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Beyond human health – Exploring farmers' perspectives on pesticides in Swiss agriculture 超越人类健康-探讨瑞士农业中农民对农药的看法

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103995

P. Ammann , J. Doetzer , S. Fuhrimann , M. Imboden , K. Ingold , S. Merten , N. Probst-Hensch , M.S. Winkler , A. Kaiser-Grolimund

Farmers face numerous challenges and hazards that may affect health. Plant protection products (PPPs) are often investigated and criticized in terms of their effects on human and environmental health. However, research and public debates seldomly discuss farmers’ perspectives on plant protection-related health risks. Using qualitative methods, including semi-structured interviews with 28 farmers, ethnographic observations, and one 3-day farm visit, we examined how farmers perceive and manage health risks related to PPPs and other plant protection strategies. Contrary to some public opinions in Switzerland viewing farmers as "polluters", participants evaluated plant protection-related health risks for humans and the environment. Thereby, farmers often expressed greater concerns for environmental than human health. However, results further highlight that farmers’ perceptions of the severity of these health risks were heterogeneous. Farmers employed different management strategies to minimize health risks and viewed regulatory bodies and technological advancements as important drivers for reducing plant protection-related risks for human and environmental health. They also acknowledged their role and sometimes limited scope of action in a complex system with various economic, socio-political, individual, regulatory, and environmental constraints. Lastly, farmers perceived the importance of non-human health in and for their livelihoods and highlighted their dependence on weather and climate patterns. Therefore, the present work concludes that moving beyond the distinction of human and environmental health in practice and policy may offer the opportunity to jointly improve human and non-human health and well-being and better integrate farmers’ realities into the development toward sustainable agriculture in Switzerland.

农民面临许多可能影响健康的挑战和危害。植物保护产品经常因其对人类和环境健康的影响而受到调查和批评。然而，研究和公开辩论很少讨论农民对与植物保护有关的健康风险的看法。我们采用定性方法，包括对28名农民的半结构化访谈、人种学观察和一次为期3天的农场访问，研究了农民如何认识和管理与公私合作伙伴关系和其他植物保护战略相关的健康风险。与瑞士一些公众将农民视为“污染者”的观点相反，与会者评估了与植物保护有关的对人类和环境的健康风险。因此，农民对环境的关注往往大于对人类健康的关注。然而，结果进一步强调，农民对这些健康风险严重程度的看法是不同的。农民采用不同的管理战略来尽量减少健康风险，并将监管机构和技术进步视为减少与植物保护有关的人类和环境健康风险的重要推动力。他们也承认自己在一个具有各种经济、社会政治、个人、监管和环境限制的复杂系统中的作用和有时有限的行动范围。最后，农民认识到非人类健康对其生计的重要性，并强调了他们对天气和气候模式的依赖。因此，本工作的结论是，在实践和政策中超越人类健康和环境健康的区别，可能为共同改善人类和非人类的健康和福祉提供机会，并更好地将农民的现实纳入瑞士朝着可持续农业发展的进程。

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Beyond cost-benefit: Governance, trust, and support in the adoption of digital agriculture technologies in Alberta, Canada 超越成本效益：加拿大艾伯塔省采用数字农业技术的治理、信任和支持

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103996

Hanan Ishaque, Juhi Huda, Guillaume Lhermie

Digital agriculture technologies (DATs) promise to enhance productivity, sustainability, and resilience in farming, yet their adoption remains uneven across Canada. This study investigates the socio-technical dimensions of DAT adoption in Alberta's crop and cattle sectors, a key agricultural hub within national and global food systems. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 14 stakeholders and guided by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the analysis explores producers' decision-making behaviors, trust dynamics, and the perceptions of service providers, industry, and government actors. Findings reveal that adoption is shaped not only by cost–benefit considerations but also by trust in data governance, alignment with operational realities, and access to contextualized agronomic support. Persistent barriers include limited data literacy, interoperability challenges, and inadequate post-adoption support, while opportunities lie in AI-enabled tools, peer learning, and co-designed service models. Policy recommendations highlight the importance of region-specific demonstration projects, the development of a national ag-data ethics charter, and greater investment in knowledge-sharing infrastructure. By centering producer perspectives and systemic constraints, this study contributes to the design of inclusive and scalable strategies for advancing digital agriculture in Alberta and beyond.

