144923 20260217205517.0 doi 10.3390/land13081162 sideral 139754 ART-2024-139754 eng Liu, Zhaoyang Research on the Interaction Mechanism between Land System Reform and Rural Population Flow: Europe (Taking Spain as an Example) and China 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This paper examines the interaction between land policies and rural labor migration in China and Europe, highlighting how land reforms guide labor mobility and their impacts on land and social structures. In China, the Household Contract Responsibility System and land transfer policies have facilitated agricultural scale expansion and the urbanization of the rural labor force. Homestead reforms have further enhanced farmers’ asset liquidity. In Europe, using Spain as a case study, EU agricultural policies have spurred agricultural modernization, economic diversification, and intensive land use. These advancements benefitted from a mature land transfer market and increased non-agricultural employment opportunities. Both China and Europe face challenges of population aging and rural depopulation, necessitating improvements in land use efficiency, the balance of the scale, and the protection of farmers’ rights and interests. Europe addresses labor shortages through technology, mechanization, and cooperatives, while China employs land trusteeship, transfer platforms, and the “three rights separation” system to combat land abandonment and labor shortages. Future research should strengthen comparative studies between China and Europe, quantify interactive relationships, consider the impact of transnational labor mobility under globalization, explore policy innovations, and foster international cooperation to address demographic changes and agricultural labor shortages. Additionally, promoting sustainable land use and farmers’ rights, equalizing urban–rural public services, enhancing education and training, and improving the social security system are crucial for integrated urban–rural development. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 3.2 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 83 / 193 = 0.43 2024 Q2 T2 0.773 2024 Ecology 2024 Q1 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2024 Q1 Global and Planetary Change 2024 Q2 5.9 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Esteban Rodríguez, Samuel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5282-1930 3006 435 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Humana 13, 8 (2024), 1162 [19 pp.] Land (Basel) Land 2073-445X 2475443 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144923/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2636516 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144923/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:144923 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:27:15 ARTICLE