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Improving mechanization conditions or encouraging non-grain crop production? Strategies for mitigating farmland abandonment in China’s mountainous areas 改善机械化条件还是鼓励非粮食作物生产？缓解中国山区耕地撂荒的对策

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107421

Hengfei Song , Xiubin Li , Liangjie Xin , Xue Wang

Food security is a critical global issue, requiring that the challenges of farmland abandonment be addressed. As a vital component of agricultural production in China, farmland use is affected by mechanization conditions and the crop cultivation decisions of rural households. With the decreasing economic viability of farmland in China’s mountainous areas, the effects of mechanization conditions and non-grain crop production on farmland abandonment remain controversial. This study developed a theoretical framework and used unique survey data from 2400 rural households in China’s mountainous areas to analyze the relationship between mechanization conditions, non-grain crop production, and farmland abandonment using multiple models, heterogeneity analysis, and factual characteristics analysis. These findings demonstrate that improving mechanization conditions and encouraging non-grain crop production could mitigate farmland abandonment. Non-grain crop production could mitigate abandonment through increasing agricultural labor input, and improving mechanization conditions could inhibit non-grain crop production. Additionally, improving mechanization conditions had a more significant effect on households with higher education level and lower incomes, while encouraging non-grain crop production showed an opposite trend. Both measures had greater effect in the western and low-altitude regions. Therefore, to protect farmland and ensure food security in mountainous areas, it is necessary to continue land consolidation appropriately, actively encourage non-grain crop production, and comprehensively balance the demands of different management objectives.

粮食安全是一个关键的全球问题，需要解决撂荒带来的挑战。作为中国农业生产的重要组成部分，农田利用受到机械化条件和农户作物种植决策的影响。随着中国山区耕地经济活力的下降，机械化条件和非粮食作物生产对耕地撂荒的影响仍然存在争议。本研究构建理论框架，利用中国山区2400户农户的独特调查数据，运用多元模型、异质性分析和事实特征分析等方法，对机械化条件、非粮食作物生产与耕地撂撂率之间的关系进行分析。这些结果表明，改善机械化条件和鼓励非粮食作物生产可以减轻农田撂荒。非粮食作物生产可以通过增加农业劳动力投入来缓解撂荒，而机械化条件的改善可以抑制非粮食作物生产。此外，改善机械化条件对教育程度较高、收入较低的家庭的影响更为显著，而鼓励非粮食作物生产的趋势则相反。这两种措施在西部和低海拔地区效果更大。因此，保护耕地，保障山区粮食安全，需要继续适当进行土地整理，积极鼓励非粮食作物生产，综合平衡不同经营目标的需求。

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Promoting sustainable land management: An innovative approach to land-take decision-making 促进可持续土地管理：土地征用决策的创新方法

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107419

Pranav Gupta , Alka Bharat , Nick McCullen , Tristan Kershaw

Land degradation presents significant global challenges, threatening natural resources, biodiversity, and food security. Addressing this issue requires more effective land-take decision-making processes, particularly in data-deficient cities where comprehensive land assessment methods are challenging to implement. This study introduces a streamlined land-take decision-making framework designed to promote sustainable land management practices. The framework consists of two key components: the Sustainable Development Index (SDI) for assessing current land-take decisions and the Decision-Making Rubric (DMR) for proposing mitigated solutions. Applied to a pilot case city in India, the framework demonstrated its practical utility by showing that land-take decisions between 2001 and 2021 resulted in a 69 % reduction of natural land cover. If these trends continue, the assessment of the 2031 master plan using SDI indicates that an additional 56 % of the remaining ecosystem-rich areas, which include regions with high biodiversity and ecological value, could be lost by 2031. However, the framework's application could potentially mitigate these impacts, reducing the projected 56 % loss to 14 %, thereby promoting more sustainable and equitable land management practices. The study's aim is to provide decision-makers with a practical tool to improve land identification methods and enhance the sustainability of land-take decisions. This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by addressing the gap in practical, easily applicable tools for sustainable land management in data-deficient urban contexts.

