Evaluation and classification of rural residential land consolidation potential in Hebei Province

The rural residential land consolidation plays an important role for improving the rural residential habitation, and increasing the intensive use level of rural residential land. The evaluation and classification of rural residential land consolidation potential provides foundation for rural residential land consolidation planning and land consolidation sub-zoning dividing. In this paper, the present situation of rural residential land in Hebei Province was analyzed firstly. And the outstanding problem was pointed out that the total area of rural residential land was too large and land areas per person went beyond standard. Then it was analyzed from five aspects that the origin of rural residential land consolidation potential. At last, the evaluation and classification of rural residential land consolidation potential was carried out based on the multiple index comprehensive evaluation method and basic units of county in Hebei Province. The rural residential land consolidation potential could be divided into four grades, and ploted out the corresponding gradation sub-zoning. The different consolidation directions were put forward according to different sub-zoning. The result of rural residential land consolidation potential evaluation and classification objectively reflects the different characteristic and region difference of rural residential land consolidation. It is practically valuable and significant for present rural residential land consolidation in Hebei Province.