标题：Spatially Varying Determinants of Farmland Conversion Across Qiantang Watershed, China作者：Su, Shiliang; Xiao, Rui

来源出版物：ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 卷：52 期：4 页：907-916 DOI：10.1007/s00267-013-0141-6 出版年：OCT 2013

摘要：This paper employed geographically weighted regression (GWR) to characterize the determinants of farmland conversion at administrative scale between 1994 and 2003 across Qiantang watershed, China. Six determinants were identified: total area of forest, distance to highway, distance to second road, distance to river, population, and gross domestic product. Relationships between these identified determinants and farmland conversion showed great spatial non-stationarity, since their character, nature, and strength varied significantly across space. Typically, for cities whose development was heavily relied on road infrastructure development, the impacts of "distance to second road" and "distance to river" was negative. However, in mountainous areas, the restriction of terrain factors led to positive impacts from these two variables. For areas undergoing rapid socio-economic development, farmland conversion was accelerated by population growth and economic development. However, for more urbanized regions, a slow-down rate of farmland conversion would be expected. Our study highlighted that the problem of spatial non-stationarity should be addressed when qualifying the determinants of farmland conversion. Linking our results within the context of farmland protection, we argue that implementing local-specific land management practices, instead of the current one-size-fits-all framework, is the key for the success of farmland protection in China.

入藏号：WOS:000324633900011

文献类型：Article

语种：English

作者关键词：Farmland conversion, Determinants, Spatial non-stationarity, Farmland protection

扩展关键词：GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION; LAND-USE; ARABLE LAND; AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; CULTIVATED LAND; REGIONAL-SCALE; PATTERNS; URBANIZATION; TRANSFORMATION; PROTECTION

通讯作者地址：Su, Shiliang; Wuhan Univ, Coll Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址：shiliangsu@163.com

地址：

[Su, Shiliang] Wuhan Univ, Coll Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

[Su, Shiliang; Xiao, Rui] Zhejiang Univ, Coll Environm & Resource Sci, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, Peoples R China.

研究方向：Environmental Sciences & Ecology

ISSN：0364-152X