Inefficient Land Use Research Articles

Exploring land system reform for demographic transition in rural China

Rural population in China has undergone dramatic changes driven by large-scale industrialization and urbanization. However, under the current land system, it is difficult to adjust rural land resource allocation according to population changes, resulting in an imbalance in the human-land relationship of rural China and restricting the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas. Therefore, there is an urgent need to further promote land system reform to cope with rural demographic transition and the challenges it brings to rural human-land relationship and provide institutional support for rural revitalization in the new era. The results show that population contraction, population aging, and below-replacement fertility are the main features of China's rural population transition in 1990–2020, which brings about problems such as the aging and weaking of social actors and non-grain farming. Meanwhile, the disconnect between land-use transition and demographic transition determines that inefficient land use, mainly characterized by cropland abandonment and homestead idle, is prevalent in rural China. Focusing on the trend of demographic transition in rural China, deepening the reform of contracted land, steadily advancing the reform of homesteads, and strengthening the provision of supporting policies are needed. These measures aim to promote the capitalization and assetization of land resources through the introduction of market mechanisms and empowerment, thus enhancing land resource allocation efficiency and optimizing rural human-land relationship.

Redevelopment of Underutilized Land in Cities Based on the Perspective of Relevant Stakeholders

As urbanization continues to advance, the issue of redevelopment of low utility land in cities has gradually become the focus of widespread attention. The existence of low utility land leads to irrational allocation of urban resources, low land utilization efficiency, and brings challenges to sustainable urban development. This paper comprehensively analyzes the main causes of low utility land in cities and analyzes them from the perspectives of stakeholders at different levels, and at the same time, it proposes a series of solutions tailored to the local conditions by comparing the problems in urban redevelopment in Guangzhou and London, because different cities have different policies, laws or development pattern which may infect the management of low utility land differently. Meanwhile, this paper also explores the solution to the problem of inefficient land use through effective urban planning, policy adjustment and cooperation among stakeholders to promote sustainable urban development. Finally, this paper gives some problems and challenges that need further attention in the future.

Evaluating the Spatial Heterogeneity and Driving Factors of Sustainable Development Level in Chengdu with Point of Interest Data and Geographic Detector Model

Over the past few decades, China has undergone the largest and fastest urbanization process in world history. By 2023, Chengdu’s urbanization rate had reached 80.5%, significantly higher than the national average of 66.16%. Studying the urbanization experience of Chengdu is of great significance for optimizing urban planning policies in Chengdu and other cities in China. Although much literature has explored the urbanization process from macro and micro perspectives, studies using a top-down approach to examine urban fringe expansion are relatively scarce. This study first applies the entropy weight method to analyze the spatial-temporal evolution trends of urban development, identifying areas of imbalanced development and prominent issues. Secondly, the K-means machine learning algorithm and nightlight data are used to reconstruct and classify urban regions, and a comparative analysis is conducted with administrative divisions to further identify unreasonable areas in urban spatial distribution and structure. Finally, POI data and the geographical detector method are used to analyze the micro-driving forces in areas of imbalanced development, identifying major limiting factors and solutions. The study found that the gap between urban and rural development in Chengdu is narrowing during the urbanization process, but there is severe differentiation in the second circle of Chengdu, where economic development is accelerating but residents’ happiness is declining. Moreover, analysis based on urban nightlight data and land-use data reveals that the expansion areas on the urban-rural fringe are mainly concentrated in the second circle of Chengdu. Micro-level driving factor analysis found that the western region of the second circle has many but small urban settlements, with a dense road network but scattered functional areas. The eastern region has inefficient and extensive use of construction land. Additionally, the mismatch between student status and household registration has resulted in relatively lagging educational resource development, and high entry barriers have hindered the progress of urbanization, leading to low per capita welfare expenditure. These reasons are the main factors causing the decline in residents’ happiness, and this impact shows significant differences at different temporal and spatial scales. Encouraging innovation in research and development or education can serve as a long-term and effective driving force for promoting sustainable urbanization. This study provides valuable insights for scientifically planning sustainable urban development and promoting the urbanization process.

