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The Natural and Socioeconomic Influences on Land-Use Intensity: Evidence from China

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  • Longgao Chen

    (School of Public Policy & Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    Research Center for Transition Development and Rural Revitalization of Resource-Based Cities in China, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Xiaoyan Yang

    (Institute of Land Resources, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Long Li

    (School of Public Policy & Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    Research Center for Transition Development and Rural Revitalization of Resource-Based Cities in China, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    Department of Geography & Earth System Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Longqian Chen

    (School of Public Policy & Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    Research Center for Transition Development and Rural Revitalization of Resource-Based Cities in China, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Yu Zhang

    (Institute of Land Resources, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China)

Abstract

Intensive land use can support sustainable socioeconomic development, especially in the context of limited land resources and high population. It is measured by land-use intensity that reflects the degree of land-use efficiency. In order to support decision-making for efficient land use, we investigated the mechanism whereby natural and socioeconomic factors influence land-use intensity from the perspectives of overall, region-, and city-based analysis, respectively. This investigation was conducted in Chinese cities using the multiple linear stepwise regression method and geographic information system techniques. The results indicate that: (1) socioeconomic factors have more positive impact on land-use intensity than natural factors as nine of the top 10 indicators with the highest SRC values are in the socioeconomic category according to the overall assessment; (2) education input variously contributes to land-use intensity because of the mobility of a well-educated workforce between different cities; (3) the increase in transportation land may not promote intensive land use in remarkably expanding cities due to the defective appraisal system for governmental achievements; and that (4) in developed cities, economic structure contributes more to land-use intensity than the total economic volume, whereas the opposite is the case in less-developed cities. This study can serve as a guide for the government to prepare strategies for efficient land use, hence promoting sustainable socioeconomic development.

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  • Longgao Chen & Xiaoyan Yang & Long Li & Longqian Chen & Yu Zhang, 2021. "The Natural and Socioeconomic Influences on Land-Use Intensity: Evidence from China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-25, November.
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