简介:Theperi-urbanizationareaasakindofrural-urbaninterfaceischangingrapidly,inphysical,economic,andsocialterms.Thelandusepatterninsuchareaisshiftingawayfromtheassumptionsofmainstreamparadigmstonewconceptuallandscapes,whichleadstoaseriesofproblemsoneconomicdevelopmentandsocialstabilization.Therearemanyresearchesonnon-agriculturalland-useinperi-urbanizationarea.Inthispaperbothinternationalanddomesticresearchliteratureisreviewedbydividingsixparts.Thefirstpartintroducestheconceptionofperi-ur-banizationareaanditsdriverfactors.ThenInthesecondandthethirdpart,thepaperexpatiatesontheprogressinthenon-agriculturalland-useinperi-urbanareaonland-usepattern,evolution,characteristics,problems,etc.Theforthpartfocusesonthereasonsthatcausetheland-useproblemsintheresearcharea,whilethefifthpartreviewstheintegratingwaysofnon-agriculturalland-use.Finally,recommendationsforfurtherstudyaredrawwithspecificreferencetothecurrentandfuturepositionofnon-agriculturalland-usestudyinperi-urbanarea.
简介:Chinesesocietyinruralareasistypicallyageographicallyandgeneticallyrelatedsociety.Scatteredfarmerscanbeconnectedtoformsmallgroupsthroughtheirsocialcapital,whichcanaffectfarmers’agriculturalactivitiesintheprocessofcontrollingagriculturalNon-pointSourcepollution.AnorderedLogitmodelcanbebuilttoanalyzetheeffectsofsocialcapitaltofarmers’responsivewillingnesstodifferentmeasurementsofcontrollingagriculturalNPSpollutionbyusingsurveydatainShaanxiProvince.Thispapercharacterizesfarmers’socialcapitalinthreedimensions:socialtrust,socialparticipationandsocialnetwork.Theresultsindicatedthatfarmers’socialcapitalsignificantlyaffectsfarmers’responsetodifferentpolicies.WhengovernmentsconstructandimplementpoliciestocontrolagriculturalNPSpollution,theeffectsofsocialcapitalneedtobeconsideredatsametimewiththeeffectsofgovernmentalsupervision,marketandeducationmeasurements.
简介:Itissignificantforthestudyonthesustainabledevelopmentofregionalagriculturetomonitorandmeasurethetrendofagriculturaldevelopmentwithaneffectivemethod.Thesustainabledevelopmentofregionalagricultureshouldaccordwithregionalpopulation,ruraleconomicdevelopment,socialprogress,resourceandenvironmentalsupport.Thispaperestablishestheevaluatingindicatorssystemofsustainabledevelopmentofregionalagriculture,evaluatestheagriculturalsustainabledevelopmentinShaanxiProvincewithacomprehensivemulti-indicatormethod,analyzesthesupportofresourceandenvironmentforregionalagriculturebytheresource-developmentindexandtheenvironment-developmentindex,andgetstheconclusionthattheindicators,suchaseducationlevel,theincomegapbetweenurbanandruralresidents,thepercapitaareaundercultivationandtheconsumptionofpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersperhectare,arethemainfactorstorestrictagriculturalsustainability,andthatthepressureofthedevelopmentofsubsystemsofpopulation,economyandsocietyonthesubsystemsofresourceandenvironmentturnsouttobestrongerandstronger.Agriculturalenvironmentgetsbetter,butresourcebecomesoneoftheimportantfactorstorestrictthedevelopmentofregionalagriculture.Inaword,thispaperhighlightsthepotentialsandlimitationsofsustainableagricultureofShaanxiandhelpsidentifythedevelopmentdirectioninthefuture.
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简介:Withavastterritory,thespacetimedistributionofwaterresourcesisuneveninChina.Thereisagreatdifferenceinnaturalconditionsandfarmlandmanagementofagriculturalproductionindifferentregions.Thearealdifferentiationofagriculturalproductsvirtualwaterisobvious.Comparisonwiththeagriculturalproductsvirtualwaterfrom1995to2007inChinashowsanincreaseinthefirsttenyearsandalittledecreaseinrecentyears.TherehasbeenatendencyofincreaseallthetimeinNortheastandNorthwest,butadecreaseafteranincreasefirstlyinotherregions.Thevirtualwateroffoodcropsisthemaximumwhichaccountsformorethan70%inChina,andthatofvegetablesisinafastgrowth.Theproportionofagriculturalproductsvirtualwatertothetotalwaterresourcesineachregionhasalargedifference,showingtheimbalanceofagriculturalwaterindifferentregions,whichaccountsfor50%90%inNortheast,and125%185%inNorthChina.Undertheguidanceofvirtualwaterstrategy,basedonthedifferencesofresourceendowment,eachregionshouldadjustagriculturalstructure,decideproductionbywater,andselectwatersuitablecrops.Inwaterrichregion,agriculturalproductsofhighwaterconsumptionshouldbeplantedappropriately,whichwillmakefulluseoftheabundantlocalwaterresources.Inwatershortageregionthecropproductionofhighwaterconsumptionandlowefficiencyshouldbedepressed,andthatoflowwaterconsumptionandhighefficiencyshouldbesupportedandincreased.Itwillachievereasonabledispositionofwaterresources,promoteecologicalrestorationandenvironmentalprotection,aswellasensurefoodsecurity.