Domestic and International Site Remediation Progress

The regulation of urban construction land can effectively solve the problems of inefficient use of urban land, idle land, urban stock land. This paper systematically combs the practice and experience of construction land regulation in several countries at home and abroad, which provides reference for the development of construction land regulation projects in China. Under the new situation, we should adapt to the current situation that the objects, objectives and models of land reclamation are more diversified, implement the strategy of land connotation excavation and reclamation and redevelopment. The urban and rural land use structure and industrial layout must be further optimized to promote the economic and intensive use of land, and promote urban renewal and industrial transformation and upgrading.

Effects of Climatic Variations and Changing Land Use/Land Cover on Flooding in Southern Nigeria

The prevalence of flooding in Nigeria in the past few years (with its devastating consequences) has become a source of concern for policymakers and researchers alike. Scholars have attributed the high frequency of flooding, particularly in the southern region of Nigeria, to several factors; climatic variation and land use/land cover changes are themes that fall under the domain of natural and anthropogenic causes of flooding, respectively. This study examined climatic variations and changing land use/land cover in southern Nigeria with the view of determining their synergistic effects on flooding. We adopted a mixed approach for data collection with the use of Geographic Information System (GIS), retrieval of primary data from meteorological stations in the region, and field surveys. Findings show a significant decrease in rural land uses like arable lands, wetlands, and undisturbed forests; while there was a corresponding increase in urban/peri-urban land uses like settlements and tree-crop plantations over the period from 1999 to 2019. The land use/land cover changes have manifested in the destabilization of the microclimate, distortion of the carbon circle, loss of biodiversity, reduction of ecosystem services of the natural areas, and flooding. The decadal rainfall trends over the past three decades show consistent extremities with mean rainfall duration decreasing while the mean intensity increases; aggravating soil erosion, urban runoff challenges, and flooding. Climatic variations (mainly extreme rainfall patterns) synergize with inefficient land use management to exacerbate flooding in southern Nigeria. While policymakers in this region may not have the standalone capacity to significantly control climate change and the consequential variations in the local microclimate, they can re engineer land use policies to eliminate or substantially degrade anthropogenic factors that exacerbate flooding.

Review on Multilayer Farming: A Way Towards Farmer Prosperity

Multilayer farming is an innovative agricultural strategy that redefines traditional farming practices by harnessing vertical space to cultivate multiple layers of crops within a single agricultural system. This approach is designed to overcome challenges associated with land scarcity and inefficient land use. The concept involves arranging different crops in layers, utilizing the vertical dimension to its fullest extent. The layers can include ground-level crops, vines climbing on trellises, and even trees or shrubs, creating a multi-tiered ecosystem. This arrangement optimizes sunlight exposure, nutrient distribution, and water usage, resulting in enhanced productivity. One of the key advantages of multilayer farming is its potential to significantly increase overall yield per unit of land. By strategically combining plants that complement each other in terms of growth patterns, resource requirements, and ecological interactions, farmers can create a symbiotic environment that maximizes the use of available resources. Resource efficiency is a focal point in multilayer farming. The intercropping of different plant species helps in nutrient cycling, reducing the need for external inputs. Furthermore, the diverse plant composition can deter pests and diseases, reducing the reliance on chemical interventions. The vertical stacking of crops also allows for efficient water usage through integrated irrigation systems. Beyond its practical benefits, multilayer farming contributes to biodiversity preservation. The coexistence of various plant species fosters a more resilient and ecologically diverse agricultural landscape. This can have positive effects on soil health, pollination, and overall ecosystem stability.

Critical Evaluation: An Assessment Tool for Fostering a Creative Environment at Kyrenia Waterfront

A vital goal of this article is to examine waterfront development and creative class roles. It also discusses the importance of critical evaluation for sustaining social inclusion on urban waterfronts. Testing took place on the Kyrenia waterfront upgrade for creative classes and other people to determine waterfronts’ physical, functional, social, and cultural suitability. To determine the preferences, needs, and satisfaction levels of urban waterfront users, a survey, along with structured observations, was conducted: cultural and creative places and activities, appropriate rules and regulations, motivated entrepreneurs, continuous fund opportunities, preserving the historical context, cultural heritage, and unique values, physical and functional sufficiency, social well-being, and adequate accessibility, as well as tolerance and open-mindedness. A survey was conducted (sample size = 250), and subsequent systematic observations were conducted to obtain the data. As the survey findings indicate, the Kyrenia Waterfront has physical, functional, cultural, and social barriers that challenge both creatives and prospective creatives, including students and employers. Physically, inadequate infrastructure and accessibility challenges were reported. Functionally, limited amenities and inefficient land use were identified. Culturally, a lack of preservation of historical elements was evident. Socially, a sense of exclusion and inadequate community spaces were noted. These obstacles result in reduced attractiveness, limited community engagement, and hindered economic potential for the Kyrenia Waterfront. While the severity may vary, similar issues likely extend across the city, suggesting a broader urban challenge rather than a unique problem specific to the Kyrenia Waterfront alone. Critical evaluation is an essential component of the design process. Critical evaluation should involve collaboration among design professionals, clients, users, communities, public officials, and relevant experts to ensure a holistic and practical design outcome. Comprehensive policies should address the results of such an evaluation. Hence, it should be considered when determining what is required to create a community inclusive of all creative class segments.