数字农业技术（dat）有望提高农业的生产力、可持续性和弹性，但在加拿大各地的采用情况仍不均衡。本研究调查了艾伯塔省作物和畜牧业采用数据的社会技术层面，这是国家和全球粮食系统中的关键农业中心。在技术接受模型（TAM）的指导下，通过对14个利益相关者的半结构化访谈，该分析探讨了生产者的决策行为、信任动态以及服务提供商、行业和政府行为者的看法。调查结果显示，采用率不仅受成本效益考虑的影响，还受对数据治理的信任、与运营现实的一致性以及获得情境农业支持的影响。持续存在的障碍包括有限的数据素养、互操作性挑战和采用后支持不足，而机会在于支持人工智能的工具、同行学习和共同设计的服务模型。政策建议强调了针对具体地区的示范项目、制定国家农业数据伦理章程以及加大对知识共享基础设施投资的重要性。通过以生产者视角和系统约束为中心，本研究有助于设计包容性和可扩展的战略，以推进阿尔伯塔省及其他地区的数字农业。

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Repopulating peripheral rural areas? The approach of the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas 重新安置外围农村地区的人口？意大利内陆地区国家战略的做法

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103971

Magda Bolzoni, Giancarlo Cotella, Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone

Massive depopulation, ageing, low density, and distance from the centres where services and opportunities are located are typical features of peripheral rural areas, that challenge their liveability and potential for development, raising social and spatial justice issues at the same time. Launched in 2014, the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI) aims to reverse the decline loops these areas have been trapped into, through the adoption of a place-based approach pivoted on bottom-up local development strategies coupled with the top-down provision of essential services. Repopulation is one of the key goals of the SNAI, to be achieved both by retaining existing dwellers and by attracting new populations. This paper analyses whether and how the SNAI acknowledges and addresses different types of population movements, their needs, capabilities and conditions to become active players in long-lasting repopulation and development dynamics. The contribution draws on the analysis of the strategic documents concerning the 72 project areas targeted by the strategy in the programming period 2014–2020. The results of the analysis help to highlight the strategy's potentialities and limitations in considering the complexities of repopulation.

大规模的人口减少、老龄化、低密度以及远离服务和机会所在的中心是外围农村地区的典型特征，这些特征挑战了它们的宜居性和发展潜力，同时引发了社会和空间正义问题。意大利内陆地区国家战略（SNAI）于2014年启动，旨在通过采用基于地方的方法，以自下而上的地方发展战略为核心，结合自上而下的基本服务提供，扭转这些地区陷入的衰退循环。重新人口是SNAI的关键目标之一，通过留住现有居民和吸引新人口来实现。本文分析了SNAI是否以及如何承认和解决不同类型的人口流动、他们的需求、能力和条件，从而成为长期人口再生和发展动态的积极参与者。该报告借鉴了对2014-2020年方案拟订期间该战略所针对的72个项目领域的战略文件的分析。分析的结果有助于突出该战略在考虑人口再繁殖的复杂性方面的潜力和局限性。

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Putting access to internet-enabled work in its place: Insights from rural Atlantic Canada 将互联网接入工作置于其位置：来自加拿大大西洋乡村的见解

