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Land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) is an important step in urban development. As one of the ‘externalities of development’, LAR conflicts have affected social stability and development in rural areas of China.
In order to protect cultivated land and balance farmers’ needs and shortage of land, the Chinese government introduced policies to rearrange land use in rural areas.
This article examines the role of legal actors in mediating urban land conflicts involving informal settlements and the social and environmental functions of private property.
To achieve sustainable rural development, it is necessary to simultaneously protect ecologically important land and efficiently use existing agricultural land. Land use functions (LUFs) are widely used to assess regional sustainable development.
Cultivated land is an important carrier of grain production, and scientific assessing of cultivated land productivity is of great significance to ensure food security.
Information communication technology (ICT) has changed the traditional agricultural extension service mode worldwide.
Outsourcing, as a productive service, has been widely adopted in industrial production and international trade but less applied in agricultural management.
The lack of land ownership databases in developing countries has influenced inhabitants of these countries to occupy public lands.
Population and land use outmigrations from urban to peripheral areas can result in nonfunctional unmaintained historic structures which deteriorate to the point where removal is cheaper than removal or demolition by neglect The increasing rate of neglected historic structures is a growing concer