土地退化带来了重大的全球挑战，威胁着自然资源、生物多样性和粮食安全。解决这一问题需要更有效的土地征用决策过程，特别是在数据不足的城市，综合土地评估方法难以实施。本研究介绍了一个简化的土地征用决策框架，旨在促进可持续土地管理实践。该框架由两个关键部分组成：用于评估当前土地征用决策的可持续发展指数（SDI）和用于提出缓解解决方案的决策准则（DMR）。将该框架应用于印度的一个试点案例城市，结果表明，2001年至2021年间的土地征用决策导致自然土地覆盖减少了69% %，从而证明了该框架的实际效用。如果这种趋势继续下去，使用SDI对2031年总体规划的评估表明，到2031年，剩余的生态系统丰富地区（包括生物多样性和生态价值高的地区）可能会再损失56% %。然而，该框架的应用可能会减轻这些影响，将预计的56% %的损失减少到14% %，从而促进更可持续和公平的土地管理实践。这项研究的目的是为决策者提供一种实用的工具，以改进土地识别方法，提高土地征用决策的可持续性。这项研究通过解决在数据缺乏的城市环境中可持续土地管理的实际、易于应用的工具的差距，为现有的知识体系做出了贡献。

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Towards the use of stool land revenue for community development in Ghana: Evidence from the Wassa Fiase traditional area 在加纳利用粪便土地收入促进社区发展：瓦萨菲亚塞传统地区的证据

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107420

Senu Maha-Atma Pomevor

Land generates a lot of revenue which could be used for development. Stool land revenue in the Wassa Fiase traditional area in particular, provides such an opportunity. In the Wassa Fiase area the dynamic land management practices serve as a prospect to mobilise more revenue from various sources. In a case study, and using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires in addition to a multi-stage sampling technique, the use of stool land revenue for the development of communities was investigated. It was revealed that the Wassa Fiase area generate a substantial amount of revenue but members of the community seem not to know exactly what the revenue was being used for. Although they agreed that such revenues could help propel the development of the area. The District Assemblies reported of various projects that are funded with stool land revenue which is laudable. Significantly, members of the community must be consulted in deciding projects stool land revenue is used for. The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is now empowered to ensure that stool land revenue is used to benefit communities with a new regulation. The Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative must continue their advocacy to ensure transparency and accountability of revenue from the extractive sector. The Mineral Development Fund must implement the Mining Community Development Scheme so that more development is carried out throughout the country.

土地能带来大量收入，可用于发展。瓦萨-菲亚塞（Wassa Fiase）传统地区的凳子地收入尤其提供了这样一个机会。在 Wassa Fiase 地区，充满活力的土地管理实践为从各种来源筹集更多收入提供了前景。在一项案例研究中，除了采用多阶段抽样技术外，还使用了半结构式访谈和问卷调查，调查了利用粪便土地收入促进社区发展的情况。结果显示，瓦萨-菲亚塞（Wassa Fiase）地区产生了大量收入，但社区成员似乎并不清楚这些收入的具体用途。尽管他们一致认为这些收入有助于推动该地区的发展。区议会报告了由凳子地收入资助的各种项目，这是值得称赞的。重要的是，在决定将凳地收入用于哪些项目时，必须征求社区成员的意见。凳子地行政长官办公室现在有权通过一项新规定确保凳子地收入用于造福社区。加纳采掘业透明度倡议 "必须继续倡导确保采掘业收入的透明度和问责制。矿业发展基金必须实施矿业社区发展计划，以便在全国各地开展更多的发展活动。

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Urban rewilding for sustainability and food security 城市野化促进可持续性和粮食安全

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107410

Alessio Russo , Mallika Sardeshpande , Christoph D.D. Rupprecht

Urban sustainability and food security remain pressing issues for cities across the world. Here, we argue that adapting rewilding to urban contexts unlocks new solutions for societal challenges. Rewilding is an established paradigm in ecological restoration, with the goal of restoring autonomous biotic and abiotic agents and processes. However, urban rewilding is an emerging but under-studied phenomenon that calls for multispecies coexistence and agency. Coupled with multispecies sustainability, urban rewilding can increase the operational autonomy of urban inhabitants through shared human-nonhuman co-stewardship of urban space. In this viewpoint paper, we explore the conceptual implications of rewilding for food security and land use planning across scales and infrastructures in urban settings. We then discuss how urban rewilding would particularly benefit food security across diverse urban contexts and examine some examples.

