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Spatial Distribution Evolution and Optimization Path of Eco-Efficiency of Cultivated Land Use: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China

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  • Yuling Wu

    (School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Pei Zhang

    (School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Jia Li

    (School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Jiao Hou

    (School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China)

Abstract

Cultivated land is the foundation of human existence and development. Eco-efficiency of Cultivated Land Use (ECLU) is a comprehensive index to measure the economic, social, and ecological output of cultivated land. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to describe the evolution characteristics of ECLU, and to explore the improvement path of ECLU for realizing the sustainable utilization of cultivated land resources, coping with the food crisis, and alleviating global warming. Hubei Province, as a traditional major province of grain production in China, can provide a reference for other developing countries in the world in terms of its management experience and technology in the production and utilization of cultivated land. In this study, the carbon emissions and pollution emissions of cultivated land use were incorporated into the calculation system of ECLU. Firstly, the undesired super-efficiency Slack-Based Measure (SBM) model was used to calculate ECLU in Hubei Province from 2008 to 2020. Secondly, the Exploring Space Date Analysis (ESDA) method was used to characterize its temporal and spatial evolution characteristics. Finally, the improvement direction of ECLU in the future was proposed from the perspective of cultivated land input factors. The research shows that, first of all, from 2008 to 2020, ECLU in Hubei Province showed a fluctuating growth trend, rising from 0.457 to 0.521, during which, it experienced two “U”-shaped changes, in 2011 and 2016. Secondly, the spatial agglomeration effect of ECLU in Hubei Province continued to increase, mainly showing two agglomeration patterns of high–high and low–low. Finally, ECLU in the study area was significantly negatively correlated with the redundancy rate of input factors. There was a redundancy in the input factors of cultivated land production, among which, the redundancy degree of agricultural employees (AM), chemical fertilizer usage (CFU), and total power of agricultural machinery (AMP) were more serious. Based on this, this paper proposes to adhere to the principle of adapting measures to local conditions and progress in an orderly manner, and to formulate differentiated and phased policies for improving ECLU according to natural resource endowments, and social and economic development conditions in different regions, in order to achieve the coordinated and sustainable development of people and cultivated land.

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  • Yuling Wu & Pei Zhang & Jia Li & Jiao Hou, 2022. "Spatial Distribution Evolution and Optimization Path of Eco-Efficiency of Cultivated Land Use: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-18, September.
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