Trans-regional compensation mechanism under imbalanced land development: From the local government economic welfare perspective

Cao, Rui-fen; An-lu, Zhang; Wen, Lanjiao

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2018.04.001

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“…The easy reachability of forest or natural elements in the PRD urban agglomeration has become a reality. A better stage of vegetation restoration could arrive with further economic growth in the PRD due to some environmentally friendly policies, such as transregional compensation for ecological conservation (Cao, Zhang, & Wen, ; Shang, Gong, Wang, & Stewardson, ).…”

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A significant increase in the normalized difference vegetation index during the rapid economic development in the Pearl River Delta of China

Mengmeng

Xia

2018

Land Degrad Dev

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Since 2000, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) has increased by more than eight‐fold. Experiences throughout the world indicate that the impacts of economic development on vegetation are particularly important. This study analyzed the variations in vegetation coverage in the PRD from 2000 to 2016. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data were employed, whereas climate data, GDP, and population were also used as influencing factors. Topographic factors were introduced to explain the spatial vegetation patterns, and the impacts of human activities on vegetation were explored. The results revealed (a) the overall vegetation coverage in the PRD showed an increasing trend, and the overall average NDVI increased by 0.0033/a. (b) The spatial pattern did not change greatly, but the high and low NDVI values moved to low elevations and shallow topographic slopes where human activities were prevalent. This trend resulted in increased NDVI values in 38% of the area of the PRD (p < 0.01). (c) There was a positive correlation between NDVI and economic growth (GDP, population), with correlation coefficients greater than 0.8 (p < 0.01). NDVI is influenced by climate change and human activities (such as afforestation, resident lifestyles, and economic development policies). This study reveals that with good policies, both rapid economic development and vegetation coverage improvements can be simultaneously achieved in a region. The findings of this study are crucial for the sustainable development of the mega‐urban agglomerations of the PRD and Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macau Grand Bay.

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A significant increase in the normalized difference vegetation index during the rapid economic development in the Pearl River Delta of China

Mengmeng

Xia

2018

Land Degrad Dev

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“…In order to match the financial and administrative rights of cultivated land ecological protection and avoid unrealistic ecological compensation standards, some studies have introduced coefficients such as socio-economic development level, comprehensive cultivated land quality level, and government ability to pay to modify cultivated land ecological compensation standards [18,33,39], but they lack theoretical and factual demonstrations. In the balance between cultivated land development and protection, local governments tend to develop cultivated land and increase economic and financial rights.…”

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“…However, it cannot directly reflect the information, such as the surplus and spillover amount of cultivated land protection ecological benefits, and their spatial flow, etc. Depending on the balance between the ecological supply and demand of cultivated land, some documents identify the surplus and overflow of cultivated land ecological benefits, and then calculate the horizontal transfer amount of cultivated land ecological compensation [12,39,40]. These can effectively solve the fuzzy scope of cultivated land compensation on the macro scale.…”

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“…These can effectively solve the fuzzy scope of cultivated land compensation on the macro scale. To reduce deviation between cultivated land compensation standard and actual spillover amount, some scholars use coefficients such as the level of regional social development [18], financial ability [39], and ecological compensation zoning index [40] to modify the ecological compensation standards of cultivated land. However, it is still difficult to identify the altruistic spillover amount of cultivated land protection behavior on a micro scale.…”

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Ecological Benefit Spillover and Ecological Financial Transfer of Cultivated Land Protection in River Basins: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

2020

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The ecological benefit of cultivated land is the non-market value or ecological service value created by cultivated land protection. Based on the trinity concept of comprehensive protection of quantity, quality, and ecology of cultivated land, this study calculates the ecological benefits of cultivated land protection in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Through the theory of ecological supply and demand balance, the study estimated the ecological benefit spillover of cultivated land protection in the basin. The amounts and paths of ecological financial transfers for cultivated land are then examined by balancing the protection responsibilities and financial power of cultivated land. We found that overall the ecological benefits of cultivated land protection in the Yangtze River Economic Belt increased, reaching 773.224 billion RMB in 2017. Therein the upper, middle, and lower reaches compose 20.81%, 53.89%, and 25.30% of the ecological benefits. There are significant differences in the ecological benefits, respectively. There are significant differences in the ecological benefits and their variations of cultivated land within the River Basins. The ecological benefits of cultivated land in the Yangtze River Economic Belt demonstrated spatial spillovers within and between the upper, middle, and lower reaches. The middle reaches of the economic belt are the main ecological surplus areas of cultivated land. The ecological deficit areas of cultivated land are mainly distributed in the lower reaches. The spillover effect of the ecological benefits is evident between provinces. The increase of regional economy and ecological compensation policy for cultivated land can effectively stimulate the ecological benefits whereas the pressure of cultivated land protection and power spillovers are adverse to cultivated land ecological protection. The vertical and horizontal fiscal transfers in 2017 respectively amounted to 230.14 billion RMB and 27.24 billion RMB. Particularly, the upper, middle, and lower reaches received 13.07%, 58.41% and 28.52% of the ecological fiscal transfers, respectively. It is important to strengthen spatial spillovers and improve the horizontal and vertical ecological fiscal transfers for protecting ecology of cultivated land.

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“…The local government is responsible for pollution control and law enforcement [35], while as the highest regulatory authority for air pollution in China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection oversees and manages air pollution control and governance by local governments at all levels and directly accepts air pollution whistleblowing through hotlines, WeChat, and online platforms [36]. According to common practice in academia [37][38][39][40][41], and also because the local governments at all levels in China generally have the same benefits and costs when they are supervised by the central environmental protection department [42][43][44][45][46], this paper has made "the local government" one single player in the three-party evolutionary game model, and does not distinguish local governments by their administrative levels in China (i.e., province-level, city-level, county-level, district-level, etc. ).…”

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Does Whistleblowing Work for Air Pollution Control in China? A Study Based on Three-party Evolutionary Game Model under Incomplete Information

Yang

2019

Sustainability

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During China's air pollution campaign, whistleblowing has become an important way for the central government to discover local environmental issues. The three parties involved in whistleblowing are: the central government environmental protection departments, the local government officials, and the whistleblowers. Based on these players, this paper has constructed an Evolutionary Game Model under incomplete information and introduced the expected return as well as replicator dynamics equations of various game agents based on analysis of the game agents, assumptions, and payoff functions of the model in order to study the strategic dynamic trend and stability of the evolutionary game model. Furthermore, this paper has conducted simulation experiments on the evolution of game agents' behaviors by combining the constraints and replicator dynamics equations. The conclusions are: the central environmental protection departments are able to effectively improve the environmental awareness of local government officials by measures such as strengthening punishment on local governments that do not pay attention to pollution issues and lowering the cost of whistleblowing, thus nurturing a good governance and virtuous circle among the central environmental protection departments, local government officials, and whistleblowers. Based on the study above, this paper has provided policy recommendations in the conclusion.

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Trans-regional compensation mechanism under imbalanced land development: From the local government economic welfare perspective

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

A significant increase in the normalized difference vegetation index during the rapid economic development in the Pearl River Delta of China

A significant increase in the normalized difference vegetation index during the rapid economic development in the Pearl River Delta of China

Ecological Benefit Spillover and Ecological Financial Transfer of Cultivated Land Protection in River Basins: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Does Whistleblowing Work for Air Pollution Control in China? A Study Based on Three-party Evolutionary Game Model under Incomplete Information

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