城市可持续性和粮食安全仍然是全球城市面临的紧迫问题。在此，我们认为，将野化技术应用于城市环境，可以为应对社会挑战提供新的解决方案。野化是生态恢复的既定模式，其目标是恢复自主的生物和非生物媒介和过程。然而，城市野化是一种新兴现象，但对其研究不足，它要求多物种共存和代理。城市野化与多物种可持续性相结合，可以通过人类与非人类共同管理城市空间，提高城市居民的行动自主性。在这篇观点论文中，我们探讨了野化对城市环境中不同规模和基础设施的粮食安全和土地利用规划的概念性影响。然后，我们将讨论在不同的城市背景下，城市野化如何特别有利于粮食安全，并研究一些实例。

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Address the challenge of cultivated land abandonment by cultivated land adoption: An evolutionary game perspective 通过采用耕地来应对耕地弃耕的挑战：进化博弈视角

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107412

Yong Sun , Yiling Miao , Zhiju Xie , Xingling Jiang

Cultivated land abandonment constitutes a global phenomenon that poses a significant threat to both the ecological environment and food security. The cultivated land adoption model emerges as an innovative agricultural business paradigm designed to address the challenges of cultivated land abandonment. To scrutinize the intrinsic mechanisms and conditions conducive to effective implementation, this paper constructs an evolutionary game model. It analyzes the synergistic cooperative behaviors and evolutionary stable equilibrium among urban residents, farmers, and the local government within the cultivated land adoption project. The findings reveal the potential for achieving six evolutionary stable equilibrium under specific conditions. Active government regulation, urban residents' adoption, and farmers' cooperation emerge as the ideal scenarios for effective regulation, promoting a substantial reduction in cultivated land abandonment. The government's regulatory conduct assumes a pivotal role in the success of cultivated land adoption project. A government with elevated political efficacy, reduced regulatory costs, significant penalties, and substantial subsidies demonstrates increased motivation and willingness to regulate effectively, thereby fostering cooperation between urban residents and farmers. The equitable distribution of benefits between urban residents and farmers emerges as a critical factor influencing cultivated land adoption initiatives. Urban residents exhibit greater motivation and willingness to participate when afforded increased green preference benefits, local sentiment preference benefits, and additional economic gains through cultivated land adoption. Similarly, farmers are more motivated and willing to cooperate with urban residents when presented with enhanced income opportunities from cultivated land adoption. The findings of this paper contribute to the refinement of land resource management theory and not only synthesize and integrate China's experience with cultivated land adoption but also offer a valuable management model for other countries to address the issue of land abandonment.

耕地撂荒是一种全球现象，对生态环境和粮食安全都构成了重大威胁。耕地认养模式作为一种创新的农业经营范式应运而生，旨在应对耕地撂荒带来的挑战。为深入探讨有利于有效实施的内在机制和条件，本文构建了一个演化博弈模型。它分析了耕地认养项目中城市居民、农民和地方政府之间的协同合作行为和演化稳定均衡。研究结果揭示了在特定条件下实现六种演化稳定均衡的可能性。政府积极监管、城镇居民认养和农民合作成为有效监管的理想情景，促进了耕地抛荒的大幅减少。政府的调控行为对耕地占用项目的成败起着举足轻重的作用。一个政治效能高、监管成本低、处罚力度大、补贴力度大的政府，其有效监管的动力和意愿都会增强，从而促进城市居民与农民之间的合作。城市居民与农民之间的利益公平分配是影响耕地采用倡议的关键因素。当城市居民通过采用耕地获得更多的绿色偏好利益、地方情感偏好利益和额外经济收益时，他们会表现出更大的参与动力和意愿。同样，当农民从耕地认养中获得更多收入机会时，他们也更有动力和意愿与城市居民合作。本文的研究结果有助于完善土地资源管理理论，不仅总结和整合了中国的耕地认养经验，也为其他国家解决土地撂荒问题提供了有价值的管理模式。

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Spatiotemporal analysis of underlying factors in urban transformations: Quantifying the importance of urban plan intentions in the Austin Metropolitan Area, Texas 对城市转型中潜在因素的时空分析：量化德克萨斯州奥斯汀大都市区城市规划意图的重要性

