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Integrating landscape multifunctionality into the identification of potential land use conflict zones in cultural landscapes

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  • Zhang, Xuewei
  • Li, Shiying
  • He, Tao
  • Ren, Wei
  • Li, Fangzheng

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Land use conflicts in cultural landscapes are difficult to detect under strict spatial regulation, yet they may substantially affect landscape sustainability. This study introduces a landscape multifunctionality framework to identify potential land use conflicts as spatial competition generated by the co-location and interaction of multiple landscape functions. The framework was applied to the Mulanbei Irrigation Area in Putian, China. Using historical land-cover maps, content analysis, seven representative functions across ecological, productive, social, and cultural dimensions were identified and mapped. We examined land use change, functional gains and losses, trade-offs and synergies, and landscape pattern to identify potential land use conflict zones and classify the levels of potential land use conflicts.

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  • Zhang, Xuewei & Li, Shiying & He, Tao & Ren, Wei & Li, Fangzheng, 2026. "Integrating landscape multifunctionality into the identification of potential land use conflict zones in cultural landscapes," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:171:y:2026:i:c:s0264837726003170
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108233
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