简介:Sanitaryandphytosanitary(SPS)measureshavebecomeamajorobstacleforChina’sagriproductsexportsafterChina’saccessiontoWTOin2001.Thispaper’smaincontributionistouseuniquefirm-leveldatabasedonrandomsamplingfromChina’smainexportingareastoexplorethereasonswhyChineseenterprisesarehinderedbySPSmeasuresfromaquantitativeapproach.EmpiricalresultsshowthatthegapofSPSstandardsbetweenChinaandimportingcountriesisakeyelement;thebiggapincreasegreatlythecostofcomplianceofChina’sexportfirmsanddrivesomeofthemoutofimportingmarkets.PoorqualityandsafetyofChina’sagriculturalproductsexplainsomefirms’failureinimportingmarkets,andtoimprovethesafetyandqualitywillpromotethemarketentrance.EarlyinformationandpreparationforforeignSPSmeasuresarealsocrucialdeterminantstoavoidthenegativeinfluenceofSPS.However,firmscaleandmembershipinindustryassociationshavenosignificanteffectsonwhetherthecompaniesareaffectedbyforeignSPSmeasuresornot.
简介:Withthefrequentoccurrenceofagriculturalproductsafetyincidentsinrecentyears,theagriculturalproducts’qualitysafetyhasbecomemoreandmoreconcernedbythepeople.Therelevantsubjectsarethedirectrelationshipwiththequalitysafetyofagriculturalproducts,andplayakeyroleinensuringthequalitysafetyofagriculturalproducts.Thispaperanalyzesthebehaviorperformanceofproductionsubject,circulationsubject,consumptionsubject,supervisionsubjectonagriculturalproducts’qualitysafety,andputsforwardthefollowingcountermeasurestoimprovethequalitysafetyofagriculturalproductsaccordingtotheirbehaviorperformance:toregulatetheproductionofagriculturalproducts,tostrengthenthemanagementandcontrolagriculturalinputs,toimprovethesafetysupervisionsystemofagriculturalproducts,toacceleratethedevelopmentofnewcirculationsubject,toactivelycultivateanddevelopnewtypesagriculturalbusiness,toacceleratetheprocessofagriculturalscalemanagement,toestablishthemultiplesupervisionsubject,andtomakeuptheregulatoryloopholes.
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简介:Agriculturalwastespollutionbecameseriousaftergreatimprovementintechnologyandtheencourage-mentofproductionforthegovernmentsincetheendoftheWorldWarII.Economistsandenvironmentalscholarssuggestedthat'polluterpays'policybeemployedinagriculturalpollutioncontrol.However,itwashardtoimple-ment'polluterpays'policyaloneinagriculturalwastespollution.Inpractice,thereweretwosocialfactorswhichcontributedtotheimprovementofwaterqualityinthesouthwestofUnitedKingdom.Onemethodistocommunicatewithfarmersandthengivefarmerssomeadviceorexhortationonfacilitiesandmanagement.Theothermethodistosetupatelephonehotlineforpublictoreportwaterqualityandprobablepollution.Therefore,theconsiderationandcombinationofsocialfactorsinthecontrolofagriculturalwastespollutionarenecessaryandimportant.Educationofbasicnaturalsciencesrelevanttoagriculturalpollution,systemmanagementofagriculturalpollutantsandlawsrelevanttoagriculturalpollutionissuggestedtobethethirdsocialfactorthatBritishgovernmentcanconsider.
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简介:China'seasternareaisatmiddleandlaterstageofindustrializationduringwhichtherelationbetweenurbanandruralareas,industryandagricultureappearsmaladjusted.Themainproblemsareshrinkageinagriculturalcomparativeearningandlackofdrivingforceofagriculturaldevelopment.BasedoncalculatingagriculturallaborproductivityineastChinafrom1996to2005,thispaperanalyzescontributingdegreeofmotiveforcesofagriculturedevelopintenprovincesandcitiesofeastChinaapplyingGCA(Greycorrelativeanalysis).TheresultsshowthatthereisnoabsolutecorrespondencebetweenthelevelofindustrializationandagriculturallaborproductivityinChina'seasternarea.Thereisnosynchronousdevelopmentbetweenindustryandagriculturallaborproductivityinsomeareas.Fertilizerandagriculturalmachineryinputhadhighcontributingdegreefortenyears;however,contributingdegreeinlandandirrigationworkinputwaslow.Non-materializationinputsbecametheleadingroleinmostprovincesandcities'increaseofagriculturallaborproductivity.Modernagriculturaldevelopmentneednon-materializationinputsasprimarymotiveforce,atthesametime,directmaterialinputandfacilityinputasguaranteedfunction.Forsomereasons,agriculturaldevelopmentischaracterizedby'moredirectmaterialinput,lessfacilityinput'ineastChinanow.OptimaldrivingforcemodeloffutureagriculturaldevelopmentineastChinaisthatnon-materializationinputsaredominant,thatperfectedfacilityinputareguarantee,andthatcertainsubstanceinputsarenecessary.
简介:Thepaperaimstoanalyzetherelationshipbetweeneconomicgrowthandincreasingagriculturalproductivityatmacroeconomiclevel,relationshipthatdeterminesadecreaseofpoverty.Datasetsareanalyzedusingeconometricmethodsinordertotestthecointegrationrelationships.Theresultsofthedatashowthat,inRomania’scase,theaddedvalueofagriculturehasnosignificantimpactontheevolutionofthecountry’sGDP,soalsotheimpactonraisingthestandardoflivingismarginal.Toincreaseproductivityandprofitabilityofagriculturerequiresacomplexapproach:afinancialsystemtosupportdevelopmentofthesectorbyprovidingspecificfinancialproductsandservices,thereorganization/retechnologizationoffarms,encouragingyoungpeopletoinvestinagriculture,ownershipstructureofagriculturalland.