简介：Theobjectiveofthispaperistoinvestigatetherela-tionshipsamongrural-urbanmigration,ruralhouseholdincomeandsustainabledevelopmentinruralareasofChina.Thetypicalcasestudyisdoneand288questionnairesarecollectedfromfivevillagesinHebeiandGuangxiprovinces,China.Themigrationandremittancestatus,householdincomeandsustainabledevel-opmentofruralareasareanalyzedonthebasisofquestionnaires.Rural-urbanmigrationisbecomingapartofroutinelifeinruralareas.Andremittanceisanimportantcomponentinruralhouse-holdincome.Rural-urbanmigrationincreasesthearablelandareaperlabor,whichreleasesthetighthuman-landrelationshipinvillages.Intotal,themigrationincreasestheruralhouseholdin-comeandacceleratesthesustainabledevelopmentofruralareas.

简介：Whileanalyzingoverallplanningandcoordinateddevelopmentofurban-ruralareas,thispapershowsthatoverallplanningforthedevelopmentofurban-ruralareasisarequirementforthebestuseofproductiveforces.Itmeansthesettingupofapolicymechanismforcoordinatedgrowth.Recognizingthis,thegovernmentshouldsetupawaytoleadandmanageaunifiedprogramtoincreaseserviceanddecreasecontrollingadministrationpower,whilesafeguardingandfulfillingthefarmers'ownershiptothemeansofproduction.

简介：ThecurrentstatusofecotourisminruralChinawasanalyzedinthispaper.EmpiricalsurveyscoveringthewholecountryindicatethatecotourisminruralChinahasattractedalargenumberoftouristswho,however,didn’tgeneraterevenuesthatcanmatchthenumber.Althoughtheenvironmentalqualityofthoseruralecotourismdestinationsishighwithlittlenegativeimpacts,severalproblemshavealreadyappeared,suggestinganeedtomonitorthoseareas.Thecurrentpracticeofinterpretationinmostruralecotourismdestinationsdidnotprovideenvironmentaleducationopportunitiestothetourists.Andlocalcommunitiesneedmoreeffectivewaystodecideontheprospectsoflocalecotourismdevelopmentbythemselves.Finally,afewrecommendationsforimprovingthesustainabilityofecotourismdestinationswereprovided.

简介：TakingShandongProvinceastheresearchobject,thispaperusestheprincipalcomponentanalysismethodtoevaluatethestatusoftheruralhumansettlementinShandongProvince.ItestablishestheevaluationindexsystemoftheruralresidentialenvironmentinShandongProvince,includinglivingenvironment,economy,infrastructure,publicservicefacilities,andecologicalenvironment,intotalfivecomprehensiveindex,and20secondaryindexes.ThroughmeasurementandsortingofruralhumanenvironmentdevelopmentlevelofShandongProvincein2010,the17citiesaredividedinto-excellent,good,ordinary,poor-fourdevelopmentareasandareanalyzedbasedontherestrictionfactorinthedevelopmentoftheregion.更多还原

简介：Migrationprocesshasbecomeincreasinglyimportantinrecentresearchonpopulationandtheenvironment.Amajorityoftheexistingmigrationandenvironmentliteraturehasfocusedontheenvironmentalcausesanddeterminantsofmigration.Withthelargestrural-to-urbanmigrationflowinworldhistory,andgrowingconcernsabouttheenvironmentalproblemsaccompanyingitsfasteconomicdevelopment,Chinaprovidesaparticularlyimportantcaseformigrationandenvironmentresearch.Thispaperreviewsmajormigrationtheoriesandrecentresearchonenvironmentaleffectsonmigration,withspecificattentiontotheinfluencesofenvironmentalfactorsonrural-to-urbanlabormigrationinChina.Acomprehensivemultilevelconceptualframeworkisdevelopedforstudyingtheenvironmentalcausesofrural-to-urbanmigrationinChina.TheeffectsoflandresourcesonhouseholdlabormigrationdecisionsinruralChinaareexploredtoillustratetheapplicationofthisframework.

简介：Thispaperstudiesfactorsinfluencingrural-urbanlabormigrationinChina,particularlytheimplementationofruralcooperativemedicalinsurance(RCMI)intheyear2003.Withthesupportofdataanalysisfromtheyear2000,2004and2006,clearlinearcorrelationsarefoundbetweengender,income,healthconditionandrural-urbanlaborflow,whereastheimpactofeducationandemploymentstatusaremorecomplicated.Moreimportantly,resultsfromregressionshowthattheestablishmentofRCMIincountrysideofChinanotonlyinhibitsruralresidentsfromseekingemploymentoutsidethevillage,butalsopullsbackruralpeoplewhohavealreadyworkedincities.Whenregionaldimensionisconcerned,thepurecompositeeffectofRCMIonrurallaborflowislesssignificantincoastalareaswithbettereconomicperformanceandmedicalservice.

