Regional Differences in Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land Protection: An Analysis of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Abstract

Exploring the elements that affect farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land is the key to improving the ecological compensation mechanism for cultivated land protection. The purpose of this study was to analyze regional differences in ecological compensation for cultivated land protection, and to explore the influence of different external environments on farmers’ willingness to engage in cultivated land protection. Based on the Profitable Spatial Boundary Analysis theory (PSBA), GIS spatial analysis technology was used to analyze regional space differences and assess ecological compensation for urban and rural cultivated land protection at the micro scale. The results show that the willingness of farmers to participate in cultivated land protection is affected by the external environment and the ecological compensation offered. The trend of the comprehensive benefit of cultivated land protection ecological compensation (B) is “Λ” from the first layer to the third layer. The B value of the urban–rural junction area is the highest value. This shows that the external environment is favorable for ecological compensation in this area, which has a positive effect on farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land. B < 0 in the first and third layer, which has a depressant effect on farmers’ willingness to protect cultivated land. The study results contribute to the understanding of the impact of regional differences in the external environmental on ecological compensation and farmers’ willingness to engage in cultivated land protection.

Study on Land Consolidation Zoning in Hubei Province Based on the Coupling of Neural Network and Cluster Analysis

“…The merger process is repeated until the required number of categories is obtained or the distance criterion can no longer be satisfied. Hierarchical clustering is widely used in land use and zoning [41][42][43][44][45], ecological functional zoning [46], and cultivated land protection and compensation [47].…”

Dynamic Evolution and Spatial Convergence of the Virtual Cultivated Land Flow Intensity in China

“…In this study, from the perspective of virtual cultivated land, the surplus and deficit of virtual cultivated land in the national and provincial level was analyzed. In the process of implementing the policy of cultivated land ecological compensation in China, through the surplus and deficit of virtual cultivated land in space, we can identify the payer area and payee area of cultivated land ecological compensation [ 14 ], and then determine the compensation subject of cultivated land ecological compensation [ 34 ]. This study, which is based on the perspective of virtual cultivated land enriches the research perspective of ecological compensation of cultivated land, and is a better method to realize the internalization of externality of cultivated land ecological compensation value.…”

“…Most of the studies on virtual cultivated land mainly focus on the impact of virtual cultivated land on the import and export trade of agricultural products [ 30 , 31 ], and quantitative measurement of virtual cultivated land [ 32 ], even the impact on the economy [ 33 ]. Virtual cultivated land strategy breaks through the space limitation of cultivated land resource flow and promotes the rational allocation of cultivated land resources in the country or region [ 34 ]. These studies have contributed significantly to assess the cultivated land ecological value.…”

Quantitatively Determining the Priorities of Regional Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land in Different Main Functional Areas: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China

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“…The essence of compensation is a process of the internalisation of externalities. The value and significance of cultivated land's ecological compensation has also become a research hotspot [17]. Academic research on the economic compensation mechanism of cultivated land protection mainly focuses on the theoretical basis of the compensation mechanism [42], the division of compensation areas [39], the calculation of compensation standards [38] and the analysis of compensation's effects [15].…”