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    Spatiotemporal dynamics of cropland expansion and its driving factors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: A nuanced analysis at the county scale

    Wang L.Xiong Q.Liu Y.Zhang S....
    18页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdWith rapid urbanization and population increase, cropland has received considerable attention worldwide as a key factor for global food security. To a certain extent, cropland expansion is an important step in maintaining cropland areas. However, research related to the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of cropland expansion and its driving factors remains scarce in the literature. Thus, this research used spatial autocorrelation analysis and the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model to explore the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of cropland expansion and its driving factors in three time intervals (2000–2005, 2005–2010, and 2010–2015) at the county scale for the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB), one of the main areas for rice production in China. Specifically, we selected fifteen explanatory variables from the perspectives of socioeconomic development, environmental conditions, and cropland status. Results showed that the regions with large cropland expansion areas changed substantially with time but were mainly clustered in the middle of the research area. Additionally, although the degree of influence of the selected variables within each driving factor on cropland expansion differed across space and time, the variables of population, investment in fixed assets, digital elevation model (DEM), and cropland area were the factors that showed a decreasing positive effect on cropland expansion, while GDP in the primary industry, area of new construction land, public finance expenditure, total grain yield, area of a county, precipitation, accumulated temperature, organic matter, patch density, and division index had a significant positive effect on cropland expansion. This research can help decision-makers develop different cropland protection policies according to the situation of cropland expansion and its driving factors in different regions and thus promote sustainable development.
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    How the institutional change in urban redevelopment affects the duration of land redevelopment approval in China?

    Chen Y.Chau K.W.Zhang X.Yang L....
    13页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdUrban redevelopment is a crucial prescription in response to the problems associated with limited land, urban decay, and fading buildings, especially for China's megacities. Given that state-dominated urban redevelopment is slow and limited, the Chinese government has proposed a pioneering market-oriented approach to drive urban redevelopment in Shenzhen. This study seeks to examine the impacts of market-oriented institutional arrangements on land redevelopment approval duration (LRAD) in China from the perspective of public and private interests. Various institutional arrangements are observed under the institutional change of urban redevelopment in Shenzhen, and they are differed by the nature of the applicants, including the original property owners (old factory owner (OFO)), their representatives (e.g., village committees (VC) and the government agency involved in redevelopment (URB)), and developers (DP, second-hand property owner). A number of hypotheses are developed, and empirical tests are conducted to verify or dismiss our hypotheses with the data in Shenzhen. The empirical findings indicate that (1) The LRAD is the shortest when the applicant is the OFO and the longest if the applicant is the local government officials such as URB. (2) Compared with the URB, the LRAD is shorter if the VC is the applicant. (3) The LRAD is longer for the projects with a larger redevelopment scale and the projects with more dedicated public facilities. The findings shed new insights into the design and practical effects of market-oriented institutional arrangements on the progress performance of urban redevelopment, which can give the local government a timely reminder that they should examine and approve urban redevelopment schemes in a soundly planned and socially sustainable fashion.
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    Simulating land use and land cover change under contrasting levels of policy enforcement and its spatially-explicit impact on tropical forest landscapes in Ecuador

    Lippe M.Rummel L.Gunter S.
    16页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdThis study simulates the future impact of land use and land cover (LULC) change and the enforcement of policy bundles on the multi-functionality of tropical forest landscapes. It focusses on the Northern Ecuadorian Amazonas (NEA) which is characterised by high biodiversity and endemism but at the same time is threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use practices. Scenario simulations mimic LULC change during 2016–2030 at canton-level (area: 2,146 km2) combining explorative with policy-screening components. Scenarios NATIONAL(+)POLICY, NATIONAL(-)POLICY, REGIONAL(+)POLICY, and REGIONAL(-)POLICY are contrasted by varying deforestation trends (high regional demand for agricultural products vs. national-level structural transformations) and the enforcement/ non-enforcement of policy bundles on forest protection, reforestation and restoration. An indicator-based impact assessment analysed in a spatially-explicit fashion for each scenario in 2030 (i) the evolution of agricultural and forestry-related LULC change trajectories, (ii) future hotspots of deforestation, (iii) remaining forest core zones (FCZ) as key element of habitat integrity, and (iv) the provisioning of long-term carbon sinks. Key findings reveal that only NATIONAL(+)POLICY, as the combination of enforced policy bundles and simulated national LULC change trend extrapolating the long-term reference period 1990–2016, lead to an expansion of forest areas and a 2% carbon stock gain in 2030 compared to 2016. When assuming a linear continuation of this trend, it requires 96 years to reach a similar carbon stock level compared to the reference year 1990. Farm area expansion will continue to affect protected forests in case of scenarios NATIONAL(-)POLICY and REGIONAL(-)POLICY but will be avoided in NATIONAL(+)POLICY and REGIONAL(+)POLICY. The simulated persistence of many farming areas reveals that the likelihood to reforest existing agricultural patches will be rather low. Against expectations, scenario NATIONAL(+)POLICY which assumes net zero deforestation by 2030 led to a high level of FCZ fragmentation contrasting its carbon sink potential (27,971 Mio. Mg ha?1) which performed best among all scenarios. Our study depicts a mismatch of future LULC change realities compared to the anticipated future achievements of the Ecuadorian land use policy framework. The simulated variability of forest change patterns (deforestation, reforestation) and farming trajectories (diversification, intensification, rotation) further suggests to foster more cross-sectoral policy approaches that acknowledges the hybrid role of local stakeholders who can be farmers and forest users at the same time. Our study shows that focusing on preserving carbon stocks and their long-term climate mitigation potential only while neglecting other important ecosystem functions or biodiversity can be a short-sighted policy goal if not accompanied by rural development programmes. We further conclude that scenario-based assessments should become an integral part of multi-stakeholder interactions across relevant levels of decision-making. This can support long-term sustainable land use management which is not only relevant for the case of the Northern Ecuadorian Amazons region but for many other landscapes in transition.
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    Mass appraisal as affordable public policy: Open data and machine learning for mapping urban land values

