Cultivated land conversion in China and the potential for food security and sustainability

Cui, Shunji and Kattumuri, Ruth ORCID: 0000-0003-2820-9060 (2010) Cultivated land conversion in China and the potential for food security and sustainability. Working Paper (35). Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

With over a billion people in China, the issue of cultivated land conversion is extremely important both in terms of food security and environmental sustainability. This paper investigates the relationship between cultivated land, environment, and food security in China; and seeks to identity the main challenges facing China in terms of arable land protection. It further discusses the concept and practical implications of land governance in relation to food and environmental security, and suggests that comprehensive, human-centred and sustainable land governance is required to enhance China’s food security and environmental sustainability.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/asiaResearchCentr...
Additional Information:	© 2010 The authors
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute India Observatory Asia Centre
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
JEL classification:	Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2011 09:17
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 19:02
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38363

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