简介:Chinaisfacingsevereproblemofwaterscarcity.Agriculturalsector,themainconsumerofwaterresource,hasremarkablychangeditsinstitutionsonwaterresourcedeployment,duetoheavyenvironmentalpressure.Asanewandspontaneousinstitution,groundwatermarkethasdevelopedrapidlyinnorthernChina,andhasimpactsonwaterusingbehaviorsandbenefitsoffarmers.UsinghouseholdsurveydatafromHebeiandHenanin2007,thispaperattemptstopindownthedevelopmentandoperatingofgroundwatermarketinruralChina.Wefocusonthemonopolyandcompetitioninthemarket.EmpiricalanalysisrevealsthatChinesefarmersaretryingtomakerationaldecisionwhentheycompetewithothersingroundwatermarket.Ingeneral,monopolyisnotfierceinChineseruralgroundwatermarket,withgreatvariationsamongdifferentvillagesandevendifferenttubewellswithinonevillage.Tubewellcosts,regulationandthedensityoftubewellsarethemaindeterminantsthataffectmonopolylevelofgroundwatermarket.Tomakewatermarketbenefitmoreandmorefarmersoflowincome,correspondingpoliciesareneededtomodifyitsdevelopmentinthefuture.
简介:Thisstudyusestheruraltouristmotivationscaletomeasurethemotivations,expectations,andsatisfactionofnearly200ruraltouristsinfiveareasofHainan,Chinabyimportance-PerformanceAnalysis(IPA)andfactoranalysis.Theresultsshowthatthemainmotivationforparticipatinginruraltourismistobeclosetonature,improvefamilyrela-tionshipandrelaxation.Touristsarehighlysatisfiedwiththelandscapeandpastoralviewsaswellasthefriendlinessofthelocalpeopleandhotels.Theresultsalsoshowthatthesamplepeoplemostcareabouteasyparkingandreasonableprices,andtheyexpectethnicfestivalsandfarmlifeexperiences.Besidestheenvironment,facilities,recreationalactivitiesandpsychologicalexperienceofruraltourism,theoverallsatisfactionishigh.Theresultsofthisstudycanbeusedbylocalgovernmentleadersaswellasthetourismindustrytodevisewaystopromoteandimproveruraltourism.
简介:IntheprocessofChina’srapidindustrializationandurbanization,duetolaboroutflow,alargenumberofchildrenwereleftbehindinruralarea.BeingLongseparatedfromtheirparents,someofthesechildrensufferfrompsychologicalproblemsorevenshowextremebehaviors.Theyaremorevulnerabletoaccidentsorevenunlawfulinfringements.Theseproblemshaveseriouslyaffectedtheir
简介:Censusdataof2000indicatedthattheChinesepopulationaged65andoverhadaccountedfor7%ofthetotalpopulation.Inurbanareas,inparticular,thatratiowas6.30%andinruralareas,itwas7.35%.Onaverage,Chinahadenteredanagingsociety.Inrecentyears,old-agesupportinruralChinahascaughttheattentionofgovernmentofficialsandscholarsalike.Thisisbecauseruralhouseholdshaveundergonedrastictransformationinsizeandstructureasaresultoftheenforcementofthefamilyplanningpolicy.Coupledwiththeurbanizationprocessandmassivemigrationofrurallaborersintocities,theagingprocessinruralChinahasaccelerated,challengingthetraditionalpatternofold-agesupportinruralChina.
简介:Duringtherapidurbanizationperiod,thecontradictionbetweendemandfortheconstructionlandandthepreservationofcultivatedlandforfoodsecurityisgettingmoreandmoreseriousinChina.Withtheurbanizationtheruralsettlementlandisincreasinginsteadofdecreasing.Thispaperaimsatfindingthedrivingforcesforruralsettlementlandexpansion.Basedonlandusechangesurveydata(1996-2006)bytheMinistryofLandandResourcesP.R.C.,thispaperfindsthatpercapitaareaforruralsettlementlandismorethanpercapitaareaforcity,townshipandindustriallandineachprovinceexceptTibet.Besides,ruralsettlementlandareaandpercapitaruralsettlementlandareaareincreasingwhiletheruralpopulationisdecreasinginmostprovinces.Themainproblemsofruralsettlementlandusearelowefficiency,highvacancyrate,chaoticlayoutandillegaloccupancy.Thenthedrivingforcesforruralsettlementlandexpansion,includingeconomicdevelopment,familyincome,familyscale,psychologicalfactors,urbanization,transportation,lackofplanning,limitedcirculationofdwelling-houselandandimperfectsocialsecurity,areexploredbasedonaboveanalysis.Finally,policyrecommendations,inviewofdifferentinfluencingfactors,areputforwardtocontrolthedisorderexpansionofruralsettlementland.