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103980

Rhea Bowen

This paper is concerned with access to internet-enabled work opportunities, encompassing telework and digital work, from within rural communities. These forms of work imply that they are available to workers regardless of geography and provide an avenue for rural workers to overcome the limitations of rural labour markets. I draw on mixed-methods research conducted with 28 workers in rural communities in Atlantic Canada at a time marked by significant migration into the region. Using a cross-sectional questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, I examine which rural workers are involved in the forms of work and investigate the place-based dimensions that enable and restrict their ability to access opportunities while living rurally. The findings reveal that rural workers can access internet-enabled work; however, those most likely to be involved are workers with skills, experience, and professional networks gained in urban areas. The urban advantage was important for new and returning rural residents as well as long-term residents. The results further reveal that access from within rural communities may not equate to overcoming distance, at least not for all rural workers. Opportunities appear to be constrained by provincial and regional boundaries, with new and returning regional residents able to gain work outside of rural Atlantic Canada over long-term residents. The findings raise questions about the employer's role in determining access to rural workers, beyond the decision of working in or outside the workplace, and the stubbornness of distance. This research demonstrates the need to examine place-based mechanisms to better understand who is included and excluded from opportunities.

本文关注的是如何从农村社区获得互联网支持的工作机会，包括远程工作和数字工作。这些形式的工作意味着无论地理位置如何，工人都可以获得这些工作，并为农村工人提供了克服农村劳动力市场限制的途径。我借鉴了对加拿大大西洋地区农村社区的28名工人进行的混合方法研究，当时该地区出现了大量移民。通过横断面调查问卷和半结构化访谈，我研究了哪些农村工人参与了各种形式的工作，并调查了使他们在农村生活时获得机会的能力受到限制的基于地点的维度。调查结果显示，农村工人可以上网工作；然而，最有可能参与其中的是那些在城市地区获得技能、经验和专业网络的工人。城市的优势对新的和返回的农村居民以及长期居民都很重要。研究结果进一步表明，来自农村社区的接触可能并不等同于克服距离，至少对所有农村工人来说不是这样。机会似乎受到省和地区边界的限制，与长期居民相比，新的和返回的地区居民能够在加拿大大西洋地区农村以外获得工作。研究结果提出了一些问题，除了决定在工作场所内外工作之外，雇主在决定接触农村工人方面所起的作用，以及距离的顽固性。这项研究表明，有必要检查基于地方的机制，以更好地了解谁被纳入和被排除在机会之外。

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Rural China's energy futures: Farmers' perceptions, barriers and pathways 中国农村的能源未来：农民的认知、障碍和途径

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103983

Xiaoqian Xu , Qiang Li , Tahamina Khanam , Mari Selkimäki , Guangzhe Liu , Blas Mola-Yudego

Rural communities in China play a crucial role in the global transition towards clean, renewable, and sustainable energy. However, these communities are often overlooked in research, particularly due to the lack of disaggregated data on their energy consumption patterns and preferences based on localised studies. To address this gap, we conduct a field survey of 594 farmers across 99 villages in central China to assess current energy use and future energy preferences. We analyze 41 variables using six Boosted Regression Tree models, a machine learning method, examining effects and interrelations between variables. The results reveal that all households use electricity, nearly all relying on firewood and coal for cooking. Our study indicates that farmers anticipate significant changes in future energy use compared to current practices. A majority of farmers (97 %) expect renewable energy, particularly solar energy and biomass, to become their primary energy source, with coal and biogas receiving less support. Partial dependence analysis shows that price (≥9.9 %), total heat consumption (≥6.0 %) and industrial biomass products (≥5.7 %) significantly influence farmers' expectations. The findings serve as a robust foundation for energy policy recommendations and strategic planning to reach the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. While not assuming that an energy transition in rural areas is inevitable, the study effectively addresses how current practices and contextual constraints shape farmers’ expectations regarding possible future energy mixes, as a precursor to observed adoption.

