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Agriculture sustainability assessment is conducive to promoting sustainable agriculture construction and sustainable development. Modern agriculture and modern small-peasant production have different requirements for agriculture sustainability. Related studies provided assessment frameworks for many parts of the world. However, existing frameworks have distinct limitations and are not applicable to modern small-peasant economy (MSE) areas, such as China. The purpose of this study is regarding China as an example to construct a healthy farmland system assessment framework (HFSAF), to assess smallholder farmland systems’ sustainability. HFSAF’s theoretical basis, indicator system, data preparation methods, multi-level aggregation rule and results description method are presented in this paper. HFSAF is a multi-level indicator system with adjustable parameters, covering environment, economy and society aspects, including three dimensions, nine visions, 15 themes and 40 basic indicators. Taking Da’an City, Jilin Province, China as the study area to implement HFSAF. The assessment results prove HFSAF can be used to assess agricultural sustainability in MSE areas with limited agro-resource supplies, to assist the sustainable decision-making and regional agriculture remold.
Yahui Lv; Chao Zhang; Jiani Ma; Wenju Yun; Lulu Gao; Pengshan Li. Sustainability Assessment of Smallholder Farmland Systems: Healthy Farmland System Assessment Framework. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4525 .
AMA StyleYahui Lv, Chao Zhang, Jiani Ma, Wenju Yun, Lulu Gao, Pengshan Li. Sustainability Assessment of Smallholder Farmland Systems: Healthy Farmland System Assessment Framework. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4525.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYahui Lv; Chao Zhang; Jiani Ma; Wenju Yun; Lulu Gao; Pengshan Li. 2019. "Sustainability Assessment of Smallholder Farmland Systems: Healthy Farmland System Assessment Framework." Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4525.
With the continued social and economic development of northern China, landscape fragmentation has placed increasing pressure on the ecological system of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region. To maintain the integrity of ecological processes under the influence of human activities, we must maintain effective connections between habitats and limit the impact of ecological isolation. In this paper, landscape elements were identified based on a kernel density estimation, including forests, grasslands, orchards and wetlands. The spatial configuration of ecological networks was analysed by the integrated density index, and a natural breaks classification was performed for the landscape type data and the results of the landscape spatial distribution analysis. The results showed that forest and grassland are the primary constituents of the core areas and act as buffer zones for the region’s ecological network. Rivers, as linear patches, and orchards, as stepping stones, form the main body of the ecological corridors, and isolated elements are distributed mainly in the plain area. Orchards have transition effects. Wetlands act as connections between different landscapes in the region. Based on these results, we make suggestions for the protection and planning of ecological networks. This study can also provide guidance for the coordinated development of the BTH region.
Pengshan Li; Yahui Lv; Chao Zhang; Wenju Yun; Jianyu Yang; Dehai Zhu. Analysis and Planning of Ecological Networks Based on Kernel Density Estimations for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in Northern China. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1094 .
AMA StylePengshan Li, Yahui Lv, Chao Zhang, Wenju Yun, Jianyu Yang, Dehai Zhu. Analysis and Planning of Ecological Networks Based on Kernel Density Estimations for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in Northern China. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (11):1094.
Chicago/Turabian StylePengshan Li; Yahui Lv; Chao Zhang; Wenju Yun; Jianyu Yang; Dehai Zhu. 2016. "Analysis and Planning of Ecological Networks Based on Kernel Density Estimations for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in Northern China." Sustainability 8, no. 11: 1094.