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{"title":"Towards sustainable land management: A regional perspective for a comprehensive Land Degradation Assessment","authors":"Aarabhi Nambiar ,&nbsp;Mohammed Firoz C ,&nbsp;Sruthi Krishnan V","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107696","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107696","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable land management (SLM) is crucial for mitigating land degradation (LD), restoring degraded areas, and ensuring the optimal use of land resources for the benefit of both present and future generations. LD adversely affects agriculture, water resources, and vegetation, thus compromising regional sustainability. Despite the availability of several planning tools, there is a lack of an integrated, multi-level assessment that incorporates both top-down and bottom-up approaches with inclusive, data-driven decision-making. Moreover, the potential of geospatial databases at the community level remains largely unexplored. This study proposes a methodological framework for evaluating LD, identifying areas most susceptible, and supporting evidence-based land use planning. A three-tier assessment at the macro, meso, and micro levels is introduced, and the macro-level assessment is attempted in the district of Kasaragod, Kerala, India. The comprehensive degradation assessment adopted a weighted overlay technique based on principal component analysis (PCA) applied to the 26 critical variables identified through a systematic literature review. Cluster and hotspot analyses were performed to determine the drivers of degradation and areas requiring immediate intervention. Findings reveal that approximately 65 % of the total area falls within the ‘Medium to Very High degradation’ category when classified by varying intensity, ranging from ‘Very low’ to ‘Very high’. Moreover, 36.3 % of the degraded land is identified as hotspots, many of which intersect with environmentally sensitive zones. Cluster analysis divided the region into five distinct zones, which showed the spatial variation in drivers of degradation, highlighting the need for further study to develop context-specific strategies for SLM. The proposed methodological framework can be adapted to similar contexts, and the generated baseline data can be used for future development plans, considering the socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The research provides a foundation for future LD assessments in various contexts to develop targeted land management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107696"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unpacking China's land use and trade-driven land transfers through telecoupling","authors":"Yaya Song ,&nbsp;Xianjin Huang ,&nbsp;Qianjing Li ,&nbsp;Xinxian Qi ,&nbsp;Rui Sun ,&nbsp;Mingshu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107709","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107709","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding land use dynamics through the lens of interregional interactions is critical to achieving sustainable territorial development in an increasingly interconnected world. However, most existing studies remain confined to administrative units, failing to systematically account for the spatial decoupling between land consumption and production. This study integrates a multi-regional input-output (MRIO) model with structural decomposition analysis (SDA) to investigate the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving forces of land use in China from 2002 to 2017. By constructing a detailed mapping between economic sectors and land use categories, we trace the intensity, direction, and scale of land flows embedded in domestic trade. The share of interregional land transfers rose markedly from 22.3 % in 2002 to 57.4 % in 2017, revealing a growing reliance on extra-local land resources. The results demonstrate that while China's total land footprint expanded substantially, disparities in land use efficiency and regional dependency have intensified. Coastal provinces increasingly depend on external land through consumption-driven demand, while inland regions serve as net land exporters via resource- and land-intensive production. Technological improvements on the supply side significantly reduced land-use intensity; however, they were outweighed by the expansionary effects of economic growth and structural shifts in final demand. This study contributes methodologically by enhancing the telecoupling framework to incorporate virtual land flows within domestic trade, thereby providing a more nuanced understanding of land use dynamics that extend beyond administrative boundaries. The findings offer policy insights into optimizing the spatial allocation of land resources and guiding differentiated land governance in China and other rapidly urbanizing economies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107709"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How to protect productive lands to ensure food security: The case of Northern Iran","authors":"Zahra Akbari ,&nbsp;Bahram Imani ,&nbsp;Eisa Pourramzan ,&nbsp;Shahla Choobchian ,&nbsp;Narges Siamian ,&nbsp;Petr Sklenička ,&nbsp;Kristina Janečková ,&nbsp;Frank Witlox ,&nbsp;Hossein Azadi","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107685","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107685","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Agriculture has always been a valuable activity and is accepted by human societies to achieve food security. Achieving this goal requires production on land that must be properly sustained. Accordingly, the main aim of this study is to investigate the