在全球向清洁、可再生和可持续能源转型的过程中，中国农村社区发挥着至关重要的作用。然而，这些社区在研究中经常被忽视，特别是由于缺乏基于局部研究的关于其能源消费模式和偏好的分类数据。为了解决这一差距，我们对中国中部99个村庄的594名农民进行了实地调查，以评估当前的能源使用情况和未来的能源偏好。我们使用六种增强回归树模型（一种机器学习方法）分析41个变量，检查变量之间的影响和相互关系。调查结果显示，所有家庭都用电，几乎所有家庭都依靠柴火和煤炭做饭。我们的研究表明，与目前的做法相比，农民预计未来的能源使用将发生重大变化。大多数农民（97%）期望可再生能源，特别是太阳能和生物质能成为他们的主要能源，而煤炭和沼气得到的支持较少。部分依赖分析表明，价格（≥9.9%）、总热消耗（≥6.0%）和工业生物质产品（≥5.7%）显著影响农民的期望。研究结果为能源政策建议和战略规划提供了坚实的基础，以实现联合国可持续发展目标。虽然没有假设农村地区的能源转型是不可避免的，但该研究有效地解决了当前的做法和背景限制如何影响农民对未来可能的能源组合的期望，作为观察到的采用的前兆。

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Revealing nested archetypes of cropland abandonment based on social-ecological system theory 基于社会生态系统理论揭示耕地撂荒的巢式原型

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103991

Changqiao Hong , Christian Levers , Alexander V. Prishchepov

Cropland abandonment is a key land-use change process within the human-environment system, shaped by diverse environmental and socio-economic determinants. However, many studies overlook the complex interrelationships among these determinants, which may result in the reconfiguration of agricultural landscapes. Here, we developed an analytic framework based on social-ecological system theory to map cropland abandonment archetypes in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, using a combination of biophysical conditions, proximity characteristics, socio-economic determinants, and the extent, cumulative proportion, and spatial configuration of abandoned croplands. We implemented self-organizing feature maps using a nested clustering approach, which resulted in 25 sub-archetypes and 6 meta-archetypes. We used random forest regressions to quantify the relative importance of explanatory determinants influencing archetype geographies. Our results revealed diverse cropland abandonment archetypes, with meta-archetype area shares ranging from 4.4 % to 48.4 %. The most widespread archetype was characterized by favorable terrain, low cropland per capita, and low cumulative proportions of abandonment. Determinants of meta-archetypes varied in their importance but consistently highlighted the role of environmental determinants (i.e., topography, temperature), as well as productivity-related and socio-economic determinants (i.e., employee wages, pension insurance, high-value crops) as the most important determinants. Our findings argue against one-size-fits-all solutions and are highly relevant to nuance existing regional land-use policies addressing cropland abandonment. They further allow targeting key determinants of cropland abandonment and considering regional and local socio-ecological contexts in decision-making processes.

撂荒是人类-环境系统中一个关键的土地利用变化过程，受到多种环境和社会经济因素的影响。然而，许多研究忽视了这些决定因素之间复杂的相互关系，这些决定因素可能导致农业景观的重新配置。本文基于社会生态系统理论，结合生物物理条件、邻近特征、社会经济决定因素、撂荒程度、累积比例和空间格局，构建了基于社会生态系统理论的撂荒原型分析框架。我们使用嵌套的聚类方法实现了自组织的特征映射，产生了25个子原型和6个元原型。我们使用随机森林回归来量化影响原型地理的解释决定因素的相对重要性。研究结果显示，耕地撂荒原型类型多样，元原型面积占比在4.4% ~ 48.4%之间。最普遍的原型特征是有利的地形，人均耕地面积低，累计废弃比例低。元原型的决定因素的重要性各不相同，但始终强调环境决定因素（即地形，温度）以及与生产力相关的社会经济决定因素（即员工工资，养老保险，高价值作物）是最重要的决定因素。我们的研究结果反对一刀切的解决方案，并与细微差别现有的区域土地利用政策密切相关，以解决耕地放弃问题。它们还允许针对撂荒的关键决定因素，并在决策过程中考虑区域和当地的社会生态背景。

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Facilitating or inhibiting? Effect of professionalization of village cadres on cadre-farmer relationship 促进还是抑制？村干部职业化对干农关系的影响

