scholarly journals Regional Differences in Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land Protection: An Analysis of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8242
Author(s):  
Kunpeng Wang ◽  
Minghao Ou ◽  
Zinabu Wolde
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
External Environment ◽  
B Value ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cultivated Land Protection ◽  
Willingness To Engage

Exploring the elements that affect farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land is the key to improving the ecological compensation mechanism for cultivated land protection. The purpose of this study was to analyze regional differences in ecological compensation for cultivated land protection, and to explore the influence of different external environments on farmers’ willingness to engage in cultivated land protection. Based on the Profitable Spatial Boundary Analysis theory (PSBA), GIS spatial analysis technology was used to analyze regional space differences and assess ecological compensation for urban and rural cultivated land protection at the micro scale. The results show that the willingness of farmers to participate in cultivated land protection is affected by the external environment and the ecological compensation offered. The trend of the comprehensive benefit of cultivated land protection ecological compensation (B) is “Λ” from the first layer to the third layer. The B value of the urban–rural junction area is the highest value. This shows that the external environment is favorable for ecological compensation in this area, which has a positive effect on farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land. B < 0 in the first and third layer, which has a depressant effect on farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land. The study results contribute to the understanding of the impact of regional differences in the external environmental on ecological compensation and farmers’ willingness to engage in cultivated land protection.

scholarly journals Impact of perceived social norms on farmers’ behavior of cultivated land protection: an empirical analysis based on mediating effect model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenwen Qiu ◽  
Zhangbao Zhong ◽  
Ya Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Perceived Social Norms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cultivated Land Protection

Abstract In this study, the impact of social norms on farmers’ behavior of cultivated land protection and the related mechanism was investigated in terms of direct effect and mediating effect and further verified by logistic and mediation effect estimation of different organic fertilizer application behaviors. An empirical analysis of the data collected from Xiajin County of Shandong, China, revealed that (1) perceived social norms can exert significant and positive effects on the behavior of farmers in cultivated land protection; (2) social norms can stimulate farmers to adopt cultivated land protection behaviors by affecting their related value cognition, risk confidence and skills; and (3) the mediating mechanisms varied in the impact of perceived social norms on different cultivated land protection behaviors, with farmyard manure application being significantly moderated by value cognition, risk confidence and skills, in contrast to a major impact of social network on the application of commercial organic fertilizers. This study enriched the theoretical interpretation of the impact of social norms on farmers’ behavior of cultivated land protection and provided useful information on activation of farmers’ cultivated land protection behavior to promote the sustainable development of agriculture.

scholarly journals Evolutionary Game and Numerical Simulation of Cultivated Land Protection Policies Implementation in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xinhai Lu ◽  
Yanwei Zhang ◽  
Yucheng Zou
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Achievement Evaluation ◽  
Cultivated Land Protection

The effective implementation of cultivated land protection policies (CLPP) has important practical significance for improving China’s food security and ecological security. The central government, local governments, and farmers have mutually restricted and influencing interest relations. At the same time, the codes of behavior of multistakeholders also affect the implementation of CLPP in the social system. Therefore, this article discusses the behavioral tendencies and game relationships of relevant stakeholders in the implementation of CLPP from the perspective of evolutionary games and portrays a cognitive decision-making process closer to reality. Finally, numerical simulation reveals the key variables that affect the stability strategy. Results show the following: (1) As the main body of system supply, the central government should reconstruct the political achievement evaluation system and improve the status of the effective implementation of cultivated protection policies in the political achievement evaluation of local governments. (2) The central government should increase incentives for local governments to implement CLPP and increase penalties for violations to improve the effectiveness of policy implementation. (3) To optimize the actual implementation of CLPP, increasing awareness of farmers’ rights protection, reducing rights protection costs of farmers, and increasing the constraints on the flexible implementation of CLPP are necessary.

scholarly journals Spatial Zoning of Cultivated Land in Shandong Province Based on the Trinity of Quantity, Quality and Ecology

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Wang ◽  
Jian Zu ◽  
Mu Li ◽  
Jinyi Zhang ◽  
Jinmin Hao
Keyword(s):  
Indicator System ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Protection And Utilization ◽  
Administrative Units ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Cultivated Land Protection ◽  
The Trinity

The spatial zoning of cultivated land is a core aspect of territorial spatial planning and an important basis for implementing differentiated cultivated land protection policies. To provide theoretical guidance for the future direction of the protection and utilization of cultivated land in Shandong Province, this paper built a theoretical framework for the spatial zoning of cultivated land based on the trinity of quantity, quality, and ecology and formed an indicator system for the spatial zoning of cultivated land based on these three elements. Based on the analysis and grading results of spatial zoning indicators of cultivated land, hierarchical clustering analysis was performed on 133 county-level administrative units, and then the cultivated land resources of Shandong Province were divided into four types of zones: Key protection zones, comprehensive promotion zones, multifunctional utilization zones, and ecological utilization zones. Future development directions in relation to the protection and utilization of cultivated land in each type of zone were proposed. The results showed that the spatial zoning of cultivated land based on the trinity of quantity, quality, and ecology has important theoretical and practical significance for guiding the protection and utilization of cultivated land in Shandong Province and other regions.

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