Towards Resilience Management of Abandoned Farmland: Integrating Theory, Assessment, and Strategic Adaptation

Farmland quantity continues to decline, land abandonment is a serious concern, and local quality degradation remains unresolved. This situation, in which large-scale farmland abandonment continues, is likely to induce a series of food security and ecological protection problems. However, strengthening the protection and development of abandoned farmland (AF) is very difficult. In response to this issue, this paper provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of domestic and international research on AF. The results show that the prior research has largely focused on information acquisition and the analysis of driving factors, while relatively limited attention has been given to pathways for the reuse and management of AF, with few relevant studies and practical examples available. In addition, no clear theoretical framework has been developed to evaluate and manage the multiple elements of and the overall process leading to AF. Building on an examination of the feasibility of applying resilience theory to the management of AF, this paper defines the conceptual scope and core meaning of AF resilience management and constructs a resilience management implementation path based on the steps of objective determination, problem profiling, evaluation feedback, and scheme formulation. This framework helps reveal the structure–process–function evolutionary characteristics of AF across different development stages and provides analytical support for the design of differentiated and adaptable management strategies.