Research on village classification and development based on particle swarm optimization model: Xiecun Township, Yuanping City, in Shanxi Province, China

China’s village development confronts substantial challenges, inefficient land use due to the scattered village layout, sluggish development of village industries, and lack of proper planning for village development and construction, etc. Scientific classification of villages and village-based policy is the key to address these challenges. This study employs cell phone signaling big data to construct a population flow model based on particle swarm optimization algorithm This model takes into account spatial driving force and social connection strength as dual conditions. Also, it analyzes the settlement redistribution optimization scheme under the model through empirical research on Xiecun Township of Yuanping City, Shanxi Province, in order to classify villages scientifically and apply different strategies to village development according to the classification results. The findings of the study indicate that the area characterized by the densest distribution of optimized particle clusters, with good land conditions and high economic income, are classified as “cluster-enhanced villages”. Regions with the densest distribution of the initial particle distance factor and the densest distribution of optimized particle clusters are closer to the urban centers, which are better positioned to take advantage of the city’s financial and technological resources and continuously improve the added value of agricultural products, so they are classified as “peri-urban integrated villages”. Areas characterized by sparse distribution of optimized particle clusters need to actively cultivate the advantageous and characteristic industries in the countryside, and bolster transportation conditions and the protection of local culture, so as to realize the green development of urban and rural regional economy. Such areas are classified as “characteristic conservation villages”. In areas without optimized particle cluster distribution or areas with extremely sparse distribution of optimized particle clusters, the rational layout of urban and rural settlement spatial organization should be vigorously promoted, with emphasis on the enhancement of ecological environment, and they are classified as “relocated and annexed villages”. According to the results of village classification, corresponding strategies to promote the development of different types of villages are proposed in terms of spatial optimization, industrial upgrading and planning.

Multicriteria Methodology for the Efficient Programming of Agricultural Cultivation Activities in a Colombian Region

The potato is one of the main agricultural products in Colombia and is the second most important crop in the country. The production of this tuber represents 3.3% of the country’s agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). More than 100,000 producer families subsist on cultivation at the national level, the vast majority of which are smallholdings. However, smallholders are not able to exploit the full potential of this activity, and one of the main factors that does not allow for improving productivity is the inefficient use of land in agricultural activities. This leads to issues such as erosion, overexploitation of soil resources, reduced productivity, and, depending on the time of year, even an excess of potato supply. Therefore, a multicriteria methodology is proposed based on the key elements of the potato crop production cycle and its environment, made up of farmers from the municipality of Ventaquemada, located in Boyacá, where potato cultivation is a traditional practice. This department is the second-largest potato-producing department in the country. A review of the literature was carried out to determine and characterise the area of the selected department, and based on the above, the relevant criteria were defined and the alternatives to be evaluated were identified. Second, the proposed model is evaluated with its respective prioritisation process of both the criteria and the alternatives according to the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology. Finally, the results of the model are presented, prioritizing the type of tillage, irrigation method, seed type, and its disinfection process for potato cultivation. This takes into account topographic and climatic conditions, the ecosystem, soil type, implementation costs, among other factors specific to the case study.

