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Transforming Agriculture, Farmland Use and the Environment in China
By (author) Zhang Yingnan, By (author) Long Hualou
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This multidisciplinary book examines the interactions between agriculture, farmland use and the environment in the farming regions of China through the frame of “theoretical explanations-spatial pattern and process analysis-mechanism analysis-simulation of future trajectories-policy recommendationsâ€. Developing a general framework building on complex adaptive system theory, it provides the means to understand the changing agricultural practices and farmland use, and its environmental responses. Then, it explores the process of agricultural transformation in China via the lens of rural population, farmland use, and agriculture-related industry, as well as investigates the dynamics and performances of multifunctional agriculture. Taking a system perspective, this book, then, presents a rich blend of national and regional scale statistical analysis on the nexus between agriculture, farmland use and environment, combining quantitative and qualitative data and adding sophisticated critical and theoretically-informed analysis. It also interrogates the what contributes to the environmental consequences and the ways in which those effects manifest. In order to predict the future trajectory of the evolution of their interactions, a system dynamics approach was employed to describe relationships among variables in complex agricultural system. Finally, this book formulates a range of sustainable agricultural policy recommendations. Together these elements make for an authoritative and important volume, which will foster a broader understanding of the subject matter of sustainable agriculture and farmland use, and how they are related to the environment. Â
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Publisher | Springer Verlag, Singapore
Published date | 10 Apr 2026
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 406
Dimensions | 254 x 178 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-9-8195-4351-9
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BISAC | science / environmental science
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