sustainability strategies and optimal use of agricultural land in Guilan province using a food security approach. The research is descriptive-analytical in terms of applied purpose and the basis of its method. The SWOT analytical model has been used to provide appropriate solutions by examining effective internal and external points. Agricultural lands, forests, and rangelands were surveyed and presented in 1994 and 2016. The statistical population of the research includes university professors, senior experts of Agricultural Lands Administration, farmers and local managers. The findings revealed that strengths (4.8), weaknesses (4.3), and threats (4.5), outranked opportunities. Accordingly, the overall solution is to reduce weaknesses in order to prevent the threats ahead and to use the existing strengths to achieve the expected opportunities. Finally, by using practical strategies and new paradigms, while providing economic support to the agricultural sector, the ground for the sustainability of Guilan lands will be provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107685"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Place characteristics that determine citizens’ nature experiences in urban open spaces","authors":"Sari Suomalainen ,&nbsp;Anne Pässilä ,&nbsp;Allan Owens ,&nbsp;Helena Kahiluoto","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107647","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107647","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban open spaces (UOS) as everyday accessible environments are important for citizens’ nature experiences. Rich perceptions of nature reflected in emotions may facilitate a positive human–nature interaction. However, current survey methods do not capture citizens’ emotional nature perceptions. Humans’ emotional perceptions can be captured through arts-based methods such as storytelling but that has not been empirically tested in UOS. In addition, the characteristics of UOS that contribute to such perceptions are unknown. The aim was to explore citizens’ place-inspired perceptions to identify the characteristics that build positive experiences of urban nature. Therefore, UOS characteristics contributing to nature experiences were identified through citizens’ place-inspired stories. We applied digitally enabled spontaneous self-articulated <em>in situ</em> storytelling (DESIS storytelling) at 100 benches located in places with diverse characteristics in Espoo city in the capital region of Finland. We sampled all the 2368 digital clips of stories reflecting perceptions of the100 places. We also performed field observations about the characteristics of 22 places representative of the physical diversity and half of the clips of stories to examine the extent to which citizens’ perceptions of the places depended on the physical characteristics. The results indicated that the arts-based method of DESIS storytelling enables the capture of emotional nature experiences that acknowledge place-based characteristics, contributing to a stronger human–nature connection. Physical characteristics such as scenic views and sheltered environments tended to enrich nature experiences. Mysterious nature elements, in particular, facilitated emotional and embodied perceptions, which playing activities tended to decrease. The findings help to successfully design and manage places that enhance citizens’ connection to nature and encourage a more sustainable urban future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107647"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling policy gaps to better address the causes and drivers of tropical deforestation: A case study from the Colombian Amazon","authors":"Diego Valbuena ,&nbsp;Jairo Santander ,&nbsp;Javier García-Estévez ,&nbsp;Nathalia Franco","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107697","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107697","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite a clear understanding of the factors driving deforestation and the acknowledged need to control it, tropical deforestation remains a significant social and environmental challenge. Public policy can play a crucial role in combating tropical deforestation, yet gaps in policy formulation, operationalisation, and implementation can hinder its effectiveness. There is currently a lack of detailed analysis on policy gaps, especially concerning tropical deforestation. Our study analysed the policy gaps in a deforestation frontier in the Colombian Amazon during the post-conflict period to enhance our understanding of why public policies might be inadequate in curbing deforestation. This analysis involved identifying potential gaps in the formulation, operationalisation, and implementation of a major national policy framework aimed at controlling deforestation in Colombia. To identify and delineate these policy gaps, we combined secondary literature on deforestation drivers, existing databases, institutional capacity analyses, and national statistics. Our findings indicate that land speculation, a power vacuum, the expansion of pastures, cattle ranching, and infrastructure development are driving tropical deforestation in the study area. Additionally, this process of deforestation is linked to systemic and structural challenges in institutional capacity, broadening policy gaps, such as the exclusion of the main drivers in policy formulation, a lack of local capacity and resources for policy implementation, diverging visions and preferences for regional development, centralisation, and policy obsolescence, which affect both policy operationalisation and implementation. Based on these identified gaps, we discuss potential policy interventions to address