Land Bank Sebagai Solusi Inovatif Pembangunan Keberlanjutan: Mengatasi Perubahan Penggunaan Tanah di Kabupaten Sidoarjo

The rate of increase in population in Sidoarjo Regency continues to increase, and Sidoarjo Regency has medium and large industrial areas spread across 18 sub-districts. Of course, this will impact changes in land use in Sidoarjo Regency. In this way, the increasing demand for land in Sidoarjo Regency is not only for meeting residential needs but also for development in the industrial sector. The increase in demand for land will result in the availability of land becoming scarce, land market prices becoming unstable, and various problems arising. Seeing these problems, research was used to review whether the Land Bank concept could be a solution. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The presence of the Land Bank is considered a way to make land management more productive. The study regarding Banklank in Sidoarjo Regency needs to be reviewed again by the local government so that land availability is balanced for the community. By implementing the Land Bank concept in Sidoarjo Regency, inefficient land use can be minimized, and the amount of land for the future can be maintained.

Application of smart indoor hydroponic technology to support food security

Fish provides sufficient animal protein in the island region, particularly Nongsa in Batam City. However, the demand for minerals and vitamins from vegetables is not adequately met. The inefficient use of agricultural land is a major factor in the high vegetable prices in Batam City, reducing community interest in vegetable consumption. The activity aims to address this by introducing a smart indoor hydroponic system to meet vegetable needs. Targeting economically unproductive households, especially in Dasawisma Groups, the activity involves preparation, execution with socialization on the importance of consuming green vegetables and hydroponic tool training, and an evaluation of achievements. The applied technology is smart indoor hydroponic using the Internet of Things (IoT) for nutrient control. All stages of the activity have been successful, improving the group's understanding of green vegetables. Participants can independently operate the hydroponic tool with an automatic nutrient control system and cultivate various vegetables like water spinach and bok choy.

Mechanisms of Forestry Carbon Sink Policies on Land Use Efficiency: A Perspective from the Drivers of Policy Implementation

Rapid urbanization has brought economic dividends to China, but it has been accompanied by inefficient land use. Meanwhile, the mechanism of forestry carbon sinks (FCSs) on land use efficiency (LUE) has not been sufficiently discussed in the context of the pursuit of “carbon neutrality” around the world. Based on the idea of the benefit–cost theory, this study investigated the impact of FCSs on LUE in 30 provincial-level regions (2006–2019) in China using the difference-in-difference model. The results showed that, first, via the mechanisms of public opinion (PO) and rewards and penalties (RP), FCSs could significantly improve the LUE in the regions, and that the former had a greater effect than the latter; second, the tests of the assumption of parallel trends showed that FCSs had a slower effect on the LUE under the PO mechanism than under the RP mechanism; third, the analysis of the LUE showed that the improvement in LUE mainly occurred in the eastern, central, and southwestern regions of China. The conclusions were as follows: (1) FCS is able to promote LUE via both the PO and RP mechanisms; (2) there is a lag in the promotion of LUE by FCS, and the lag is larger with the PO mechanism; and (3) there is spatial clustering in the promotion of LUE by FCS. In line with these conclusions, we propose policy recommendations to better exploit the policy effects of FCSs in three aspects, namely promoting the development of forestry carbon sink projects, improving the relevant mechanisms of FCSs, and improving the mechanisms of PO and RP.

Exploring the temporal and spatial effects of city size on regional economic integration: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

The continuous expansion of cities has led to prominent threats of urban housing shortage, inefficient land use, and environmental degradation. Determining an appropriate city size to promote REI is a fundamental problem in China’s new-type urbanization period. This study investigated the impact of city size on REI from the spatio-temporal perspective, and performed an empirical investigation of such effects through spatial models, using panel data for 2004–2019 for 108 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB). The results demonstrate that city size has an inverted U-shaped effect on REI, and the effects vary across urban agglomerations in the YREB. Moreover, we calculated their growth potential from the REI perspective based on 2019 data. This study examined 108 cities and found that 30 of them had exceeded their optimal size for efficiency during the REI process, highlighting the need for spatial territorial governance, management, and planning. Of the remaining cities, 68 were near their REI efficiency-maximizing size, with no more than 20% growth potential. Only 6 cities had the potential to expand between 20% and 50%, while 4 cities had the capacity to grow by more than 50%. Therefore, governments must develop tailored land use and urban management policies for each city to enhance their REI.

