Impact Mechanism of the Three Pilot Reforms of the Rural Land System on Rural Residential Land Use Transition: A Regime Shifts Perspective
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Analysis Framework
2.1. An Overview of LUT from a Regime Shifts Perspective
2.1.1. A Conceptual Model of LUT
2.1.2. Characteristics of LUT
2.2. Rural Residential Land Use Transition Pathways
3. Case Study of Wujin District
3.1. Overview of the TRRLS in Wujin District
3.2. Rural Residential Land Use Morphological Characteristics before and after Reforms
3.2.1. Rural Residential Land Use Morphology before the TRRLS
3.2.2. Rural Residential Land Use Morphology after the TRRLS
3.3. Impact Mechanism of the TTRLS on RRLUT in Wujin District
4. Discussion
4.1. The Reason for Expanding LUT Theory from a Regime Shifts Perspective
4.2. Impact Mechanism of TRRLS Measures on Rural Residential Land Use Morphology
4.3. Limitation and Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shu, B.; Qu, Y. Impact Mechanism of the Three Pilot Reforms of the Rural Land System on Rural Residential Land Use Transition: A Regime Shifts Perspective. Land 2022, 11, 2215. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122215
Shu B, Qu Y. Impact Mechanism of the Three Pilot Reforms of the Rural Land System on Rural Residential Land Use Transition: A Regime Shifts Perspective. Land. 2022; 11(12):2215. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122215
Chicago/Turabian StyleShu, Bangrong, and Yi Qu. 2022. "Impact Mechanism of the Three Pilot Reforms of the Rural Land System on Rural Residential Land Use Transition: A Regime Shifts Perspective" Land 11, no. 12: 2215. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122215