    Piumetto M.A.Da Silva E.Carranza J.P.Lucca C.M....
    11页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdUpdated cadastral land values are a matter of critical importance for local governments: higher revenue of property taxes, more equitable treatment to taxpayers, a fundamental input in the design of public policies related to access to land and housing for the most vulnerable and a key feature in land value capture strategies to finance public infrastructure, to name just a few public policies that require correct valuations of land. However, in Latin America, outdated cadastral values are common to most cities. The reasons for this can be found in the complexity of the mass appraisal process, lack of institutional and fiscal capacity to undertake it and bureaucratic resistance to its implementation. The objective of this paper is to present a mass appraisal methodology that uses only free and open data to achieve robust urban land valuations. Information from the OpenStreetMap Project is used to generate several land variables. In addition, the Global Human Settlement Layer of the European Commission is used to determine the level of consolidation of urban sprawl. Land value data were obtained from the Mapa de Valores de América Latina, a collaborative initiative that systemizes more than 68,000 data from more than 900 cities. This information is used to train three tree-based machine learning models: Random Forest, Quantile Random Forest and Gradient Boosting Model. The results support the viability of the proposed strategy, simplifying the mass appraisal process in terms of costs, time and complexity of the information used.
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    Spatial indicators as a tool to support the decision-making process in relation to different goals of rural planning

    Sowinska-Swierkosz B.Soszynski D.
    16页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdIndicators based on the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques are widely used at all levels of spatial policy. The bulk of studies undertaken have involved examinations of urban and peri-urban areas, but only a few of them have been developed in relation to rural areas. To address this gap, the current paper aims to analyse Spatial Planning Indicators (SPI) based on the data obtained from spatial databases with reference to four scales: rural municipalities, rural villages, public rural spaces and singular building plot from the point of view of supporting the decision-making process. A review of the relevant literature (102 papers) enabled the selection of a set of indices applied for four specific purposes of spatial planning including: (1) landscape/ecological values; (2) sustainability development; (3) risk assessment; and (4) spatial dimension of urbanisation. Then, SPI were calculated in relation to four spatial scales of Spiczyn municipality (Poland). The effectiveness analysis was conducted based on five criteria related to relevance, measurability and applicability. Generally, the analysis demonstrated that the effectiveness of different kinds of indices depends strongly on each specific field of application, and they were found to be more relevant in large geographic regions than smaller ones. These findings indicate the need for the careful selection of SPI to obtain an adequate dataset that is useful for the management of rural areas. Each spatial scale required separate consideration when drawing conclusions with regard to land use planning and the elaboration of relevant indices.
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    Low-income residents' strategies to cope with urban heat

    Ramamurthy A.Pandey R.U.Berger T.Chundeli F.A....
    10页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 The AuthorsRising temperatures due to climate change and urban heat island effects lead to heat stress and need remedial actions at all city planning scales. The design of built spaces strongly influences residents' exposure to heat risks. However, practices that increase communities' resilience to heat are not yet influencing decision-making in urban planning. In this study, qualitative interviews were conducted in low-income households in three different cities in India and Austria to understand residents' strategies for coping with excess summer heat in their homes. Although significant differences are discernible between India and Austria, low-income households in both continents lack agency over their housing situation and have little means to adapt it to heat. This lack strongly influences how they can handle the heat. Lack of resources forces them to accept unfavourable thermal conditions and keeps them from affording any but the most basic remedies. While buildings constitute the single most important and effective means of protection against heat stress for most interviewees in India, design restrictions and the appliance of cheap building materials limit this protection's effectiveness, especially during evening and night times.
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    Gender differences in effective use of land rights in South India

