https://medicaljournalshouse.com/index.php/Int-J-Agriculture-Environment/issue/feed 2026-01-30T05:05:26+00:00 Advanced Research Publications info@adrpublications.in Open Journal Systems International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and it’s Sustainability https://medicaljournalshouse.com/index.php/Int-J-Agriculture-Environment/article/view/1586 2025-08-04T08:36:42+00:00 Lin Xiao p136593@siswa.ukm.edu.my Noor Aisyah Mokhtar aisyahmokhtar@ukm.edu.my Mohd Khairul Azhar Mat Sulaiman m.khairulazhar@ukm.edu.my

<p>As the world community gradually shifts its global attention towards sustainable rural development under the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, integrated land use models are increasingly being viewed as a viable way of achieving ecological resilience and inclusive growth. Taking the Dongfang Agro-Tourism Complex in China as a case study, this study demonstrated a replicable model integrating ecological restoration, agricultural modernisation and low-carbon tourism, using spatial optimisation analysis, ecosystem service assessments and stakeholder-informed governance evaluation. Specifically, the study showed how multifunctional zoning, circular resource flows and green infrastructure could be combined to increase land productivity and biodiversity and diversify rural income. The article used a three-dimensional analytical framework incorporating spatial environmental assessment, industrial integration and social institutional participation to evaluate the environmental performance and economic feasibility of the complex. The findings showed that large-scale agritourism complexes could act as regional 'laboratories' for piloting green infrastructure and innovative circular economy solutions. The study concluded that location-based sustainable transformation would require participatory governance and adaptive policy implementation. Furthermore, this study could promote rural revitalisation in peri-urban and developing areas by integrating planning expertise, field research and ecological indicators, thereby enabling dialogue on nature-based solutions and green rural transformation.</p>

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