According to an analysis of sampled data from the National Bureau of Statistics for 70,000 peasant households, agricultural labor productivity has been increasing at a faster rate than land productivity since 2003. La...According to an analysis of sampled data from the National Bureau of Statistics for 70,000 peasant households, agricultural labor productivity has been increasing at a faster rate than land productivity since 2003. Labor productivity has, in fact, experienced long-term stagnation, The data also reveals the heterogenization of small farmers, farm machinery replacing manual labor as an agricultural input, the expansion of the scale of land management, the development of the rural land leasing market and the diversification of the agricultural management entities. Review of the historical transformation of agriculture helps to recognize the declining importance of agricultural land, the direction of agricultural technological changes, the path and the disposition of the changes to the agricultural system, and the adjustment of China＇s rural policies.展开更多
We initially estimated the cropland area at county level using local historical documents for the Songnen Plain （SNP） in the 1910s and 1930s. We then allocated this cropland area to grid cells with a size of 1 km &#...We initially estimated the cropland area at county level using local historical documents for the Songnen Plain （SNP） in the 1910s and 1930s. We then allocated this cropland area to grid cells with a size of 1 km ×1 km, using a range of cultivation possibilities from high to low; this was based on topography and minimum distances to rivers, settlements, and traffic lines. Cropland areas for the 1950s were obtained from the Land Use Map of Northeast China, and map vectorization was performed with ArcGIS technology. Cropland areas for the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s were retrieved from Landsat images. We found that the cropland areas were 4.92 ×10^4 km^2 and 7.60 ×10^4 km^2, accounting for 22.8% and 35.2% of the total area of the SNP in the 1910s and 1930s, respectively, which increased to 13.14 × 10^4 km^2, accounting for 60.9% in the 2010s. The cropland increased at a rate of 1.18 ×10^4 km^2 per decade from the 1910s to 1970s while it was merely 0.285 ×10^4 km^2 per decade from the 1970s to 2010s. From the 1910s to 1930s, new cultivation mainly occurred in the central SNP while, from the 1930s to 1970s, it was mainly over the western and northern parts. This spatially explicit reconstruction could be offered as primary data for studying the effects of changes in human-induced land cover based on climate change over the last century.展开更多
In the process of implementing the River Leader System,some problems have emerged regarding its progress and effects.From the perspective of historical institutionalism,the historical change process of the River Leade...In the process of implementing the River Leader System,some problems have emerged regarding its progress and effects.From the perspective of historical institutionalism,the historical change process of the River Leader System was revealed in this paper.There were two key nodes in the historical change progress of the River Leader System.In 2014,the river leader system promotion was transferred from the local government to the Ministry of Water Resources.In 2016,the River Leader System was recognized by the central government and implemented nationwide.The historical change process of the River Leader System can be divided into three periods:the creation and formation period,the pilot and diffusion period,and the promotion and strengthening period.The change in the river and lake problems was an important driving force for the historical change of the River Leader System.A path dependent phenomenon was mainly reflected in the policy diffusion scope,problem orientation,main tasks and management methods.At present,there are some shortcomings in the River Leader System,such as a lack of inter-provincial coordination,imperfect evaluation mechanism,poorly coordinated management tasks,and insufficient public participation.To solve these problems,some policy recommendations are put forward.In the short term,the River Leader System will be continuously improved and strengthened.In the long term,it will be transformed into the integrated watershed management system.展开更多
文摘According to an analysis of sampled data from the National Bureau of Statistics for 70,000 peasant households, agricultural labor productivity has been increasing at a faster rate than land productivity since 2003. Labor productivity has, in fact, experienced long-term stagnation, The data also reveals the heterogenization of small farmers, farm machinery replacing manual labor as an agricultural input, the expansion of the scale of land management, the development of the rural land leasing market and the diversification of the agricultural management entities. Review of the historical transformation of agriculture helps to recognize the declining importance of agricultural land, the direction of agricultural technological changes, the path and the disposition of the changes to the agricultural system, and the adjustment of China＇s rural policies.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.42171217, No.41471171 Doctorial Innovation Fund, No.HSDBSCX 2015-12
文摘We initially estimated the cropland area at county level using local historical documents for the Songnen Plain （SNP） in the 1910s and 1930s. We then allocated this cropland area to grid cells with a size of 1 km ×1 km, using a range of cultivation possibilities from high to low; this was based on topography and minimum distances to rivers, settlements, and traffic lines. Cropland areas for the 1950s were obtained from the Land Use Map of Northeast China, and map vectorization was performed with ArcGIS technology. Cropland areas for the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s were retrieved from Landsat images. We found that the cropland areas were 4.92 ×10^4 km^2 and 7.60 ×10^4 km^2, accounting for 22.8% and 35.2% of the total area of the SNP in the 1910s and 1930s, respectively, which increased to 13.14 × 10^4 km^2, accounting for 60.9% in the 2010s. The cropland increased at a rate of 1.18 ×10^4 km^2 per decade from the 1910s to 1970s while it was merely 0.285 ×10^4 km^2 per decade from the 1970s to 2010s. From the 1910s to 1930s, new cultivation mainly occurred in the central SNP while, from the 1930s to 1970s, it was mainly over the western and northern parts. This spatially explicit reconstruction could be offered as primary data for studying the effects of changes in human-induced land cover based on climate change over the last century.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(71503245)The Youth Fund Project of Dean of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology Strategic Consulting Institute(Y7X1101Q01)。
文摘In the process of implementing the River Leader System,some problems have emerged regarding its progress and effects.From the perspective of historical institutionalism,the historical change process of the River Leader System was revealed in this paper.There were two key nodes in the historical change progress of the River Leader System.In 2014,the river leader system promotion was transferred from the local government to the Ministry of Water Resources.In 2016,the River Leader System was recognized by the central government and implemented nationwide.The historical change process of the River Leader System can be divided into three periods:the creation and formation period,the pilot and diffusion period,and the promotion and strengthening period.The change in the river and lake problems was an important driving force for the historical change of the River Leader System.A path dependent phenomenon was mainly reflected in the policy diffusion scope,problem orientation,main tasks and management methods.At present,there are some shortcomings in the River Leader System,such as a lack of inter-provincial coordination,imperfect evaluation mechanism,poorly coordinated management tasks,and insufficient public participation.To solve these problems,some policy recommendations are put forward.In the short term,the River Leader System will be continuously improved and strengthened.In the long term,it will be transformed into the integrated watershed management system.
