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WANG Liyan, ANNA Herzberger, ZHANG Liyun, XIAO Yi, WANG Yaqing, XIAO Yang, LIU Jianguo, OUYANG Zhiyun. Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(5): 809-819. doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
Citation: WANG Liyan, ANNA Herzberger, ZHANG Liyun, XIAO Yi, WANG Yaqing, XIAO Yang, LIU Jianguo, OUYANG Zhiyun. Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(5): 809-819. doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
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Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China

doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
  • 1.

    State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;

  • 2.

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

  • 3.

    Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

Funds:  under the auspices of Chinese Academy of Science Services Network Program (No. KFJ-STS-ZDTP-010), Michigan AgBio Research Program
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  • Corresponding author: OUYANG Zhiyun.E-mail:zyouyang@rcees.ac.cn
  • Received Date: 2017-12-11
  • Rev Recd Date: 2018-04-04
  • Publish Date: 2019-10-01
  • Since the industrial revolution, human activities have both expanded and intensified across the globe resulting in accelerated land use change. Land use change driven by China's development has put pressure on the limited arable land resources, which has affected grain production. Competing land use interests are a potential threat to food security in China. Therefore, studying arable land use changes is critical for ensuring future food security and maintaining the sustainable development of arable land. Based on data from several major sources, we analyzed the spatio-temporal differences of arable land among different agricultural regions in China from 2000 to 2010 and identified the drivers of arable land expansion and loss. The results revealed that arable land decreased by 5.92 million ha or 3.31%. Arable land increased in the north and decreased in the south of China. Urbanization and ecological restoration programs were the main drivers of arable land loss, while the reclamation of other land cover types (e.g., forest, grassland, and wetland) was the primary source of the increased arable land. The majority of arable land expansion occurred in the Northwest, but the centroid for grain production moved to northeast, which indicated that new arable land was of poor quality and did not significantly contribute to the grain production capacity. When combined with the current ‘Red Line of Arable Land Policy’ (RAL) and ‘Ecological Redline Policy’ (EPR), this study can provide effective information for arable land policymaking and help guide the sustainable development of arable land.
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Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China

doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
  • 3. Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Funds:  under the auspices of Chinese Academy of Science Services Network Program (No. KFJ-STS-ZDTP-010), Michigan AgBio Research Program
    Corresponding author: OUYANG Zhiyun.E-mail:zyouyang@rcees.ac.cn
  • Received Date: 2017-12-11
  • Rev Recd Date: 2018-04-04
  • Publish Date: 2019-10-01

Abstract: Since the industrial revolution, human activities have both expanded and intensified across the globe resulting in accelerated land use change. Land use change driven by China's development has put pressure on the limited arable land resources, which has affected grain production. Competing land use interests are a potential threat to food security in China. Therefore, studying arable land use changes is critical for ensuring future food security and maintaining the sustainable development of arable land. Based on data from several major sources, we analyzed the spatio-temporal differences of arable land among different agricultural regions in China from 2000 to 2010 and identified the drivers of arable land expansion and loss. The results revealed that arable land decreased by 5.92 million ha or 3.31%. Arable land increased in the north and decreased in the south of China. Urbanization and ecological restoration programs were the main drivers of arable land loss, while the reclamation of other land cover types (e.g., forest, grassland, and wetland) was the primary source of the increased arable land. The majority of arable land expansion occurred in the Northwest, but the centroid for grain production moved to northeast, which indicated that new arable land was of poor quality and did not significantly contribute to the grain production capacity. When combined with the current ‘Red Line of Arable Land Policy’ (RAL) and ‘Ecological Redline Policy’ (EPR), this study can provide effective information for arable land policymaking and help guide the sustainable development of arable land.

WANG Liyan, ANNA Herzberger, ZHANG Liyun, XIAO Yi, WANG Yaqing, XIAO Yang, LIU Jianguo, OUYANG Zhiyun. Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(5): 809-819. doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
Citation: WANG Liyan, ANNA Herzberger, ZHANG Liyun, XIAO Yi, WANG Yaqing, XIAO Yang, LIU Jianguo, OUYANG Zhiyun. Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(5): 809-819. doi: 10.1007/s11769-018-0983-1
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