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Evaluation of Dynamic Efficiency and Influencing Factors of China’s Mining-Land Restoration System

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  • Jin Yao

    (College of National Parks and Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Chunhua Li

    (College of National Parks and Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Shuangfei Zhao

    (College of National Parks and Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Yong Hu

    (Hunan Provincial Institute of Land and Resources Planning, Changsha 410004, China)

Abstract

Land degradation neutrality is crucial for sustainable mining, necessitating a comprehensive assessment of mining and land restoration performance. Current assessments of mining development and land degradation neutrality are isolated. Therefore, this study formulated a comprehensive framework for economic development and land governance, integrating a Dynamic Network Directional Distance Function (DDF) model with structural equation modeling (SEM), using China’s mining development and land restoration governance as a case study, to evaluate the efficiency and its determinants of mining and land restoration systems. The findings are as follows: there are significant regional differences in mining efficiency; the overall land restoration efficiency is higher than mining efficiency; the development of the two stages is unbalanced, and there is no obvious linear correlation between efficiencies; policy and economic factors negatively impact both mining and land restoration efficiency; technological innovation strongly boosts mining efficiency but has a weaker effect on land restoration efficiency; and climate factors slightly hinder land restoration and mildly enhance mining. Therefore, comprehensively analyzing the mining-land restoration system and considering exogenous factors to internalize externalities are crucial for promoting ecological protection, achieving the LDN target in mining areas, and realizing harmonious human-nature development in China.

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  • Jin Yao & Chunhua Li & Shuangfei Zhao & Yong Hu, 2025. "Evaluation of Dynamic Efficiency and Influencing Factors of China’s Mining-Land Restoration System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-35, July.
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