简介:Abstract5033farmerswereinterviewedtoparticipateinaclustersamplingsurveyonfactorsrelatedtotheHIV/AIDSepidemicinoneruralareainChina.Theresultsshowedthatfemalesattendedschoolforashortertimethanmales,maleshadahigherawarenessofHIV/AIDSandheldmorepositiveattitudestowardPLWHAs.Nearlyequalpercentagesofmenandwomenintheareasurveyed,soldblood.Elevenpercentmorementhanwomenhadahistoryofmigration.Condomusewasquitelowamongthesexuallyactivepopulationsurveyed.ResultsindicatedthataneducationcampaignonHIV/AIDSpreventioninruralareasshouldintegrategenderperspectivesandensurethattheinterventioncoverswomen.Futureinterventionsshouldbedesignedtotargetmaleandfemalemigration,andshouldfocusonmodifyingtheperceptionsofsocialnormsgoverninggenderrolesinadditiontoprovidingHIVpreventioninformationinordertocontaintheHIV/AIDSepidemicatitscurrentstageinChina.
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简介:Thispaperstudiesfactorsinfluencingrural-urbanlabormigrationinChina,particularlytheimplementationofruralcooperativemedicalinsurance(RCMI)intheyear2003.Withthesupportofdataanalysisfromtheyear2000,2004and2006,clearlinearcorrelationsarefoundbetweengender,income,healthconditionandrural-urbanlaborflow,whereastheimpactofeducationandemploymentstatusaremorecomplicated.Moreimportantly,resultsfromregressionshowthattheestablishmentofRCMIincountrysideofChinanotonlyinhibitsruralresidentsfromseekingemploymentoutsidethevillage,butalsopullsbackruralpeoplewhohavealreadyworkedincities.Whenregionaldimensionisconcerned,thepurecompositeeffectofRCMIonrurallaborflowislesssignificantincoastalareaswithbettereconomicperformanceandmedicalservice.
简介:Overthepast50addyears,outstandingachievementshavebeenmadeinthedevelopmentofruralsmallhydropower(SLIP)andelectrificationinChina.Bytheendof2003,42,221SHPplantswithatotalinstalledcapacityof28,489MWhavebeenconstructedandunderoperation.Halfofthecountry'sterritory,andonequarterofpopulationofthewholenationarenowaccessibletoSHP.
简介:陆地使用转变在社会经济的变化和革新驾驶的时间的某个时期上在某个区域的陆地使用形态学(主导的形态学和后退的形态学)指变化,并且它通常对应于社会经济的发展阶段的转变。在中国,农田和农村住房土地是陆地使用转变的二主要来源。这份报纸在中国分析农田和农村住房陆地转变的时间空间的联合特征,用高分辨率的LandsatTM(题目的Mapper)在2000和2008的数据,和从土地的部和中国的资源的数据。结果显示了那:(1)在20002008期间,农田的关联系数对农村住房土地变化是0.921,并且它证明农田的变化模式和农村住房土地是不协调的;(2)枪兵等级关联分析的结果证明那个农村住房陆地变化在农田和农村住房土地的相互的转变起了一个主要作用;并且(3)它出现一在20002008期间的在东南中国的在农田和农村住房陆地变化之间的高度的空间联合。一般来说,在中国的农田和农村住房陆地转变被社会经济、生物物理、经理的三维的开车因素在农村人口,农田和农村住房土地之中通过相互作用驾驶。然而,在中国的农田和农村住房陆地转变的时间空间的联合现象和机制大部分由于农村城市的开发的双轨道的结构。
简介:Onebigissueinthe'LargeCentralization'eraiswhatfarmerswoulddoforlivingwhentheyhavebeencentralizedtoliveintallbuildingsandtheirlandshavebeencirculated?Now,thedistancebetweenfarmersandtheirworkplacesarelimitedto10minutesintheplanning.ComparedtotheconstructionofhappyandbeautifulnewcountrysideinChina,SichuanProvinceproposedthe