a concept for oil palm villages sustainable revitalization

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Land Use Change and Landscapes in Rural Areas in China in Forty Years of Reform and Opening Up

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Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts &ndash; the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts &ndash; the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

Traditional Chinese Landscape Painting: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains and its Influence on the Design of Contemporary Landscape Projects in the Qiantang River Valley (China)

Biodiversity tourism: a concept for oil palm villages sustainable revitalization

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Governing Landscape Simplification in Rapid Commercialization Contexts – the Case of the Dike-Pond System in the Pearl River Delta, China

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