Journal
LAND USE POLICY
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104611
Keywords
Transfer of development rights; Land quotas trading; Synthetic control method; Farmland preservation; Urbanization
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71804070, 71673144, 71322301]
- Humanities and Social Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China [17YJC790145]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [KJYQ201401]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [BK20180549]
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The dilemma between preserving farmland and urbanization has attracted many policymakers' attention. One sound solution that has been practiced in several developed countries is the transfer of development rights (TDR). This study examines a specific TDR program in China-the Chongqing Land Quotas Trading program. We use a synthetic control method on the 2001-2014 statistics of 57 prefectures to quantitatively assess the program's effect on farmland preservation and economic growth. A mixed method, including both satellite image analysis and qualitative interviews, was also used to obtain some intuitive evidence to understand the mechanism of this program. We find that the Chongqing TDR program has substantially reduced the loss of farmland and played a significant role in stimulating economic growth. We argue that the use of TDR might effectively address the farmland preservation and urbanization dilemma in China.
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