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From Waste to Worth: Spatially Differentiated Pathways for Livestock Governance in the Yellow River Basin

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  • Jie Jin

    (School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China
    Shanxi Key Laboratory of Data Factor Innovation and Economic Decision Analysis, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Xinyue Ren

    (School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China)

  • Xiaoling Ren

    (School of Software, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China)

Abstract

The Yellow River Basin is a vital agricultural and ecological region in China. In recent years, intensified livestock farming has substantially increased chemical oxygen demand (COD) as well as nitrogen and phosphorus emissions, forming a cross-media pollution chain that threatens soil, water, and air. To support sustainable development and agricultural waste utilization, this study constructs a spatiotemporal nested resource estimation model using multi-source data from 1995 to 2022. We then examine the temporal evolution and spatial clustering of livestock waste and develop a multidimensional analytical framework that integrates environmental carrying capacity, socioeconomic factors, and regional heterogeneity. Based on these data-driven assessments, we propose a three-pronged governance system—regional control, technology matching, and institutional innovation—to enable spatially adaptive and actionable solutions for basin-scale pollution mitigation, thereby supporting coordinated ecological and economic development in the Yellow River Basin.

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  • Jie Jin & Xinyue Ren & Xiaoling Ren, 2026. "From Waste to Worth: Spatially Differentiated Pathways for Livestock Governance in the Yellow River Basin," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-37, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:18:y:2026:i:4:p:2116-:d:1868694
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