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Is Land Expropriation to Keep Agricultural Use an Effective Strategy for the Conservation of an Urban Agricultural Heritage System? Evidence from China

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  • Fei Zhao

    (Research Base of Guangzhou Agricultural Heritage Systems, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Key Laboratory of the Lingnan Agricultural Civilization of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Changqiao Zhu

    (Research Base of Guangzhou Agricultural Heritage Systems, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Key Laboratory of the Lingnan Agricultural Civilization of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Jia’en Zhang

    (College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Shiming Luo

    (College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Yueyi Feng

    (College of Economics and Trade, Guangdong Polytechnic of Industry and Commerce, Guangzhou 510510, China)

  • Huimin Xiang

    (College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Yichen Jiang

    (School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Xiali Lu

    (Research Base of Guangzhou Agricultural Heritage Systems, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Key Laboratory of the Lingnan Agricultural Civilization of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

  • Yi Tian

    (Research Base of Guangzhou Agricultural Heritage Systems, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Key Laboratory of the Lingnan Agricultural Civilization of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)

Abstract

Urbanization is one of the major threats to the dynamic inheritance of the agricultural heritage system (AHS). The ability to achieve sustainable development in intra-urban areas is an essential proposition related to the innovation of AHS conservation principles. The Haizhu high bed-low ditch agroecosystem (HHBLDA), a China-Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage System site located at the center of Guangzhou City, is taken as an example in this study. The effect of implementing the Land Acquisition to Keep Agricultural Use (LAKAU) on intra-urban AHS conservation is assessed through literature collection and review, field survey, and in-depth interviews. The results show that the LAKAU was implemented because of a three-decades-long struggle between ecological conservation and urban sprawl. Because of the important functions of ecosystem services, the AHS can coexist with urban land use in the course of rapid urbanization. The LAKAU mode can ensure that the nature of farmland remains unchanged, which is an effective strategy for the conservation of an urban AHS. The resulting problems, such as high operating costs, insufficient agricultural outputs, and insufficient local farmers in the AHS site because of off-farm opportunities, should be addressed by establishing an effective self-sustaining mechanism. Realizing the compatibility of management concepts between the AHS and nature reserves, adapting to the changing role of farmers, and strengthening the acceptance of the AHS by urban managers should attract the attention of decision-makers.

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  • Fei Zhao & Changqiao Zhu & Jia’en Zhang & Shiming Luo & Yueyi Feng & Huimin Xiang & Yichen Jiang & Xiali Lu & Yi Tian, 2023. "Is Land Expropriation to Keep Agricultural Use an Effective Strategy for the Conservation of an Urban Agricultural Heritage System? Evidence from China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:363-:d:1050068
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    1. Raphael Ocelli Pinheiro & Luiza F. A. de Paula & Marco Giardino, 2022. "Agricultural Heritage: Contrasting National and International Programs in Brazil and Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-24, May.
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    1. Ran Zhou & Lu Huang & Ke Wang & Wenhao Hu, 2023. "From Productive Landscape to Agritouristic Landscape? The Evidence of an Agricultural Heritage System—Zhejiang Huzhou Mulberry-Dyke and Fish-Pond System," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, May.
    2. Yichen Jiang & Fang He & Shihui Li & Hang Lu & Rouran Zhang, 2024. "Contemporary Urban Agriculture in European and Chinese Regions: A Social-Cultural Perspective," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-25, January.

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