Comprehensive Land Consolidation as a Tool to Promote Rural Restructuring in China: Theoretical Framework and Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. A Theoretical Framework of Rural Restructuring Driven by CLC
2.1. Literature Review: The Connotation of Rural Restructuring
2.2. The Theoretical Framework of Rural Restructuring Driven by CLC
2.2.1. Space Restructuring: Improving Spatial Patterns and Functions
2.2.2. Economic Restructuring: Vitalizing the Collective Economy
2.2.3. Social Restructuring: Reshaping the Social Community
3. Typical Case Study: Gaozuo Town
3.1. Study Area and Data Collection
3.1.1. Study Area
3.1.2. Data Collection
3.2. Processes of Rural Restructuring Driven by CLC
3.2.1. Spatial Restructuring
3.2.2. Economic Restructuring
3.2.3. Social Restructuring
“The greening and housing in the community have been significantly improved compared with the original ones. Now the living conditions are the same as those in the city. There are places for shopping, entertainment and business.”
“I now get nearly 2000 yuan of pension every year. If I get sick, the village will send 500 yuan of consolation money. There is also a cooperative medical security.”
“Our 0.53 ha land is transferred to the collective at the price of 12,750 yuan per ha. I usually look after my grandchildren at home and work in the zone in my spare time. Compared with the grain planting, I can earn 25,000 yuan more every year.” “In the past, the income from grain planting was low and the labor intensity was high. Now the zone uses mechanized farming uniformly, which is easier than before.”
“My wife and I have been working in a factory near the village. We could rely on our own land to grow grain and vegetables and raise some fowls to achieve self-sufficiency. After relocation, we have to buy all from the market, and our daily consumption also increases. The demolition compensation could only solve the problem in the short term. In the long run, our livelihood is even more difficult.”
“I often practice dancing with the sisters of the art team and get to make more friends. When I first came here, I was not used to living in the community. Now I really regard this place as my home.”
“We have been living here for a long time. Now we are more than 60 years old and do not want to live away from home. We are not used to living the houses in the community.”
“The old trees and ancient wells in the village were the source of happiness in my childhood. Now there is no such scene in the new community. We suggest that some special buildings be properly preserved when the old village is demolished, so that we can have a place to remember our hometown.”
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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After Consolidation | ||||||||
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Before Consolidation | Farmland | Facility Agricultural Land | Non-Agricultural Industrial Land | Traffic Land | Residential Land | Forest and Grass Land | Water Area | Sum |
Production space | ||||||||
Farmland | 4083.8 | 4083.8 | ||||||
Facility agricultural land | 115.2 | 188.7 | 303.9 | |||||
Non-agricultural Industrial land | 74.8 | 74.8 | ||||||
Traffic land | 50.3 | 123.7 | 174.0 | |||||
Living space | ||||||||
Residential land | 215.9 | 96.3 | 312.1 | |||||
Ecological space | ||||||||
Forest and grass land | 0.7 | 532.8 | 533.5 | |||||
Water area | 125.1 | 866.5 | 991.6 | |||||
Sum | 4590.9 | 188.7 | 74.8 | 123.7 | 96.3 | 532.8 | 866.5 | 6473.7 |
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Yin Q, Zhou S, Lv C, Zhang Y, Sui X, Wang X. Comprehensive Land Consolidation as a Tool to Promote Rural Restructuring in China: Theoretical Framework and Case Study. Land. 2022; 11(11):1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11111932
Chicago/Turabian StyleYin, Qiqi, Shenglu Zhou, Chengxiang Lv, Yang Zhang, Xueyan Sui, and Xiaorui Wang. 2022. "Comprehensive Land Consolidation as a Tool to Promote Rural Restructuring in China: Theoretical Framework and Case Study" Land 11, no. 11: 1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11111932