Abstract Knowledge of cultivated land conservation and construction land expansion in
China and its provincial scale is still insufficient due to the lack of accurate and reliable data …

Grasping cropland abandonment patterns in China can help protect croplands, thereby
ensuring the perpetuation of nationwide food security. However, the pattern of long-term …

Accounting for the ecosystem service values (ESVs) and discussing the relationship
between the ESVs and economic development can help achieve sustainable ecological …

Land use contradictions and conflicts between arable and construction land areas have long
been major topics in the field of land use research. However, few studies have explored the …

The article presents a synthetic analysis of the most pressing challenges associated with
food security in the context of changes induced by global development and the generated …

With rapid urbanization and population increase, cropland has received considerable
attention worldwide as a key factor for global food security. To a certain extent, cropland …

Effective governance of factors that contribute to urban CO 2 emissions is critical for
decarbonizing our increasingly urbanized Earth. Existing studies have provided insightful …

Faced with substantial environmental, societal, and economic challenges, the matters of
rural sustainability and land use have emerged as pivotal global concerns. Amidst the rapid …

Abstract Recent Five-Year Plans and No. 1 Central Documents have emphasised the need
for Chinese agriculture to play multiple functions to enhance rural development, alleviate …

As an artificial and natural coupling system, cultivated land effectively link the socio-
ecosystem by appearing the mixed outcomes from human's interactions with nature …