Evolution of cultivated land fragmentation and its driving mechanism in rural development: A case study of Jiangsu Province

J Liu, X Jin, W Xu, Y Zhou - Journal of rural studies, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Does land tenure fragmentation aggravate farmland abandonment? Evidence from big survey data in rural China

J Wang, CAO Yu, X Fang, G Li, Y Cao - Journal of Rural Studies, 2022 - Elsevier
Farmland fragmentation is an important factor of farmland abandonment in China, including
landscape fragmentation in biophysical conditions and tenure fragmentation in property …

A comprehensive approach for agroecosystem services and disservices valuation

JA Zabala, JM Martínez-Paz, F Alcon - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of the ecosystem services approach for ecosystem management, including the
valuation of ecosystem services, has grown in recent decades. Although a common …

Evaluating the impact of land fragmentation on the cost of agricultural operation in the southwest mountainous areas of China

Y Wang, X Li, D Lu, J Yan - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Given the background of the increasing opportunity cost of farming and the popularization of
labour-saving technology, increased fragmentation has gradually become a key factor in the …

The impacts of land fragmentation on irrigation collective action: Empirical test of the social-ecological system framework in China

Y Wang, L Zang, E Araral - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Land fragmentation is an interesting physical character in some developing countries,
especially China. This study aims to discover the direct and mediated effects of land …

The state of agricultural landscapes in the Mediterranean: Smallholder agriculture and land abandonment in terraced landscapes of the Ricote Valley, southeast …

K Heider, JM Rodriguez Lopez, AL Balbo… - Regional Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The fast and broad adoption of mechanization and chemical inputs in Mediterranean
terraced agriculture, combined with warming climate trends, has led to the progressive …

Forty years later: Assessment of the long-lasting effectiveness of land consolidation projects

J Janus, I Markuszewska - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The high cost of implementing land consolidation projects (LCPs) justifies investigation of
the question about the duration of economic effects of farmland merging. The assessment of …

Enhancing agricultural land valuation in land consolidation projects through cooperative game theory and genetic algorithm optimization

V Hashemi, M Taleai, S Abolhasani - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of land valuation in land consolidation projects is to determine the relative
value between lands of different quality, location and etc. This principle is crucial for …

[HTML][HTML] The social wellbeing of irrigation water. A demand-side integrated valuation in a Mediterranean agroecosystem

F Alcon, JA Zabala, V Martínez-García… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Irrigation water is a vital input for agricultural production. The supply of irrigation water to
crops enhances land productivity and affects the agroecosystem functioning …

Differences in the effectiveness of land consolidation projects in various countries and their causes: Examples of Poland and Turkey

J Janus, E Ertunç - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Land fragmentation is a primary cause of low agricultural profitability in many regions of the
world. Adverse fragmentation parameters can be improved with land consolidation projects …