What Ecosystem Services Flowing from Linpan System—A Cultural Landscape in Chengdu Plain, Southwest China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Survey Methods
2.3. Linpan’s Definition
2.4. Geographical Pattern of Linpan
3. Results
3.1. Provisioning Services
3.2. Regulating Services
3.3. Cultural Services
3.4. Supporting Services
4. Discussion
4.1. Considering Dynamics of Services Delivery in Cultural Landscape Management
4.2. Linking Material and Non-Material Values in Agricultural Heritage Preservation
4.3. Integrating Linpan’s Services for Holistic and Inclusive Development
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Metrics | Paotong Village | Dantu Village |
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Land area (km2) | 1.87 | 6.45 |
Population density (person/km2) | 1224.60 | 497.98 |
Mean area of linpan unit (m2) | 8342 | 3000 |
Average interval distance (m) | 273.98 | 395.50 |
Linpan density (unit/km2) | 17.9 | 26 |
Carrying capacity of linpan unit (person/unit) | 68.41 | 19.15 |
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Wu S, Wu N, Zhong B. What Ecosystem Services Flowing from Linpan System—A Cultural Landscape in Chengdu Plain, Southwest China. Sustainability. 2020; 12(10):4122. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104122
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Shuang, Ning Wu, and Bo Zhong. 2020. "What Ecosystem Services Flowing from Linpan System—A Cultural Landscape in Chengdu Plain, Southwest China" Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4122. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104122