Mediating Effect and Suppressing Effect: Intermediate Mechanism of Urban Land Use Efficiency and Economic Development

The limited nature of land supply determines that improving land use efficiency is an inherent requirement for economic development. The aim of this study was to quantitatively examine its impact. Most current studies have explored the quantitative relationship between urban land use efficiency (ULUE) and economic development, but less attention has been given to the mechanism of action of both. In this study, we construct an analysis framework for the mechanism of ULUE in promoting economic development from three aspects: economic scale, economic structure, and economic quality, and we quantitatively investigate its impact on economic development and intermediate action mechanism through a mediating effect model on the basis of measuring ULUE by using a super-efficiency SBM-undesirable model. Based on the analysis of the panel data of 56 cities in the Yellow River Basin (YRB), the results show that, first, ULUE has formed an ideal positive driving effect on economic development, and its influence mechanism has obvious heterogeneity in cities with different geographical locations and resource endowments. Second, ULUE affects economic development through three channels: economic scale-up effect, economic structure optimization effect, and economic quality enhancement effect, and there are two different mechanisms of mediating effect and suppressing effect. Finally, variables such as investment intensity of urban construction land and social benefit act as suppressing effects, while variables such as economic output density of urban land, industrial structure, employment structure, economic benefit, and environmental benefit play partial mediating effects. These evidence-based findings can provide practical guidance for solving the dilemma of a lack of economic development momentum and inefficient land use in a country or region.

Green spaces in housing development – buyers’ preferences

Globally, extreme weather events are occurring more often, with increased intensity due to anthropogenic climate change. For example, in July 2022, monthly average temperature in Spain was 2.7 C above average, and UK has recorded temperatures above 40 degrees for the first time. It has been proven that implementation of green spaces in cities helps to address environmental, social, and even economic problems by providing ecological services, reducing temperature, and attenuating the heat island effect, providing aesthetic enjoyment, recreational opportunities and decreased stress levels. However, green infrastructure is rarely prioritised by developers. It has been argued that, due to space constraints, green infrastructures are an inefficient land use, costly to maintain, and that there is uncertainty if green infrastructures are valued by the market. This paper reports on results from a study examining the attractiveness and the effect of green spaces on housing market customer’ perceptions. To analyse the impact of green spaces, we worked with landscape architects and residential housing developers designing a multi apartment building with a courtyard. The courtyard area was designed accordance to The Green Area Factor resulting in five courtyard designs, each with a different level of greenery. All five designs were presented in dynamic virtual views and embedded in a survey questionnaire. Maintenance costs of all five green spaces were calculated. The findings shows that greenery does effect the perceived attractiveness of residential development. Maintenance costs for the courtyards, with lowest and highest level of greenery, differ by approximately 10 percent of the total maintenance costs. These findings are applicable in the context of new housing construction and renovation projects.

PREREQUISITES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LANDS OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

Within the framework of the article, the main direction of research is aimed at increasing the efficiency of land use. Based on the analysis of the ratio of functional and target purpose, it can be concluded that increasing the efficiency of the use of industrial lands, first of all, depends on the solution of the following issues:
 - target designation of land parcels occupied by industrial facilities; - actual use of land parcels for the specified purpose;- legal status of objects located on industrial lands.
 Based on the above-mentioned components of effective use of territories, were systematized three most common cases. The first case is the best from the point of view of the further use of the land of the territorial community, because for the existing land parcel the category of industrial land, the type of functional purpose corresponds to the production zone. Such a case is ideal, it rarely occurs in practice, but it contains a few positive aspects in terms of ensuring the capabilities of territorial communities. Along with the land issue, the issue of filling the budget of the territorial community through land tax and personal income tax could be resolved, and the employment situation of residents could be improved.
 The second case is the most common in practice. Several different options are possible: the actual use does not correspond to the functional and/or intended purpose and/or is not used at all, but the land parcel, real estate and land use subject have all legal identifiers. Territorial communities may not receive income due to incorrect calculation of payment amounts for land. Incorrect consideration and use of the zones of restrictions around regime-forming objects can negatively affect the owners and users of adjacent land parcels, or unreasonably limit the possible types of effective use of territories. If the land parcel and the object of immovable property are generally not in economic circulation, then in this case there are also certain risks for the community, similar to those mentioned above: lack of income, lack of opportunities for effective disposal of land, and inconsistency of the areas of effect of restrictions around regime-forming objects the actual situation.
 The third case is not so common in practice, but it also occurs. The situation looks like this: the industrial object is used within the category, the intended purpose, considering the functional purpose of the corresponding territory, but due to various reasons, which may be of a historical nature, there are no legal documents for the land parcel and/or real estate and /or title-establishing documents of a legal entity. All this leads to inefficient use of land and lack of revenue to the budgets of territorial communities.