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103982

Yuyuan Yi , Furong Chen , Caiyan Liu , Yifu Zhao

As the rural revitalization strategy is being comprehensively and deeply implemented in China, the professionalization of village cadres (PVC) has been deemed a crucial approach to advancing rural governance systems. However, the effect of PVC on rural governance, specifically the cadre-farmer relationship (CFR), is far from clear. This paper aims to investigate how PVC affects CFR and provide policy recommendations for improving village cadre management and enhancing the CFR. We empirically analyze the impact of PVC on CFR with a hierarchical linear model based on micro-survey data from 10 provinces (municipalities) collected in 2022. Our results show that PVC generally has a significant positive effect on CFR. Specifically, job formalization (JF) and management standardization (MS) would significantly improve CFR, while promotion institutionalization (PI) and sustainable development (SD) have slightly insignificant negative effects on CFR. Mechanism analysis suggests that PVC affects CFR by promoting extent to which cadres act legally (CAL), as well as the efficiency of village affairs implementation (EVAI). Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the positive effect of PVC on CFR is most pronounced in villages with both high governance density and abundant governance resources, followed by those with low governance density but rich resources; no significant effect is observed in villages with either high density but scarce resources, or both low density and low resources. Thus, we suggest that PVC implementation should be tailored to local conditions and needs to promote the cadre-farmer relationship.

随着乡村振兴战略在中国的全面深入实施，村干部职业化被认为是推进乡村治理体系建设的重要途径。然而，聚氯乙烯对农村治理的影响，特别是对干农关系的影响还远不清楚。本文旨在探讨聚氯乙烯对村干部生活质量的影响，为改善村干部管理，提高村干部生活质量提供政策建议。本文基于2022年10个省（市）的微观调查数据，运用层次线性模型实证分析了PVC对CFR的影响。我们的研究结果表明，PVC通常对CFR有显著的积极影响。其中，工作正规化（JF）和管理标准化（MS）显著提高病死率，晋升制度化（PI）和可持续发展（SD）对病死率的负向影响不显著。机制分析表明，村规会通过提高村务执行效率（EVAI）和干部依法办事程度（CAL）影响村务执行效率（CFR）。异质性分析表明，聚氯乙烯对CFR的正向影响在治理密度高、治理资源丰富的村庄最为显著，其次是治理密度低、治理资源丰富的村庄；在人口密度高但资源稀缺的村庄，或人口密度低但资源匮乏的村庄，没有观察到显著的影响。因此，我们建议PVC的实施应因地制宜，需要促进干农关系。

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A study of involuntary rural migrants from the three Gorges dam: Lessons to be learned in a world hungry for energy 对三峡大坝非自愿农村移民的研究：在一个渴求能源的世界中汲取的教训

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103988

Xiaolu Gao , Yiran Gao , Yunning Zhao , Mark Rosenberg , Minlu Li

In a world hungry for energy, large-scale dam projects continue to expand, yet they often trigger involuntary displacement in rural areas—posing urgent economic, social, and political challenges. This study argues that structured and phased emphasis on migrants' social relations is essential for fostering social integration, where the goals of rapid adaptation and long-term stability should be distinguished. Using an analytical approach to measure adaptability and stability among displaced populations, we identify four social integration types—Disengagement, Isolation, Assimilation, and Co-existence—and examine their influencing factors with particular attention to various types of social interactions. A survey of involuntary rural migrants from the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) project in China, who had been relocated for about 20 years, highlighted distinct roles for kinship, geo-, and home-village relations: 3–5 stable local contacts facilitate adaptation, 8–10 promote long-term stability, while over-reliance on kin or home-village networks can impede broader integration. These findings underscore the varying social integration experiences of Disengagement (minimal local and kin attachments), Isolation (strong kin/home-village relations but weak local bonds), Assimilation (increasing local presence yet retaining strong home-village relations), and Co-existence (more balanced kin/home-village relations alongside high geo-relations). These findings underscore the need to foster geo-relations, diversify interaction partners, and adopt mixed resettlement modes. We further outline post-relocation priorities aimed at improving migrants’ social integration at different stages. This study contributes by advancing a dual-phase perspective of adaptation and stability, proposing a typology of integration scenarios, and demonstrating the temporal shifts in the functions of different social ties.