简介：TheflowofrurallabortourbanisasignificantphenomenoninChinaduringthelast20years.Inspiteofmanyresearchesfocusonthedrivingforceofeconomy,terrainisanimportantindexintheruraldevelopment.Thereisaquestionthatwhethertheflowofrurallaborhassomerelationshipswithterrain.Thestudyusedthereliefdegreeoflandsurface(RDLS)asterrainindex,andthecostdistancemodelandthecenterofgravitymodeltoanalyzetherelationshipbetweenterrainandlaborflows.Theresultsindicated:(1)Inthelast20years,therurallaborforcewasnotsimplyflowingtothelowterrainregioninShaanxiprovince.AndtheRDLSwasconstantlystrengtheningtheinfluenceonthemovement.(2)TheRDLSwaslowinGuanzhongregion,andthetranslationofrurallaborsrelativelywasnotsignificant.SinceNorthShaanxiactastheenergyindustrybase,thenumberofrurallaborsthereincreasedfasterthaninSouthShaanxi.(3)Themovementsofeconomicalcenterstookanimportantroleinthechangeofrurallaborcenters,andterrainfactorsalsoshowedahighcorrelationwiththem.Itisfoundthattheloweroftheterrainindex,thehigherofthelandintensivedegree,themoreintensiveofnonagriculturalizationprocess.

简介：Theobjectiveofsocialdevelopmentistoconstructaharmonioussociety.InChina,thekeytoaharmonioussocietyisthehappinessofmorethan900millionfarmerslivingintheruralareas.Thisstudyaimedtomeasureruralresidents'subjectivewell-being(SWB)throughthedayreconstructionmethod,aswellastoanalyzeSWB'sinfluencingfactorsthroughavarietyofstatisticalmethods.TheresultsshowedthattheaverageUindexwas12.79%,indicatingthatrespondentswereunhappy12.79%ofthetime.Twenty-sevenpercentofthepopulationhadaUindexgreaterthan0,withtheaveragevaluebeing47%,indicatingthatthesepeoplewereunhappy47%ofthetime.ThestudyalsofoundthatSWBvariedaccordingtothecharacteristicsoftherespondents.Logisticregressionanalysisshowedthatsocialanddemographicfactors,includingage,education,county,householdsize,generationnumber,percapitaincome,migrationstatusandsocialnetworking,whichsignificantlyaffectedruralresidents'SWB.Thesizeoftheimpactvariedwiththedifferentfactors.

简介：TheruralsettlementsaccountedforagreatproportionofoverallbuildinglandinChina,butitstillexpandedinrecentyearsalongwithurbanizationandgraduallydecreasingruralpopulation.Toexplorethereasonforthisphenomenon,ananaly-sishasbeenmadebasedontheinvestigationinatraditionalagri-culturalregion.Thisstudyfoundthatsocioeconomicfactors,in-cludingthescaleoffamiliesanditsquantity,theimprovementofruralpublicinfrastructure,thechangeofpopulationandthepres-sureofarableland,haveeffectsontheexpansion.Theviewonlandtenurewhichhasshapedinfarmersmindsinthelonghaulmakesthemdisposetheirhousescautiously,andthiswasthemaincauseofthefactthatonehouseholdownmorethanoneplot.Inaddition,thelimitationsofrurallandinstitutionareunconducivetoinspiritingthetransferoffarmers'buildinglandandredevel-opmentoftheidlehousingland.

简介：Usingruralsurveydatafortheyear2009,weprovideevidenceofworkchoicesofrurallaborersinecologicallyvulnerableareasinNorthChina,andmodelthesechoicesasafunctionofcharacteristicsofindividuals,households,andlandendowments.Thefindingsreveallargedifferencesbetweenmalesandfemales,andbetweennon-farmemploymentandpart-timefarmingengagementLandscarcityisstillanimportantdrivingfactorinnon-farmingparticipationofrurallaborersinthestudyarea;andinthecurrentcaseoflandproductivityandthetotalamountofland,therearestillsurplusrurallaborforcesinthestudyarea.Diversificationoflivelihoodreducesthepressureonland,thusfacilitatingecosystemconservation.So,thepaperconcludeswiththeargumentthatestablishingcoordinationmechanismsamongnon-farmemploymentofrurallaborers,agriculturalproduction,andrestorationofecosystemsareessentialformitigatingtheconflictsofecologicalsecurity,agriculturalproduction,andruraldevelopmentinmisarea.