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107415

Chunhong Zhao , Qihao Weng , Zhichao He

Urban planning has widely become a key policy tool for managing urban growth. However, understanding the role of urban planning in shaping land development and directing urbanization is still contentious across various socioeconomic and geographical contexts. This paper conducts an in-depth analysis of urban spatial transformation in Austin, Texas across three distinct periods: the pre-planning period (1992–2001), the Envision Central Texas (ECT) period (2001–2011), and the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (IACP) period (2011–2019). The findings reveal a marked decline in urban sprawl and the construction of new low-intensity development zones after 2001. Simultaneously, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of newly transitioned high-intensity developed land. Employing Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression (GWLR) modeling, the study provides a nuanced understanding of how spatially varying planning intentions guided spatial planning practices since the mid-2000s. The results indicate a diminishing influence of traditional factors on urban transformation while the role of planning intentions saw increasing prominence over time. Amongst the different planning intentions, those related to 'development centers' had less impact compared to those tied to protected areas and transport systems. The study establishes that IACP had a profound influence on Austin's urban spatial transformation, primarily due to its more clearly defined and explicit planning intentions compared to ECT. The research contributes to a deeper understanding of urban spatial transformation dynamics, which is vital for future planning initiatives aimed at sustainable urban development.

城市规划已广泛成为管理城市增长的重要政策工具。然而，在不同的社会经济和地理背景下，如何理解城市规划在塑造土地开发和引导城市化进程中的作用仍存在争议。本文深入分析了德克萨斯州奥斯汀市在三个不同时期的城市空间转型：规划前时期（1992-2001 年）、"展望中德克萨斯"（ECT）时期（2001-2011 年）和 "想象奥斯汀 "综合规划（IACP）时期（2011-2019 年）。研究结果显示，2001 年后，城市无计划扩展和新的低密度开发区建设明显减少。与此同时，新过渡的高密度开发土地的比例明显增加。本研究采用地理加权逻辑回归（GWLR）模型，对 2000 年代中期以来不同空间规划意图如何指导空间规划实践提供了细致入微的理解。研究结果表明，随着时间的推移，传统因素对城市转型的影响越来越小，而规划意图的作用却越来越突出。在不同的规划意图中，与 "发展中心 "相关的规划意图的影响要小于与保护区和交通系统相关的规划意图。研究表明，IACP 对奥斯汀的城市空间转型产生了深远的影响，这主要是因为与 ECT 相比，IACP 的规划意图更加清晰明确。这项研究有助于加深对城市空间转型动态的理解，这对未来旨在实现城市可持续发展的规划举措至关重要。

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The engagement of environmental organizations on land policies: A case study of Pro Natura, Switzerland 环保组织对土地政策的参与：瑞士 Pro Natura 案例研究

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107417

Lauriane Cailleux

The growing tension around land use issues is pressuring public authorities to regulate land use due to factors such as climate change and biodiversity preservation. Third-party actors, like non-profit organizations, play a significant role in land policies by owning land, monitoring conservation easements, and influencing regulatory decisions through expertise, media campaigns, and legal actions. This article aims to understand the strategies of environmental organizations to engage in land policies in Western European countries. It highlights the various actions these organizations use to impact land planning and regulation, including market-based instruments, political lobbying, and public campaigning. Using a Swiss case study based on document analysis and expert interviews, the study reveals the dual role of environmental organizations, as both allies and competitors of public authorities in achieving their objectives. Consequently, the paper demonstrates that environmental organizations act as crucial intermediaries in the development of land policies. Finally, the article recommends that planners and land-use experts disclose any intermediation relationships or regulatory roles supported by environmental organizations to increase transparency and accountability in land policy.

由于气候变化和生物多样性保护等因素，围绕土地使用问题的紧张局势日益加剧，迫使公共当局对土地使用进行监管。第三方参与者，如非营利组织，通过拥有土地、监督保护地役权以及通过专业知识、媒体宣传和法律行动影响监管决策，在土地政策中发挥着重要作用。本文旨在了解西欧国家环保组织参与土地政策的策略。文章重点介绍了这些组织为影响土地规划和监管而采取的各种行动，包括基于市场的手段、政治游说和公共宣传活动。通过基于文件分析和专家访谈的瑞士案例研究，该研究揭示了环保组织在实现其目标的过程中既是公共当局的盟友又是其竞争对手的双重角色。因此，本文表明，环保组织在土地政策的制定过程中扮演着重要的中间人角色。最后，文章建议规划者和土地使用专家披露环保组织支持的任何中介关系或监管角色，以提高土地政策的透明度和问责制。