    Oosterbaan L.Dagdeviren H.
    9页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdIn this article, gendered dimensions of land rights are examined for the first time with a focus on what we term as ‘the effective use of land rights’ with respect to land-related market transactions. The aim is to develop a more nuanced understanding of land inequality. Transactions of landed households are studied here with respect to land market (i.e. selling, purchasing and renting land) and other market exchanges that are necessary to extract the benefits from land as a productive resource (i.e. credit, labour and input markets). The research is carried out in Tamil Nadu, India. The analysis is based on primary survey data and semi-structured interviews. The findings show that female participation in land-related market transactions is associated with landownership by women, but only for specific transactions. Participation of women in land purchases, measured by the incidence of holding land titles, is greater than their participation in land sales. When women own land, their involvement in the management of farm labourers is higher but their direct access to credit and participation in agricultural inputs markets remains very limited. The Implication of these findings for national and international policy, especially for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is that legal reforms providing equal rights for women are essential but insufficient without open-ended efforts in multiple fronts, targeting regressive social norms and customs.
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    Environmental governance of a Belt and Road project in Montenegro – National agency and external influences

    Newig J.Meyfroidt P.Coenen J.
    14页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 The AuthorsChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an ambitious effort to increase trans-continental connectivity and cooperation mainly through infrastructure investments and trade. On the one hand, this globally unparalleled initiative is expected to foster economic growth, but on the other hand, it can have substantial environmental implications. The BRI creates new challenges and opportunities for environmental governance as new actor constellations emerge in BRI host countries to plan and construct large infrastructure projects. Although China has outlined its vision of building a “green Belt and Road”, it remains unknown how it unfolds on the ground. As an example of a BRI project with clear environmental implications, we present a case study of the Bar-Boljare highway in Montenegro. Based on expert interviews, we elucidate the complex web of actors and contractual arrangements involved, and demonstrate how internal and external actors exert influence on domestic environmental governance in this EU candidate country in the Western Balkans. We find that Montenegro has substantial agency over the environmental governance of this BRI project, but shows little concern over the environmental impacts of the project. Environmental issues could have been prevented during the spatial planning phase, but important governance instruments such as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) were of limited effectiveness due to its fast and late completion, lack of assessment of alternative routes, and the limited enforcement of the provisions therein. International institutions like the EU or UNESCO have drawn on their normative power in environmental governance to demand greater environmental safeguards from Montenegrin authorities. This case is illustrative of a larger set of BRI projects which run the risk of falling short on sustainability due to a lack of environmentally sound and transparent planning and implementation.
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    Revisiting global food production and consumption patterns by developing resilient food systems for local communities

    Grohmann D.Menconi M.E.Giordano S.
    9页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdThe achievement of resilient food systems requires an integrated approach between optimal localization of productions and changes in food consumption and between local evaluations of the food system and global visions. In this regard, we developed a Food Self-Sufficiency Index. The index evaluates food self-sufficiency achievable in a study area where its community chooses between alternative suggested diets, and the food productions are relocalized using crop suitability maps. The index can be used at different geographical scales, from a single rural settlement to regional and country-level, up to worldwide. It revisits the food components of the ecological footprint and biocapacity to build a tool for supporting local institutions' decisions in food planning at different levels. In this paper, we discuss how the FSSI could help in increasing the resilience of food production and consumption systems. The paper outlines these essential points for the improvement of the food resilience of an area that aims to improve its self-sufficiency (i) Improving technical solutions, (ii) Improving the communities' involvement, (iii) Improving agro-biodiversity, and (iv) Using complex system approaches in food planning. The Food Self-Sufficiency Index is a powerful supporting decision tool to achieve all the previous goals.
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    Investigating the spatiotemporal pattern of urban vibrancy and its determinants: Spatial big data analyses in Beijing, China

    Qi J.Li S.Zhang Y.Yu D....
    21页
    查看更多>>摘要：? 2022 Elsevier LtdInvestigating urban vibrancy and factors that impact urban vibrancy aids the understanding of urban land use policies, provides solid foundation for scientific urban planning. The boom in information and communication technologies and the advancement of big data extraction provides new sources of data and make it possible to measure and analyze urban vibrancy at a finer spatial and temporal scale. This study aims to portray the spatiotemporal variation patterns of urban vibrancy in 24 h and investigate the potential influence mechanism of it. The central districts of Beijing consisting of 135 subdistricts are selected as the study area. Massive and spontaneous geo-tagged check-in data released from social media platforms has attracted increasing attentions in urban vibrancy studies because it reflects well people's activities at a certain time, which is a good proxy for urban vibrancy. This study hence uses the check-in data from Weibo, the largest microblogging platform in China, to proxy urban vibrancy. We also extract from multisource spatial big data to explore potential determinants of urban vibrancy. This study seeks to reveal the global and local varying impacts of different factors on urban vibrancy by employ spatial lag model (SLM) and multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) model. Results show that the increase in the number of different point of interests (POIs) improves urban vibrancy. Their effects on vibrancy vary at different times but have no obvious spatial scale variation. Splitting effect and attraction effect of land use diversity are introduced to explain its significantly negative effect on the intensity and fluctuation of urban vibrancy. It requires the wisdom of urban planners to balance these two effects of land use diversity in the process of urban construction. The guidance strategy of “highlighting the main functions and enriching the auxiliary functions” is helpful to build vibrant cities. Socioeconomical conditions, location and accessibility have different spatial scale effects on urban vibrancy at subdistrict level. These findings enable us to have a deeper understanding of the variation patterns and influence mechanism of urban vibrancy in China's megacities and benefit the urban land use policy research and management community.
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