Change in Ecosystem Service Value Arising from Land Consolidation Planning in Anhui Province

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Abstract The evaluation of change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning is an important aspect of environmental impact assessment of land consolidation. By estimating the change in ecosystem service value before and after the implementation of land consolidation planning, it is able to quantitatively describe the change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning, so as to provide a quantitative basis for the environmental impact assessment of land consolidation. Taking the case of Anhui Province , the authors developed the equivalency factor table of ecosystem service value , to determine the economic value of single equivalency factor of ecological service value in the study area, calculate per unit area of ecological service value of land ecosystem in the study area, and research the change in ecosystem service value before and after the implementation of land consolidation planning in Anhui Province. The results show that after the implementation of a new round of land consolidation planning in Anhui Province, the total ecosystem service value may decrease to some extent, the farmland ecosystem service value substantially increases, while water body ecosystem service value greatly decreases.

Key words Ecosystem service value, Land consolidation planning, Anhui Province

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1 Introduction

As an important aspect of environmental impact assessment (EIA) , the land consolidation planning is intended to control ecological and environmental problems arising from land consolidation planning at the source , and it is one of the most effective means of improving science of land consolidation planning . In 2012, the National Land Consolidation Planning (2011 -2015) was approved by the State Council. The prominent point of uns plan is to improve the ecological environment. Negligence of policy makers in economic quantization of die ecosystem service value will no doubt harm sustainable development of human beings in biosphere .

The evaluation of change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning is an important aspect of EIA of land consolidation. By estimating the change in ecosystem service value before and after die implementation of land consolidation planning , it is able to quantitatively describe the change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning, so as to provide a quantitative basis for the EIA of land...