在一个渴求能源的世界里，大型水坝项目不断扩大，但它们往往引发农村地区的非自愿流离失所，带来紧迫的经济、社会和政治挑战。本研究认为，有组织地、分阶段地强调移民的社会关系对于促进社会融合至关重要，在社会融合中，应区分快速适应和长期稳定的目标。利用分析方法来衡量流离失所人口的适应性和稳定性，我们确定了四种社会整合类型——脱离接触、隔离、同化和共存——并研究了它们的影响因素，特别关注了各种类型的社会互动。一项针对中国三峡大坝（TGD）项目非自愿农村移民的调查显示，他们已经搬迁了大约20年，强调了亲属关系、地理关系和家村关系的不同作用：3-5个稳定的当地联系有助于适应，8-10个促进长期稳定，而过度依赖亲属或家村网络可能会阻碍更广泛的融合。这些研究结果强调了不同的社会融合体验，包括脱离（最小的地方和亲属依恋）、孤立（强烈的亲属/家村关系，但弱的地方联系）、同化（增加当地存在，但保持强烈的家村关系）和共存（更平衡的亲属/家村关系和高度的地缘关系）。这些发现强调了加强地缘关系、使互动伙伴多样化和采用混合安置模式的必要性。我们进一步概述了旨在改善移民在不同阶段的社会融合的搬迁后优先事项。本研究提出了适应和稳定的双阶段视角，提出了整合情景的类型学，并展示了不同社会关系功能的时间变化。

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Recultivation of abandoned farmland in mountainous areas: distribution patterns, dominant determinants, and policy implications 山区撂荒耕地的再生产：分布格局、主要决定因素和政策影响

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103984

Yunxi Liu , Xue Wang , Fuyao Zhang , Hengfei Song , Xiubin Li , Minghong Tan , Tiechou Shi

Farmland abandonment and its subsequent recultivation have become key issues in global land system science, particularly in ecologically fragile mountainous regions undergoing rapid socio-economic transformation. Accurately quantifying the spatial patterns of recultivation of abandoned farmland (RAF) and identifying its main drivers are essential for optimizing farmland allocation and promoting sustainable land use. Existing research, however, faces challenges in detecting fragmented RAF plots and assessing the spatially heterogeneous effects of multiple factors. To address these gaps, this study draws on multiple land-use change theories to develop a framework for interpreting the spatial distribution of RAF and applies it to an empirical analysis of Shizhu County, Chongqing, a typical mountainous area in Southwest China. The analysis uses large-scale land-use data combined with kernel density analysis, buffer zoning, and multilevel modelling. Our results reveal a distinct ‘central-fringe’ pattern: RAF is predominantly concentrated in central regions near the administrative center, whereas fringe regions exhibit significantly lower RAF rates. The key factors influencing RAF differ by region: in central regions, population density and land transfer rate exert the strongest influence; in fringe regions, plot aggregation, altitude, and land transfer rate are the most critical determinants. Based on these findings, we propose region-specific strategies that differentiate between central and fringe regions to improve the efficiency and sustainability of RAF. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of RAF dynamics in complex mountainous areas and offers practical insights for targeted land-use policy and rural revitalization.

