Industrialization and urbanization have resulted in a series of problems such as an
excessive intensity of land utilization and an unbalanced structure of land use …

Improvements in and the assessment of land use efficiency are crucial pillars for achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study reviews 208 representative papers …

In the current complex and changeable external environment, the sustainable development
of rural areas is the key to global economic and social transformation. Introducing the …

This paper quantifies urban land use eco-efficiency (ULUEE) and explores its improvement
in the context of western China. We propose a hybrid model that includes the Super-slack …

The coupling coordinated development of production-living-ecology (PLE) system is of great
importance to sustainable development. However, the influencing factors for the coupling …

Understanding the interactions among land use functions from an efficiency perspective is
crucial for making options that optimize benefits among multiple, often contradictory land …

With the acceleration of urbanization, the carrying capacity of urban land resources is
increasingly being challenged. Thus, urban land use efficiency (ULUE) has been a crucial …

Conflicts among various spatial planning policies have created a spatial game over land
function and utilization due to the limitation of land resources. We quantitatively assess the …

A detailed exploration of the nexus between land use change (LUC) and ecosystem service
value (ESV) at the urban level is crucial for fostering high-quality urban economic growth …

Analysis of land use sustainability (LUS) coupling socioeconomic and ecological systems
has drawn the interest of researchers and decision-makers concerned with sustainable …