简介：Thisstudyexaminedthefactorsassociatedwithfinancialsupportinoldagefromthreeprimarymechanisms-personalsavings,familysupport,andsocialinsurance-toexploretheimplicationsforthefuturedevelopmentofChina’sruralsocialwelfaresystem.Cross-sectionalsurveysof1392youngandmiddle-agedruralresidentswereconductedinJulyandAugust2012.Theresultsshowedthatwhilesocialinsurancewasincreasinglyacceptable,personalsavingsandfamilysupportstillhadfundamentalvalue.Combiningthethreemechanisms,theruralold-agewelfaresystempresentednontraditionalfeatures.China’snewruralendowmentinsuranceisdiscussedasameanstoaddresstheneedforfinancialsupportamongtheruralagingpopulation.

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简介：Urbanizationisoneofthedrivingforcesforthelandusechangeintypeandstructure,anditsprominenteffectistoconvertrurallandtourbanland.ThispapertakesShan-dongProvinceasanexampletoanalyzethecurrentsituationofthemutualconversionbetweentheurbanandruralareasfromtheaspectsofthestructureoflanduse,thedecreasingtendencyofthecultivatedland,thechangesoflanduseinurbanandruralresidentialareas.Itpointsoutthatcultivatedlandisconvertedtoresidentialarealand,industrialand/orminingarealand.Therelationshipbetweentheurbanarealandandthecultivatedlandismoredirect;meanwhile,thechangesofruralresidentialarealagbehindobviously.Thedecreaseofthecultivatedlandandthedeclineofsoilqualitywillbethetwodifficultproblemsintheprocessofurbanization.

简介：Theattitudeoftheleastadvantagedpeopletoincomeinequalityisimportantinregardtosocialstability,whichisalsoamajorconcernofthegovernmentandresearchersinChina.ThispaperaimedtoinvestigatetheperceptionsandattitudesoftheleastadvantagedpeopletowardincomeinequalityinChina.Anempiricalanalysiswasconductedonfarmers’attitudestoincomeinequalitybasedonaquestionnairesurveyof308farmersinfourvillagesinYingshan,HubeiProvince.Ourresultsshowthattherespondentsconsidertheincomeinequalityassevere,andability,hardwork,andindividualchoicesarethemajordeterminantfactorsofincome.Itisshownthatfarmersinlessdevelopedareasaremorelikelytoacceptincomeinequality,andtheyascribethistotheirownfailureratherthantosocialinjustice.However,itisnotthecasethatpeoplelivinginpoverty-strickenareasaresatisfiedwithantipovertypolicies;andthesepoliciesareexpectedtobefurtherimprovedtoincreasetheincomeofthepoor.

简介：Athree-yearstudyovertheBai,JingpoandHuayaodaicommunitiesinYunnanProvincerevealsthatthecommunitydevelopmentissignificantlyinfluencedinvariouswaysbysuchculturalfactorsastheconceptsofdevelopment;conceptsandtraditionsofinter-communityrelationships,consumption,mar-riageandgender;patternsofdecision-makingandproduction,resourceandincomeallocation;aswellastheroleofinformationdisseminationsystems,religionandritual.Basedontheanalysisovertheinteractiverelevancebetweeneachfactorandcommunitydevelopment,somestrategiesandmethodsfordealingwithsuchaculturalrelevanceindevelopmentprojectsarerecommended.

简介：Rural-urbanlandconversionisauniversalphenomenonintherapidprocessofeconomicdevelopmentandurbangrowth.Thewelfareoffarmerswholosttheirfarmlandattractedawidespreadconcernwithinthesocietyandacademia.However,furtherresearchaboutdifferentiatedpoliciesaccordingtothecharacteristicsofdifferentfarmergroupsisstillneedtobeconducted.Thisarticledividestheland-lostfarmersintothreeagegroups:youngerthan45,45-65,andmorethan65.Itproposesawelfareindexsystemincludingeightfunctionalareasbasedondifferentagegroupsofaffectedfarmers,takingfourdistrictsofWuhanCityascasestudyarea.Fuzzymathematicsmethodisusedtoderivetheaggregatedwelfareeffectindex.Ouranalysisshowthattheoverallwelfarelevelsofland-lostfarmersofallagegroupsdeclined,butwithavaryingdegree,withthelevelofwelfareinthosefarmerswhoare45-65yearsold,youngerthan45yearsold,andolderthan65yearsolddecreasedby18.7%,16.6%,and12.7%,respectively.Thedirectionanddegreeofeffectsonthefunctionalactivityindexvariesamongdifferentgroups.Economicconditions,livingenvironment,health,andsocialparticipationofallagegroupsdecreasewhilesocialsecurityandhousingconditionsincrease.Ontheotherhand,developmentopportunities,socialcommunication,andleisurehavedifferentchangingdirectionsindifferentagestages.Theseresultscallfordifferentiatedandtailor-madecompensationpoliciesforland-lostfarmers,towardsimprovingthewelfarelevelsofallfarmersandreducethedisparityamongthem.

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