Abstract China's Loess Plateau (LP) is one of the most typical regions with serious soil
erosion. Its ecological restoration, economic development, and social progress are directly …

The study of land use transition has generally become an important breakthrough point to
deeply understand the human-land interaction and reveal major socio-economic …

The urban-rural transformation from dichotomy to integration is a gradual process. Like rural
areas in many countries, Chinese rural society is experiencing a decline in all spheres due …

Land consolidation has multi-functionality. Most of the existing researches focus on the
supplementary function of cultivated land, but lack of systematic research on its function of …

With the rural revitalization strategy was proposed in 2017, large-scale land consolidation
has been carried out in rural areas of China, which has profoundly impacted rural …

Supply-demand relationships of ecosystem services (ESs) are the core of human-earth
system coupling. This study explored the spatiotemporal characteristic of ESs supply …

Land consolidation (LC), as an effective instrument to relieve rural land issues and promote
rural sustainability, has already attracted the attention of the Chinese government and …

The Henan section of the middle and lower Yellow River (HMLYR) is a crucial economic
zone and ecological barrier in the Central Plains. Rapid urbanization in these areas has …

The accurate analysis of landscape pattern and ecological process characteristics in rapidly
urbanized areas is crucial for formulating policies related to differentiated urban …

Livability, especially the livability of cities, attracts more and more attention in contemporary
China. However, our knowledge towards understanding, evaluating, and improving rural …