Ecological landscaping strategy of rural land consolidation in China

The ecological and landscaping strategy and technologies of rural land consolidation in China were discussed aiming at providing solutions to the problems in China’s rural land use and meeting the demands in rural landscape enhancement. The present land use problems in the rural area of China and the development of modern land consolidation were reviewed and the strategies, approaches and technical demands related to rural land consolidation were proposed. The landscape character should be assessed for the conservation and enhancement of the cultural and aesthetic value of rural landscape. Study on multifunctional land use should be strengthened to enhance the ecological services and landscape values, mainly including the construction of ecological network and green infrastructure in large scale, the enhancement and creation of the habitat and landscape quality in small scale. The eco-hydraulogical process of watershed should be studied for the control of non-point pollutions, mitigation and adaptation of climate change. The ecological and landscape engineering need to be studied for the improvement of land consolidation guideline, as well as the updating of land consolidation stewardship for the increase of the public participation.