Governing farmland conversion: Comparing China with the Netherlands and Germany |
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Authors: | Rong Tan Volker Beckmann Leo van den Berg Futian Qu |
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Affiliation: | aChina Center for Land Policy Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;bDivision of Resource Economics, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany;cChairgroup of Socio-Spatial Analysis, Landscape Centre, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Farmland conversion has become an increasing concern in China and other parts of the world, including Europe and the USA. Be it for environmental or food security reasons, questions arise concerning how urbanization should be governed, i.e. what rules and regulations could enhance the efficiency and sustainability of land use. Taking a first step toward answering such questions, this paper describes different governance structures for farmland conversion in the Netherlands, Germany, and China. Secondly, it compares five identified differences between these countries in the realms of land property, land use planning, the role of the market, the role of government, and the performance of governance structures. The purpose of this paper is to develop an approach for comparing governance structures for land conversion that: (a) offers some opportunities for exchange of experience between the three countries and (b) provides a framework for further research on governance structures in farmland conversion. |
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Keywords: | Farmland conversion Land development Governance structures The Netherlands Germany China |
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