Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin

In the rice–rapeseed rotation system, straw incorporation plays an important role in achieving the rational utilization of resources and maintaining crop production. However, in the study of rice–rapeseed rotation, there was no study on the effect of straw and nitrogen (N) fertilizer in the rice season on the dry matter accumulation (DMA) and nutrient accumulation of subsequent rapeseed. So, this study relied on the localization experiment of rice–rapeseed rotation and annual straw incorporation (full straw returning to the field, SR; the control is full straw removal from

High-standard farmland construction is an important initiative in China that promotes sustainable agricultural development and ensures food security through land consolidation. This study measures the growth of agricultural total factor productivity (ATFP) in China, which is used to characterize the sustainable development of agriculture. Using provincial panel data from China and a continuous difference-in-difference (DID) model, the study examines the impact of high-standard farmland construction policy on ATFP growth. Results show that ATFP in China has an increasing trend with an averag

Coordinating the interrelationships among economic growth, land resource utilization, and carbon emissions is critical for promoting high-quality economic growth and achieving sustainable urban progress. According to the gravity model and the Tapio decoupling model, this study examined the decoupling relationships of economic growth with land expansion and carbon emissions in Zhejiang Province during the period of 2002–2017. We found that (1) The economic gravity center and the built-up area gravity center generally shifted towards the northwest; however, the carbon emission gravity c