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	Determinants of cropland abandonment at the parcel, household and village levels in mountain areas of China: A multi-level analysis
	Zhang Y.; Song W.; Zhang Y.
	2014
关键词	Land abandonment Multi-level analysis Labor migration China Mountain areas agricultural land abandonment hierarchical linear-models swiss mountains rural china migration europe policy
英文摘要	Cropland abandonment accompanying economic development has been observed worldwide. China has experienced a large amount of land abandonment in recent years. However, the reasons for it are not entirely clear. Although abandonment decisions are made by individual households, the underlying conditions reflect processes operating at multiple levels. Therefore, we aimed to detect the influences on land abandonment at the parcel, household and village levels. We developed and employed a multi-level statistical model using farm household survey data and geographical maps of Wulong County. Our model revealed that of the variance in occurrence of land parcel abandonment, 7% and 13% can be explained at the household and village levels, respectively, while the remnant 80% can be explained at the land parcel features itself. We found that land abandonment is more prone to occur on parcels that are on steep slopes, have poor quality soil, or are remote from the laborers' residences. Households with less agricultural labor per unit land area showed a high probability of land abandonment. We also found a nonlinear influence of labor age on land abandonment, with households comprising middle-aged laborers having a low land abandonment probability. Parcels in villages with high elevation, far from the county administrative center or with low prevalence of leased land are inclined to abandonment. We also found, surprisingly, that the household proportion of males among its agricultural laborers did not significantly influence the occurrence of land abandonment at the parcel level, probably due to the male agricultural laborers being overwhelmingly old (average age greater than 56 years). To alleviate land abandonment, we suggest improving land tenure and transfer security to ensure stable access to the land rental market, and also improving infrastructure in remote regions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
出处	Land Use Policy
卷	41
页	186-192
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
ISSN号	0264-8377
内容类型	SCI/SSCI论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/29397]
专题	地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang Y.,Song W.,Zhang Y.. Determinants of cropland abandonment at the parcel, household and village levels in mountain areas of China: A multi-level analysis. 2014.

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