them in the study area and other tropical regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107697"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of increasing tenure security on women’s empowerment and food security: Evidence from Ecuador","authors":"Maja Schling ,&nbsp;Nicolás Pazos ,&nbsp;Leonardo Corral ,&nbsp;Marisol Inurritegui","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107695","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107695","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines how a rural land administration program in Ecuador affected women’s empowerment and household food security. Although the program did not grant formal land titles, it provided parcel owners with individualized, georeferenced cadastral maps in the public setting of community meetings. In cases where parcel holders were in common-law unions, cadastral documents identified both partners jointly as landowners. Using a doubly robust estimation method that combines a difference-in-differences approach with inverse probability weighting, we find that the program had no significant effect on aggregate levels of empowerment. However, the results indicate that female beneficiaries gained improved access to credit, spent more time on nonagricultural activities, and generated more off-farm income. Beneficiary households also increased their food security and shifted their production portfolios toward crops and livestock with higher market value. These results suggest that increasing informal tenure security can enhance women’s participation in productive and consumption-related decision-making, thereby improving both their own and their family’s overall welfare.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107695"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solar Power or Forests? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Forest Land Conversion in the Northeastern United States","authors":"Christine L. Crago ,&nbsp;Maryam Feyzollahi ,&nbsp;Richard W. Harper","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107679","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107679","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study conducts a cost–benefit analysis of replacing forest land with a large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic (PV) facility, using data from a proposed 9.35 <span><math><msub><mrow><mtext>MW</mtext></mrow><mrow><mtext>DC</mtext></mrow></msub></math></span> project in the Northeastern United States. The analysis quantifies and monetizes key impacts over a 20-year timeframe, including reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from solar electricity generation, lost carbon storage and sequestration from deforestation, lost ecosystem services, and potential reductions in nearby property values. The results under various scenarios show positive net present values ranging from 2.7 to 12.7 million US dollars at 3% discount rate, indicating that the benefits of the solar PV project outweigh the costs of forest land conversion. Results also show that benefits and costs are distributed disproportionately with costs being borne primarily by those living in proximity to the LSS facility. This research contributes to ongoing debates about land use trade-offs in renewable energy expansion and provides a systematic framework for evaluating the economic efficiency of LSS projects that replace forests. The findings may guide policymakers and communities in assessing the overall desirability of hosting such developments, especially in areas with significant forest cover.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107679"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144656524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deforestation in conflict-affected areas: A quantitative approach for integrating local perspectives during peacebuilding","authors":"Diana María Gutiérrez-Zapata ,&nbsp;Mario Fernando Cerón-Muñoz ,&nbsp;Rolando Barahona Rosales ,&nbsp;Brian Barrett ,&nbsp;Augusto Castro-Nunez","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107689","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107689","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines deforestation-related factors in Colombia’s peacebuilding context. The study aims to understand local land use change by incorporating human perceptions as proxies for factors associated with underlying socioeconomic drivers of deforestation in post-conflict priority areas. Community perceptions of socioeconomic dimensions such as education, health, infrastructure, and peacebuilding, among others, were gathered from 98 groups of villages in the Antioquia region of Colombia. This information was categorized and weighted to create three perception-based outlooks: Optimistic (primarily marked by opportunities); Pessimistic (primarily marked by problems); and Neutral. Annual deforestation rate (ADR) data was generated from Landsat imagery, while biophysical and accessibility data came from official sources. Generalized additive models were used to assess the relationship between deforestation and biophysical and socioeconomic factors. The findings indicate that Optimistic outlooks on infrastructure and land adaptation were associated with a 22.59 % lower ADR compared to Neutral ones. Conversely, Optimistic outlooks of housing and sanitation topics were associated to a 19.65 % higher ADR compared to Pessimistic outlooks. Meanwhile, Pessimistic outlooks on reconciliation and peacebuilding topics were associated with a 22.09 % lower ADR than the Neutral. For biophysical factors, temperature differences above 1.4 °C and precipitation differences between 60 and 100 mm were associated with ADR of 1.8 % or higher. Regarding accessibility, the greater the distance to tertiary roads, the lower the ADR, which was below 0.6 % from 5 km onwards. Our approach of combining perceptions with biophysical data provides new insights into the factors associated with the underlying drivers of deforestation at a local level. This provides guidance on which to base land-use policies to protect the region's forests, such raising awareness of the value of forests and fostering community links with them. This approach can be adapted to similar contexts to provide new insights on how human perceptions of socioeconomic dimensions relate to deforestation at scales where data is not yet available.