Abstract
The leisure service function is an important component of the derivative function and non-market function of cultivated land. Therefore, exploring the strength of the cultivated land leisure service function with the help of spatial information technology is significant in guiding the proper utilization and protection of cultivated land resources. This paper constructed an evaluation system based on the three dimensions of ecological landscape, social activities, and economic performance, explored the spatial difference of the cultivated land leisure service function in Yuanyang County, the major grain-producing area along the Yellow River through spatial weighted overlay, classified the hot spots of leisure services and presented suggestions for improvement. Results show the following: (1) the landscape resources in the northern part are relatively monotonous, while those in the southern part are rich and evenly distributed. Spatial accessibility presents a distribution of “one core with multiple subcores”. The distribution of leisure service supply capacity is characterized by “multiple cores and multiple circles.” (2) The hot spots of the cultivated land leisure service function are the Urban Agricultural Central Area and the Ecological Agriculture Core Area in the middle of the county, and the Suburban Agritourism Development Area, the Yellow River Agritourism Transitional Area, and the Leisure Agriculture Connection Area on the periphery of the county. (3) The agricultural landscape should be fully protected and utilized in the Urban Agricultural Central Area. The spatial accessibility and regional reputation of the Ecological Agriculture Core Area need to be improved. The landscape diversity and landscape quality should be improved in the Suburban Agritourism Development Area. The Yellow River Agritourism Transitional Area needs to overcome the loss of tourists. The Leisure Agriculture Connection Area should increase the number of leisure and tourism facilities.
Highlights
As one of the most flexible land use types, cultivated land is an agricultural resource that guarantees human survival [1]
This study evaluates the cultivated land leisure service function from the three dimensions of ecological landscape, social activities, and economic performance in an objective and comprehensive manner
Shannon’s diversity index (SHDI) represents the richness of landscape, while Shannon’s evenness index (SHEI) represents the balance of landscape; overall, their spatial distribution in Yuanyang County is similar with a few differences (Figure 2)
Summary
As one of the most flexible land use types, cultivated land is an agricultural resource that guarantees human survival [1]. It constitutes an essential part of the rural landscape and is a primary carrier of agriculture civilization. The multifunctionality of cultivated land is a single type of research under the framework of land multifunctional analysis, while land multifunctionality is theoretically based on ecosystem services and has evolved from research on agricultural multifunctionality and landscape multifunctionality [5,6,7]. As a semi-natural system, cultivated land is an ecosystem that relies on human alteration, and, similar to the farmland subsystem in the ecosystem, its multifunctionality stems from ecosystem service theory. Considering the above research theories, the multifunctionality of cultivated land has been widely recognized and is of concern [2,8]
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