Land consolidation: A comparative research between Europe and China

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 academia. Some Chinese scholars have proposed strategies to promote the development of LC by investigating cases in Eur...

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Published in:Land use policy 2022-01, Vol.112, p.105790, Article 105790
Main Authors: Jiang, Yanfeng, Tang, Yu-Ting, Long, Hualou, Deng, Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Citizen participation
Comparative analysis
Consolidation
Consolidation of land holdings
Europe
Inspiration
Land consolidation
Land use
Legislation
Political systems
Public participation
Sustainability
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Summary: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 academia. Some Chinese scholars have proposed strategies to promote the development of LC by investigating cases in European countries and comparing them with that in China. However, the introduction of LC in Europe as a whole and China has not been done systematically from a comparative perspective. This paper aims to offer a broader view of the development of LC in China and Europe and identify points for improvement based on the current Chinese political system and European experience. Given the special sociocultural background of Europe, it has been divided into Central, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe in the comparison and analysis. The comparison of LC, therefore, was conducted from the aspects of historical background, political will, legislation, procedure, and public participation. This is the first attempt to compare LC between Europe as a whole and China in literature. It identifies reasons behind the differences between China and Europe, and considers possible lessons that China might learn from the experience of LC in Europe. Based on these, the paper puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions for the development of LC in China. •The approaches of land consolidation between China and Europe are compared.•The five elements cover politics and technical perspectives are included in the comparison.•The possible lessons to be learned for policy improvement are recommended.
ISSN:0264-8377
1873-5754
DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105790