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Multi-scenario simulation of low-carbon land use based on the SD-FLUS model in Changsha, China 基于 SD-FLUS 模型的中国长沙低碳土地利用多情景模拟

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107418

Shenglan Ma, Junlin Huang, Xiuxiu Wang, Ying Fu

The significance of land use in relation to carbon emissions cannot be overstated. Consequently, enhancing the structure of land use can concurrently decrease carbon emissions and improve land utilization efficiency. However, the majority of studies have primarily concentrated on static linear planning analysis, overlooking how land use spatial structure affects carbon emissions. There is still relatively limited research on the integrated simulation and optimization of land use, considering both low-carbon objectives and economic benefits. This study focuses on Changsha, simulating land use change and net carbon emissions coupling the SD (system dynamics) model with the FLUS (future land use simulation) model in three different scenarios, namely, Baseline Development (BD), Rapid Economic Development (RED), Coordinated Development (CD). The following are the key findings. Firstly, the integrated model demonstrates precision in predicting land use demands, patterns, and net carbon emissions. Secondly, land use demands in three different scenarios have a similar changing tendency by 2030. Farmland, grassland, and water areas are decreasing, while forestland, unused land, and built-up land are expanding at different rates. The land use patterns in the CD scenario are the most desirable compare to the other scenarios. The growth rate of built-up land has slowed down and is distributed in a compact manner, while the growth of forest land is faster and has a contiguous layout. The overall degree of landscape fragmentation has decreased, and different land types are distributed in a more balanced manner. This has led to a gradual decrease in net carbon emissions after reaching a peak in 2021, with a reduction of 2.43 million tons compared to 2020. According to these findings, the government should adjust land use structure while optimizing the economic development model to minimize carbon emissions, which enables us to provide a planning strategy for land use and sustainable development of China's major cities.

土地利用对碳排放的重要性怎么强调都不为过。因此，改善土地利用结构可以同时减少碳排放和提高土地利用效率。然而，大多数研究主要集中于静态线性规划分析，忽略了土地利用空间结构对碳排放的影响。在兼顾低碳目标和经济效益的前提下，对土地利用进行综合模拟和优化的研究还相对有限。本研究以长沙市为研究对象，在基线发展（BD）、经济快速发展（RED）、协调发展（CD）三种不同情景下，将 SD（系统动力学）模型与 FLUS（未来土地利用模拟）模型相结合，模拟土地利用变化和净碳排放。以下是主要研究结果。首先，综合模型在预测土地利用需求、模式和净碳排放方面表现出了精确性。其次，到 2030 年，三种不同情景下的土地利用需求具有相似的变化趋势。耕地、草地和水域面积在减少，而林地、未利用地和建筑用地在以不同的速度扩大。与其他情景相比，CD 情景下的土地利用模式最为理想。建设用地的增长速度放缓，分布紧凑，而林地的增长速度较快，布局连片。景观破碎化的总体程度有所降低，不同土地类型的分布更加均衡。这使得净碳排放量在 2021 年达到峰值后逐步下降，与 2020 年相比减少了 243 万吨。根据这些研究结果，政府应在优化经济发展模式的同时调整土地利用结构，最大限度地减少碳排放，从而为中国主要城市的土地利用和可持续发展提供规划策略。

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The smart city competitiveness index (SMCI): Conceptualization, modelling, application – An evidence-based insight 智慧城市竞争力指数（SMCI）：概念化、建模、应用--基于证据的见解

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107408

Anna Visvizi , Roman Wosiek , Radosław Malik

At the core of the discussion in this paper lies the recognition that information and communication technology (ICT) and ICT-enhanced tools, applications, as well as elements of built environment (BE), specific to and defining the smart city, have considerable potential to facilitate economic exchange in the geographically limited smart city space. In this way, they contribute to the enhancement of competitiveness and economic growth, thus also improving the efficiency of land use. Still, relatively little has been written about smart cities’ economic performance, especially not through the lens of competitiveness and land use policy. This paper addresses this issue by conceptualizing and modelling the connection between ICT-enhanced applications, services and infrastructure, built environment and smart city competitiveness. A model composite smart city competitiveness index (SMCI) is developed. It is then operationalized by drawing data on major Polish cities, i.e. Warsaw, Cracow, Poznan, Katowice, Lublin and other. The value added of this paper is threefold. First, it identifies a gap in research and navigates it. Second, it models the smart city competitiveness and operationalizes it by developing the SMCI. The latter, third, serves as a useful tool to support the planning and policymaking process geared toward as efficient as possible land use in the smart city context.

