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Explaining Land Use Change in a Guangdong County: The Supply Side of the Story.
- Source :
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China Quarterly . Sep2011, Vol. 207, p626-648. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The conversion of land to non-agricultural use in China has often been attributed to the demand for land arising from urbanization, that is, a growing urban population and the shift from agricultural to industrial activity. With a focus on Sihui εδΌ, a county in Guangdong, this study explains land use conversion from an alternative perspective: by looking at the supply of agricultural land for conversion and what determines this supply. It gives precedence to the role of the central actors in the process β local officials β and suggests that the extent to which agricultural land is converted for non-agricultural purposes is determined by an array of structural and agential factors, including the fiscal and land resources at the disposal of local officials, the incentive structure and macro-processes which influence their decision. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *LAND use
*URBANIZATION
*INDUSTRIALIZATION
*LOCAL government
*CITIES & towns
*GROWTH
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03057410
- Volume :
- 207
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- China Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65931482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741011000683