Land consolidation (LC) is a widespread form of rural planning and is often presented as an
important tool for mitigating land degradation. We therefore decided to make a systematic …

Theoretically, both land fragmentation and consolidation (defragmentation) approaches are
considered as tools of land management. However, although a large literature about the …

Land system reform (LSR) helps to protect farmers' rights and interests and national food
security. China is a country dominated by agriculture but insufficient arable land resources …

Land consolidation has multi-functionality. Most of the existing researches focus on the
supplementary function of cultivated land, but lack of systematic research on its function of …

Cultivated land fragmentation (CLF) is a complex result of the interaction between resource
endowments and human activities in rural areas. Scientifically revealing the evolution of CLF …

Farmland fragmentation can be influenced by factors that operate at different scales. It is not
only a spatial boundary pattern of farmland use and management rights shaped by macro …

Land consolidation (LC), as an effective instrument to relieve rural land issues and promote
rural sustainability, has already attracted the attention of the Chinese government and …

The consolidation and reuse of idle rural residential land (IRRL) is a key component when
studying rural sustainable land use. Scientifically understanding the relationship between …

The spatial transformation of cultivated land is an important element in the study of land use
transformation. Analyzing the characteristics and direction of the global spatial …

Cultivated land fragmentation (CLF) is one of the main obstacles hindering the development
of agricultural modernization and mechanization. Systematically exploring the general …