Land Banking: A Mechanism for Urban Sustainable Development in China

China's need to formulate a scientic strategy for urban future development that can effectively address the immense growing economy and arable land protection problems there is addressed. The establishment of planning-oriented urban land banking mechanism can not only optimize the internal spat...

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Published in:Ambio 2012-12, Vol.41 (8), p.904-906
Main Authors: Zhang, Qun, Zhang, Wen, Li, Manchun, Huang, Qiuhao, Li, Feixue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Arable land
Atmospheric Sciences
China
Cities
Compensation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Construction
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic growth
Economic reform
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Management
Growth rate
Infrastructure
Land area
Land development
Land economics
Land ownership
Land purchases
Land reform
Land resources
Land use
Landowners
Physical Geography
Public land
Public spaces
Rural areas
Sustainable banking
Sustainable development
SYNOPSIS
Urban areas
Urban development
Urbanization
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Summary:China's need to formulate a scientic strategy for urban future development that can effectively address the immense growing economy and arable land protection problems there is addressed. The establishment of planning-oriented urban land banking mechanism can not only optimize the internal spatial structure of urban built-up areas but also strengthen the protection of the external open space. Therefore, land banking mechanism has proved to be a useful exploration of sustainable urban development.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
DOI:10.1007/s13280-012-0297-y