耕地撂荒及其后续复垦已成为全球土地系统科学的关键问题，特别是在经济社会快速转型的生态脆弱山区。准确量化撂荒耕地再植的空间格局，识别撂荒耕地再植的主要驱动因素，对优化撂荒耕地配置、促进土地可持续利用具有重要意义。然而，现有的研究在识别碎片化的RAF地块和评估多因素的空间异质性效应方面面临挑战。为了弥补这些不足，本研究借鉴了多种土地利用变化理论，构建了一个解释RAF空间分布的框架，并将其应用于西南典型山区重庆市石柱县的实证分析。该分析使用大规模土地利用数据，结合核密度分析、缓冲区划分和多层次建模。我们的研究结果揭示了一个明显的“中心-边缘”模式：RAF主要集中在靠近行政中心的中心地区，而边缘地区的RAF率明显较低。影响RAF的关键因素因地区而异：在中部地区，人口密度和土地流转率的影响最大；在边缘地区，地块聚集、海拔和土地流转率是最关键的决定因素。基于这些发现，我们提出了区分中心和边缘地区的区域特定策略，以提高RAF的效率和可持续性。该研究有助于更深入地了解复杂山区的RAF动态，并为有针对性的土地利用政策和乡村振兴提供实用见解。

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Citizenization of rural migrants at a crossroads: Shifting aspirations, eroding urban commitments, and spatial inequality in China 十字路口的农村移民市民化：愿望的转变、城市承诺的侵蚀以及中国的空间不平等

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103979

Chenglong Wang , Jianfa Shen

To accelerate progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), China has embedded the citizenization strategy (CTS) within its New-Type Urbanization (NTU) initiative. As hukou reform deepens, the core challenge of CTS has shifted from overcoming institutional exclusion to addressing a growing misalignment between policy reforms and migrants' evolving preferences. This study proposes a tripartite framework of citizenization, comprising legal status, integration quality, and urban commitment, to capture its multidimensional complexity. Using data from 174 cities and applying entropy analysis, we reveal pronounced spatial disparities: while northeastern and western cities show relatively strong citizenization performance, economically advanced southeastern hubs often lag, particularly in social adaptation and cultural assimilation. It suggests that rapid economic growth does not necessarily translate into inclusive urban futures for rural migrants. Megacities show a structural mismatch, with high hukou aspirations colliding with restrictive eligibility and weak commitment to settlement. Determinants further show that cities with higher proportions of tertiary-educated migrants achieve stronger citizenization, while male-dominated, inter-provincial, and homestead-retaining populations perform worse. Nonlinear relationships identify critical patterns: notable improvements occur after five years of urban residence, and the relationship between educational service quantity and citizenization follows a non-monotonic rather than linear trend. Moreover, the positive association between PM_2.5 and the index aligns with citizenization being higher in more urbanized or industrialized cities, rather than indicating a preference for pollution or a direct environmental mechanism. Findings offer nuanced insights into China's citizenization of rural migrants and contribute to broader global debates on bridging rural-urban divides and advancing sustainable urbanization in alignment with the SDGs.

为加快实现2030年可持续发展目标（sdg），中国将“市民化战略”纳入了新型城镇化（NTU）倡议。随着户口改革的深入，CTS的核心挑战已经从克服制度排斥转变为解决政策改革与流动人口不断变化的偏好之间日益严重的错位。本研究提出了一个市民化的三方框架，包括法律地位、融入质量和城市承诺，以捕捉其多维复杂性。利用174个城市的数据并运用熵分析，我们发现了明显的空间差异：东北和西部城市表现出相对较强的市民化表现，而经济发达的东南部城市往往滞后，特别是在社会适应和文化同化方面。研究表明，快速的经济增长并不一定意味着农村移民的城市未来具有包容性。超大城市显示出结构性的不匹配，高户口要求与限制性的落户资格和不坚定的落户承诺相冲突。决定因素进一步表明，受过高等教育的移民比例较高的城市实现了更强的市民化，而男性主导的、跨省的和保留家园的人口表现更差。非线性关系确定了关键模式：在城市居住5年后，教育服务质量与市民化之间的关系呈现非单调而非线性趋势。此外，PM2.5与该指数之间的正相关关系与城市化程度或工业化程度较高的城市的市民化程度一致，而不是表明对污染的偏好或直接的环境机制。研究结果对中国农村流动人口市民化提供了细致入微的见解，并有助于就弥合城乡差距和根据可持续发展目标推进可持续城市化展开更广泛的全球辩论。

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