A Study of the Application Sustainable Architecture at Horas Siantar Market Buildings

Pasar Horas is a traditional market with the most extensive building as a traditional market in Pematang Siantar. Pasar Horas provides all the needs of tools and household materials to meet the community's needs, which makes Pasar Horas an essential role in meeting the community's needs. The impact given by the Pasar Horas building must be considered both on the environment and its users. Pasar Horas itself has fairly bad implications when viewed from the aspect of Sustainable Architecture, such as the wrong direction of building orientation, not eco-friendly materials, inefficient land use, and waste management due to market activities, where Sustainable Architecture itself calls for the negative impact of the establishment of the building is not too big. Therefore, the application of Sustainable Architecture in Pasar Horas buildings is needed so that the negative impact caused by the market on the environment and its users can be minimized, which will later be able to adapt Pasar Horas to the new era and become a traditional market that can compete with modern markets to meet household needs of the Pematang Siantar community.

Bioremediation of Aquatic Environments Contaminated with Heavy Metals: A Review of Mechanisms, Solutions and Perspectives

The degradation of water resources is related to anthropic actions such as rapid urbanization and industrial and agricultural activities with inefficient land use and occupation management. Water pollution caused by organic and inorganic contaminants represents a current challenge for researchers and humanity. One of the techniques used to remove pollutants from aquatic environments is bioremediation, through the metabolism of living organisms, and especially phytoremediation, with plants as a decontamination agent. Aiming to demonstrate the current mechanisms, solutions, and perspectives regarding bioremediation, and especially phytoremediation in aquatic environments, a literature review was conducted, highlighting the following subjects: heavy metals as contaminants, phytoremediation, evaluation of resistance mechanisms, removal of heavy metals by microorganisms and biofilters of the artificial floating islands type. From the literature research carried out, it can be concluded that alternatives such as macrophyte plants have proved to be an effective and efficient alternative with a high potential for removal of contaminants in aquatic environments, including concomitantly with microorganisms. There was no mechanism well-defined for specific absorption of heavy metals by plants; however, some results can indicate that if there was sporadic contamination with some contaminants, the plants can be indicators with some adsorption and absorption, even with low concentration in the watercourse by the moment of the evaluation. It is necessary to study bioremediation methods, resistance mechanisms, tolerance, and removal efficiencies for each biological agent chosen. Within the bioremediation processes of aquatic environments, the use of macrophyte plants with a high capacity for phytoremediation of metals, used combined with bioremediating microorganisms, such as biofilters, is an interesting perspective to remove contaminants.

Impacts of Property Taxes on Planning and Settlement Development—Germany as a Living Lab

From an international perspective, German property tax reform offers an interesting field of research, as several models now exist in parallel. The spectrum ranges from a tax based on the area (square metres) of the whole property, with a higher weighting on the building (Bavaria), to a tax on land value only (Baden-Wuerttemberg). These two extreme cases are examined with regard to their expected effects on settlement development and planning goals. The comparison is made within a framework of a simple centre-periphery scheme and completed by a burden shift calculation. With some exceptions, the results indicate that the inclusion of the building and a minor role of the land value in the tax base (Bavarian model) are not supportive of more compact forms of settlement, yet cause rising housing costs and lead to more inefficient use of land. The distributional effects also tend to be regressive with regard to the location of the property. Thus, the Bavarian model tends to run counter to important planning objectives. With regard to the criteria presented, the Baden-Wuerttemberg model works in the opposite direction. The other models applied in Germany are between these two poles.

Land use planning and problems of land use control and protection in Ukraine

The Concept of the National Target Program for Land Use and Conservation, approved by the Government in January 2022, identifies that the current state of land resources in the majority of the country is characterized as tense, sometimes even in crisis, with a tendency to deteriorate. One of the reasons for inefficient land use is the absence of a unified state system for their protection. This article explores the problems of improving the legal framework for special land protection in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of the Constitution of Ukraine. It examines the state of scientific research on land use forecasting and planning, as well as the features of developing predictive (pre-project) documentation for land management. Legislative changes regarding the preservation of agricultural land agreements and the cancellation of compensation for agricultural production losses are analyzed. Proposals for reforming the system of control over land use and conservation are substantiated.