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DOI	10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102185
	Adaptive behavior of farmers' livelihoods in the context of human-environment system changes
	Yin, Sha; Yang, Xinjun; Chen, Jia
通讯作者	Yang, Xinjun ; Chen, Jia
来源期刊	HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
ISSN	0197-3975
EISSN	1873-5428
出版年	2020
卷号	100
英文摘要	Understanding the adaptive behavior of farmers' livelihoods is vital to the explanation of how farmers adapt to changes caused by the human-environment system. This study constructed a new conceptual framework to analyze farmers' livelihood adaptation and selected Minqin in the arid region of northwest China, as a case to explore farmers' adaptive behaviors and their influencing factors. Social surveys in thirteen townships of the county were conducted and 582 valid questionnaires and 32 valid interviews were collected. The findings show that government policies promoted changes in the rural human-environment system. Subsequently, farmers' use of natural resources decreased, planting structures were adjusted, and the government provided more resources to support farmers' livelihoods. Farmers' choice of adaptive behaviors was based on the socio-economic characteristics of their households. Traditional agriculture adjustment was the preferred adaptive behavior. External factors, including afforestation areas; effective irrigation rates; labor training and agricultural technicians; and farmers' livelihood capital, such as education and awareness, natural capital, income and expenditure, and social networks, were significant drivers of the adoption of diverse adaptive behaviors. The results indicate that the government's adaptive measures and farmers' adaptive behaviors both need to be incorporated into the policymaking process for ecological restoration and rural development.
英文关键词	Human-environment system Adaptive behavior Farmers Livelihood capitals Sustainability Arid areas
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000551965000004
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; ADAPTATION BEHAVIOR ; PERCEPTIONS ; SUSTAINABILITY ; VULNERABILITY ; FRAMEWORK ; DEGRADATION ; STRATEGIES ; LESSONS ; RISK
WOS类目	Development Studies ; Environmental Studies ; Regional & Urban Planning ; Urban Studies
WOS研究方向	Development Studies ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public Administration ; Urban Studies
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/319565
作者单位	Northwest Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Xue Fu Ave 1, Xian 710127, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yin, Sha,Yang, Xinjun,Chen, Jia. Adaptive behavior of farmers' livelihoods in the context of human-environment system changes[J],2020,100.
APA	Yin, Sha,Yang, Xinjun,&Chen, Jia.(2020).Adaptive behavior of farmers' livelihoods in the context of human-environment system changes.HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,100.
MLA	Yin, Sha,et al."Adaptive behavior of farmers' livelihoods in the context of human-environment system changes".HABITAT INTERNATIONAL 100(2020).