本文讨论的核心是认识到信息与传播技术（ICT）和信息与传播技术增强型工具、应用以及建筑环境（BE）要素，是智慧城市所特有的，也是智慧城市的定义，在促进地理上有限的智慧城市空间的经济交流方面具有相当大的潜力。通过这种方式，它们有助于提高竞争力和经济增长，从而提高土地使用效率。然而，关于智慧城市经济绩效的论述相对较少，尤其是没有从竞争力和土地使用政策的角度进行论述。本文通过对信息和通信技术增强型应用、服务和基础设施、建筑环境和智慧城市竞争力之间的联系进行概念化和建模，来解决这一问题。本文开发了一个智能城市竞争力综合指数（SMCI）模型。然后，通过提取波兰主要城市（即华沙、克拉科夫、波兹南、卡托维兹、卢布林和其他城市）的数据，将其付诸实施。本文的附加值体现在三个方面。首先，它确定了研究中的空白点并为其导航。其次，本文建立了智慧城市竞争力模型，并通过开发 SMCI 将其付诸实施。第三，后者是支持规划和决策过程的有用工具，旨在尽可能高效地利用智慧城市中的土地。

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Can urban low-carbon transformation affect the prices of its industrial land? An empirical study based on spatial regression discontinuity 城市低碳转型能否影响其工业用地的价格？基于空间回归非连续性的实证研究

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy

Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107413

Shibo Zeng, Yaxin Zhang, Gui Jin

Although the effects of the low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) have been extensively studied in recent years, there is a paucity of literature discussing its impact on industrial land prices. To support China's pursuit of dual carbon goals and accelerate the construction of low-carbon cities, this study utilizes micro-level land transaction data and employs spatial regression discontinuity to elucidate the micro-mechanisms underlying LCCP's influence on local industrial land prices. Our findings reveal that LCCP significantly elevates industrial land prices in pilot cities. Specifically, under a local linear benchmark regression with a 10 km bandwidth, the average treatment effect of LCCP on industrial land prices amounts to 15.1 %, translating into an annual growth rate of up to 2.16 %. This phenomenon arises because LCCP restricts the leeway of local governments in enforcing environmental regulations, particularly when environmental indicators are integral to official performance evaluations. Consequently, local officials are incentivized to pursue political advancement by tightening industrial land transfer policies, thereby raising prices and mitigating pollution consequences associated with the 'land-driven development' paradigm. This study offers a novel perspective on the nexus between environmental regulation and government land transfer behavior, while also serving as a valuable reference for integrating low-carbon development principles into land use policy reforms and advancing China's dual carbon goals.

尽管近年来对低碳城市试点政策（LCCP）的影响进行了广泛研究，但讨论其对工业用地价格影响的文献却很少。为支持中国实现双碳目标，加快低碳城市建设，本研究利用微观层面的土地交易数据，采用空间回归非连续性方法，阐明低碳城市试点政策对当地工业用地价格影响的微观机制。我们的研究结果表明，LCCP 显著提升了试点城市的工业用地价格。具体而言，在带宽为 10 公里的地方线性基准回归中，LCCP 对工业用地价格的平均处理效果达到 15.1%，年增长率高达 2.16%。出现这种现象的原因是，LCCP 限制了地方政府执行环境法规的余地，尤其是当环境指标成为官方政绩评估的组成部分时。因此，地方官员有动力通过收紧工业用地转让政策来追求政治上的进步，从而提高价格并减轻与 "土地驱动发展 "模式相关的污染后果。本研究为环境监管与政府土地出让行为之间的关系提供了一个新的视角，同时也为将低碳发展原则纳入土地利用政策改革、推进中国的双碳目标提供了有价值的参考。

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