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107689"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial rationalization of location value and use conversion cost in multiobjective land use optimization: Coupling hedonics pricing model and genetic algorithm","authors":"Ashenafi Mehari ,&nbsp;Paolo Vincenzo Genovese","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107694","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107694","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study critiques global-based land use optimization methods and introduces a spatially rationalized framework to address their limitations. Global optimization often oversimplifies land value changes and use conversion costs by relying on averaged data, leading to unrealistic projections and inefficiencies. By contrast, the proposed spatial rationalization optimization framework integrates NSGA-II with a Ricardian-hedonic valuation model, providing a more accurate representation of local dynamics. Results of a case study, Mek’ele City in Ethiopia, illustrates that the global optimization outputs false signals on location value and use conversion cost whose policy implications are serious. The global optimization version false signals the land use conversion cost is 390.9 per square meter while the spatial rationalization version indicates the net change is a gain of 11.8. The spatial rationalization also maintains more areas with their original use indicating lower fiscal effect of implementing the optimal plan. The spatial allocation of uses aligns more closely with real-world conditions and enhances the effectiveness of land valuation strategies, such as land value capture. The findings highlight the need for spatially informed optimization in land use planning, advocating for policies that reflect true value changes and improve implementation accuracy. The study’s insights emphasize the importance of moving beyond global optimization frameworks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107694"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144611629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing natural habitats conservation success on private lands by understanding and addressing deficiencies in social capital","authors":"Louis Tanguay ,&nbsp;Jean-François Bissonnette ,&nbsp;Sophie Calmé ,&nbsp;Konstantia Koutouki ,&nbsp;Katrine Turgeon","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107687","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107687","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the last decades, biodiversity conservation in Quebec province, Canada, has evolved from an ecology-centered discipline, mostly focused on ecosystem protection on public lands (e.g., protected areas and reserves), to an interdisciplinary field with increasing participatory efforts deployed to preserve private lands' habitats. Yet, conservation on private lands has experienced mixed results, notably because of limits regarding the creation of positive relationships to support community capacity to conserve through landowner engagement. It has proven difficult to integrate social knowledge and realities in the governance of conservation and to act on social-ecological issues to reach conservation objectives. In this paper, we study how social relationships shape conservation governance, and we illustrate the opportunities that these relationships offer and the limits that they impose. To do so, we explore social representations of social issues in conservation as perceived by actors and expressed during three participative workshops, carried out with a diverse array of actors in 2019 and 2020. We analyze our data through the concept of social capital to depict relationships through four dimensions (structural, functional, relational, cognitive). We find that social capital that supports landowner engagement and community capacity to conserve suffers from four forms of deficiencies. These are negative social capital, diverging social representations, dissociated social capital dimensions and sub-optimized social capital. These deficiencies are most prominent in relationships that link local actors to the provincial government, followed by relationships between municipal actors and other regional actors. We argue that bracing social capital through efforts that tackle all four dimensions at once might be the key to enhancing social connectivity in conservation governance. We conclude by identifying three broad needs for bracing social capital to improve conservation governance on private lands. These are 1) growing a shared understanding of conservation challenges through improved communication venues, 2) establishing feedback systems between local actors and decision-makers to encourage reciprocity in relationships, and 3) developing systemic knowledge to better inform conservation actions and avoid false solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107687"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144605497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}