Non-agricultural land expansion and its driving forces
A multi-temporal study of Suzhou, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19500744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guilin Li (0000-0002-7328-7888), Jie Chen (0000-0002-9254-4413), Zhiying Sun |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 408-420 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504500709469741 |
| OpenAlex | W1970169942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The conflict between China's urban expansion and agricultural land loss, in terms of food security versus achievements in economic development, are currently widely discussed. Based on GIS/RS techniques and multivariate linear regression models from a multitemporal perspective, rapid urbanisation in the study area could mitigate the shrinking availability of arable land, whereas land protection policies have had no obvious effect. GDP and urbanisation are the main drivers of the expansion of the non-agricultural land. The original role of agriculture in urban development cannot be neglected, although it contributes very little to a city's economic growth, and could prove to be a potential obstacle to sustainability of urban development. Keywords: NON-AGRICULTURAL LAND EXPANSIONDRIVING FORCESARABLE LAND LOSSREMOTE SENSING
Agricultural economics · Agricultural land · Agriculture · Arable land · Business · China · Civil engineering · Driving factors · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Geography · Land development · Land use · Natural resource economics · Obstacle · Sustainability · Urbanization · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Remote Sensing and Land Use · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |