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The College of Geography and Resources, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China

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Published: 11 November 2020 in Journal of Mountain Science
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Some settlements were located in unsuitable regions due to limited land resources in mountainous areas, some settlements were even even constructed in areas prone to geological hazards in Southwest China. Therefore, it was important to evaluate the spatial appropriateness of a region and determine the areas that were unsuitable for settlements, and then find out the settlements located in unsuitable regions. It will assist in decision making associated with the relocation of settlements. Furthermore, it will be the key to ensure the safety of inhabitants and promoting sustainable development in mountainous areas. This study explored the coupling mechanism between suitable space and rural settlements in the upper Minjiang River basin, which is an ecologically fragile area with high-frequency of natural hazards. Firstly, we identified relief degree of land surface (RDLS), elevation, and disaster risk as the limiting factors. Then, by determining the thresholds of these limiting factors, we recognized the suitable areas for inhabitation in the upper Minjiang River basin with GIS. Finally, using the distribution map of rural settlements and that of suitable space, the distribution of rural settlements located at unsuitable area was obtained by coupling relationship analysis. Consequently, an in-depth understanding of this relationship was achieved as follows: (1) The suitable space of the upper Minjiang River basin is 13.7 thousand km2, accounting for 54.9% of the total land space; (2) There were 196 settlements located in the unsuitable area, the total area of these settlements was 125.27 km2, and there were 68000 people in these settlements, accounting for 17.65% of the total population; (3) There were 65 settlements located near mountain hazard areas, accounting for 4.9% of the total. These findings suggest that it was necessary to carefully investigate settlements with risks and develop targeted relocation policies to help find the most effective way of using land safely and to good effect. The details are as follows: (1) Fully consider the safety of residents: For the 196 settlements distributed in the unsuitable region, the government should undertake a point-by-point survey and classify these settlements into different categories for relocation; (2) For the 65 settlements closely related with mountain hazards, professional geological prospecting teams should be organized to conduct a field survey at each point; (3) Besides considering the safety of residents during the relocation process, it is necessary to pay more attention to the cultural customs of inhabitants and livelihood sustainability

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; Li Peng. The coupling mechanism between the suitable space and rural settlements considering the effect of mountain hazards in the upper Minjiang River basin. Journal of Mountain Science 2020, 17, 2774 -2783.

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Ying Liu, Wei Deng, Li Peng. The coupling mechanism between the suitable space and rural settlements considering the effect of mountain hazards in the upper Minjiang River basin. Journal of Mountain Science. 2020; 17 (11):2774-2783.

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; Li Peng. 2020. "The coupling mechanism between the suitable space and rural settlements considering the effect of mountain hazards in the upper Minjiang River basin." Journal of Mountain Science 17, no. 11: 2774-2783.

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Published: 09 October 2020 in Journal of Mountain Science
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A rational utilization of land is a matter of importance in sustainable development of mountainous area. The land function in mountainous areas has a close connection with space structure of ecology, production and living. To promote a harmonious development of the relationship between people and nature in mountainous areas, it is necessary to coordinate their relationships of space functions. Suitability evaluation of basic unit function associated with multi-scale space analysis is a prerequisite to a reasonable optimization of land function structure. In this study, an optimized evaluation index system of combination functions was introduced into the assessment of ecological spatial functional suitability in ecological fragile regions by adding three indicators, namely, soil erosion sensitivity, landscape ecological risk and ecological sensitivity. The principle of “taking high” (referred to a function with high suitability to be regarded as the main function of an evaluation unit) and ecological priority (referred to the case, supposing the suitability of a unit’s three functions is consistent, the main function is determined to be the ecological function) were used to determine the main function of an evaluation unit. Pingshan County, China, located at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountain, was targeted in this case study. The production-living-ecology space (PLES) function in Pingshan was identified by applying our improved valuation indexes. Further, the functional suitability distribution of the combination of elements was obtained by using overlapping comprehensive analysis method, considering the tradeoff of the functional suitability of combination elements. The regions suitable for production/living were distributed in relatively flat piedmont plains, whereas the regions suitable for ecology were distributed in the mountain areas of middle and low altitudes. Therefore, to maintain a sustainable development in mountainous areas, an improved scheme of development for Pingshan should be to delineate ecologically fragile areas, to build ecological industrial parks near existing scenic spots, to protect basic agricultural production areas, and to increase investment in science and technology, including reasonable ecological compensation. This study can provide reference for the planning of sustainable development in the Taihang Mountain area and similar regions.

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Shu-Hui Yu; Wei Deng; You-Xin Xu; Xia Zhang; Hao-Lin Xiang. Evaluation of the production-living-ecology space function suitability of Pingshan County in the Taihang mountainous area, China. Journal of Mountain Science 2020, 17, 2562 -2576.

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Shu-Hui Yu, Wei Deng, You-Xin Xu, Xia Zhang, Hao-Lin Xiang. Evaluation of the production-living-ecology space function suitability of Pingshan County in the Taihang mountainous area, China. Journal of Mountain Science. 2020; 17 (10):2562-2576.

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Shu-Hui Yu; Wei Deng; You-Xin Xu; Xia Zhang; Hao-Lin Xiang. 2020. "Evaluation of the production-living-ecology space function suitability of Pingshan County in the Taihang mountainous area, China." Journal of Mountain Science 17, no. 10: 2562-2576.

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Published: 28 September 2020 in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Community-based disaster management (CBDM) is an effective approach to addressing geological disasters, particularly for rural residents and communities in developing countries. It is acknowledged by scholars and practitioners that participation is key for a sustainable CBDM program. This study empirically examined whether social trust (including interpersonal trust and institutional trust) affects rural residents’ participation in CBDM (PCBDM). Moreover, it explored the mediating effects of place attachment and the moderating effects of self-efficacy and gender. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey (N = 516) in the geodisaster-prone area of rural Chongqing, China. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings indicate that interpersonal trust plays a crucial role in motivating PCBDM. Institutional trust can increase participation by increasing place attachment. Self-efficacy and female identity strengthens the linkage between interpersonal trust and PCBDM. The current study provides a new psychological perspective for understanding and promoting PCBDM in practice.

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Li Peng; Jing Tan; Wei Deng; Ying Liu. Farmers’ participation in community-based disaster management: The role of trust, place attachment and self-efficacy. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2020, 51, 101895 .

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Li Peng, Jing Tan, Wei Deng, Ying Liu. Farmers’ participation in community-based disaster management: The role of trust, place attachment and self-efficacy. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020; 51 ():101895.

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Li Peng; Jing Tan; Wei Deng; Ying Liu. 2020. "Farmers’ participation in community-based disaster management: The role of trust, place attachment and self-efficacy." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 51, no. : 101895.

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Published: 08 March 2020 in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Rapid industrialization and urbanization have brought dramatic changes to land use structure and layout but have caused several negative impacts on the ecosystem and environment. Increasing the supply of ecosystem services (ESs) in important ecological regions through land use optimization is one strategy that must be seriously considered in land use planning. However, existing land use optimization primarily focuses on economic outcomes, and is difficult to adapt to the practical needs of ecological civilization construction in China. Therefore, we formulated a framework that links ESs to land use decisions by combining policy analyses, multi-scenarios and integrated modelling. The paper is organized into three main parts. First, we conduct a systematic literature review to land use change (LUCC), ESs, and their relationship. Next, we build on insights from the literature review to develop a conceptual framework that integrates ESs into land use optimization. The framework includes a quantitative analysis and spatial allocation of land use. For the quantitative analysis, in addition to considering the development trends, we set ESs to achieve national requirements. Then, an optimized scenario targeted at the maximum ecosystem service value was built. For the spatial allocation, we combined multi-layer perception (MLP) and cellular automaton (CA) and developed an MLP-CA model independently. Last, an empirical study of the proposed framework was implemented in Puge County, China. Our results provide a new technical tool for the layout of optimal land use under the constraint of ecological protection policies and provides a way to address trade-offs between ecological, social, and economic values.

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Li Peng; Tiantian Chen; Qiang Wang; Wei Deng. Linking Ecosystem Services to Land Use Decisions: Policy Analyses, Multi-Scenarios, and Integrated Modelling. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2020, 9, 154 .

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Li Peng, Tiantian Chen, Qiang Wang, Wei Deng. Linking Ecosystem Services to Land Use Decisions: Policy Analyses, Multi-Scenarios, and Integrated Modelling. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2020; 9 (3):154.

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Li Peng; Tiantian Chen; Qiang Wang; Wei Deng. 2020. "Linking Ecosystem Services to Land Use Decisions: Policy Analyses, Multi-Scenarios, and Integrated Modelling." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, no. 3: 154.

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Published: 14 February 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Adjusting farming strategies are adaptive behaviors to cope with hazard risks. However, few studies have studied rural and remote mountain areas in China with little known about “farmers’ adaptation under the impact of geo-hazards”. Unlike traditional farmers’ behavioral adaptation studies, in this study, we focused on the resilience of farmers’ behavioral mechanisms to address local hazards such as geo-hazards. Our data were acquired through questionnaire responses (N = 516) in mountainous hazard-prone areas in Chongqing, China. The binary logit model and multinomial logit model were used to investigate the obstacles to different farming strategies and the determinants of adaptation strategy choice, focusing on the effects of disaster experience and social support on the adaptation strategy resilience. The results show that the most common adaptation strategy was adjusting crop varieties, and the largest adaptation obstacle was a lack of funds. Additionally, the age of the smallholder, farming acreage, agricultural income, social support, and disaster experience significantly increased the possibility of farmers adjusting their agricultural production. Of these, smallholder agricultural income, state disaster subsidy, the presence of disaster prevention construction, the smallholder’s property, and the presence of disaster-caused crop loss experience were the most important factors affecting a farmer’s adaptation strategy. In particular, farmers were more sensitive to disaster-caused property loss than to disaster-caused crop loss. This study can provide implications for the government to formulate disaster mitigation measures and for farming strategies at the smallholder level.

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Li Peng; Jing Tan; Wei Deng; Ying Liu. Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1226 .

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Li Peng, Jing Tan, Wei Deng, Ying Liu. Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (4):1226.

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Li Peng; Jing Tan; Wei Deng; Ying Liu. 2020. "Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1226.

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Published: 11 January 2020 in Chinese Geographical Science
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Regional ecological health, the core of comprehensive ecosystem assessments, is an important foundation for regional exploration, environmental conservation, and sustainable development. The mountainous areas in southwest China are backward in economy, but industrialization and urbanization have been rapid in recent years. This study assessed the ecosystem health of the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China using a pressure-state-response (PSR) model. Spatiotemporal patterns of regional ecosystem health were analyzed from 2000 to 2016, including overall characteristics as well as local characteristics. Ecosystem health in most regions was improved over time (Y = 0.0058X − 11.0132, R2 = 0.95, P < 0.001), and areas with poorer ecosystem health decreased from half to one-third of the total area. Analysis of the primacy ratio and the variation coefficient confirmed that the gap in health scores between regions has gradually expanded since 2007, but there are more high quality regions overall (Z of Moran’s index < 1.96, P > 0.05). Overall, the regional ecosystems to the east of the Hu line—an imaginary line dividing east and west China into roughly equivalent parts—were healthier than those to the west. The pressure and state scores of ecosystems were determined by physiographic condition, and the response scores by government policies and social concern. The spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem health were dominated to a greater extent by natural than anthropogenic factors, which explains why the shift in the patterns aligned with the direction of the Hu line. Dividing regions into key management areas based on natural geographical conditions and socioeconomic development could contribute to the formulation of a reasonable ecological and environmental protection policy, guaranteeing ecosystem services in the long run.

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Hao Zhang; Jian Sun; Wei Deng; Li Peng. Ecosystem Health: Assessment Framework, Spatial Evolution, and Regional Optimization in Southwest China. Chinese Geographical Science 2020, 30, 142 -156.

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Hao Zhang, Jian Sun, Wei Deng, Li Peng. Ecosystem Health: Assessment Framework, Spatial Evolution, and Regional Optimization in Southwest China. Chinese Geographical Science. 2020; 30 (1):142-156.

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Hao Zhang; Jian Sun; Wei Deng; Li Peng. 2020. "Ecosystem Health: Assessment Framework, Spatial Evolution, and Regional Optimization in Southwest China." Chinese Geographical Science 30, no. 1: 142-156.

Journal article
Published: 24 December 2019 in Sustainability
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Urban riverfront spaces and associated riverine landscapes play important roles in promoting human-river interactions and shaping the regional characteristics of a city. This paper explored the urban riverfront space from the material level of the riverine landscape to a multi-dimensional cognitive level and constructed a theoretical exploration model of the influence of three cognitive dimensions (sensual cognition, intellectual cognition, and rational cognition) on the ‘sense of place’ (SOP) in urban riverfronts. In addition, the measurement scales for different cognitive dimensions were explored and designed. The structural equation model (SEM) was used to analyse 329 valid survey questionnaires in June 2019 in Dujiangyan Yihu Park, China. The analysis of the case study results showed that the overall theoretical model had a good model fit. The sensual cognition, intellectual cognition, and rational cognition all had a significant influence on the SOP in the riverfront park, of which the intellectual cognition had the most significant influence. Strengthening the creation of a riverine landscape for intellectual cognition is expected to enhance the SOP in riverfront spaces more effectively and achieve more enriched interactions between people and rivers.

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Ling-Qing Zhang; Wei Deng; Jing Yan; Xiao-Hong Tang. The Influence of Multi-Dimensional Cognition on the Formation of the Sense of Place in an Urban Riverfront Space. Sustainability 2019, 12, 178 .

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Ling-Qing Zhang, Wei Deng, Jing Yan, Xiao-Hong Tang. The Influence of Multi-Dimensional Cognition on the Formation of the Sense of Place in an Urban Riverfront Space. Sustainability. 2019; 12 (1):178.

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Ling-Qing Zhang; Wei Deng; Jing Yan; Xiao-Hong Tang. 2019. "The Influence of Multi-Dimensional Cognition on the Formation of the Sense of Place in an Urban Riverfront Space." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 178.

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Published: 24 December 2019 in Sustainability
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The human–environment relationship is bidirectional, meaning that human attitudes and behavior to nature are at the root of environmental change, while changes in the environment affect human attitudes and behavior. It is necessary to analyze the human–environment relationship from two aspects: (a) Whether there is a good objective basis for maintaining an environment, and (b) whether people report that they are satisfied with that environment. This study attempted to construct a framework to evaluate the human–environment relationship considering these two aspects. The framework consists of three parts: Traditional evaluation, indicator construction, and evaluation considering the relationship between subjective and objective assessment. Traditional evaluations consist of subjective evaluations and objective assessments. Indicator construction focuses on putting forward indicators that quantitively evaluate the human–environment relationship, considering the results of objective assessments and subjective evaluations. The indicators introduced in this study include MD (match degree) and OSC (objective assessment and subjective evaluation comparison) to explain the difference and the relationship between objective assessments and subjective evaluations of the environment. Then, based on the indicator value, a matrix containing four situations (Match-H, Match-L, H-L, and L-H) was constructed to explore why a human–environment relationship may not be harmonious. Since the upper Minjiang River basin is a typical area, because of its intensive human activity, as well as its fragile ecological environment, this study chose it as a case study and used it to verify the framework. Through the framework construction and application, this study found that: (1) The framework of this study provided a more comprehensive method to evaluate the human–environment relationship; (2) as the subjective evaluation was based on individual comprehensive tradeoffs, the evaluation combining the subjective and objective assessment was more accurate; (3) environmental conditions were the basis, and human activities were the key factors, for the coordination of human–environment relationships; so the matrix put forward in this study was necessary for finding the cause of human–environment incongruity.

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; Li Peng. Building a Framework of Evaluating Human–Environment Relationships: Considering the Differences between Subjective Evaluations and Objective Assessments. Sustainability 2019, 12, 167 .

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Ying Liu, Wei Deng, Li Peng. Building a Framework of Evaluating Human–Environment Relationships: Considering the Differences between Subjective Evaluations and Objective Assessments. Sustainability. 2019; 12 (1):167.

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; Li Peng. 2019. "Building a Framework of Evaluating Human–Environment Relationships: Considering the Differences between Subjective Evaluations and Objective Assessments." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 167.

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Published: 17 September 2019 in Sustainability
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Tourism has been experiencing a rapid increase in the developed world, especially in China, and resident perceptions toward tourism development have been receiving increasing attention. However, resident perceptions on a large scale and the associated affecting factors remain unknown. In this study, 63 independent samples across China were analyzed using structural equation modeling, and the effects of three factors of per capita gross domestic product (GDP), tourist receipts and length of tourism development from the perceptive of economy, society and culture, and environment were investigated. Residents demonstrated a positive attitude toward tourism development on a large scale across China. However, the resident perceptions were GDP-dependent, which indicated a lower awareness of infrastructure improvement with the increase in GDP. Meanwhile, residents became more aware of environmental deterioration and social-order disturbance with the increase in the length of tourism development and tourist receipts. In addition, tourist receipts and length of tourism development exerted indirect effects on other perceptions by affecting the perception of environmental deterioration and economic improvement. Our results implied that to minimize the effect of negative perception, attention should be paid to the optimization of the perceptions of economic improvement and environmental deterioration, and the protection of the residential environment should be viewed as a high-priority task in improving resident perceptions.

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Rong Li; Li Peng; Wei Deng. Resident Perceptions toward Tourism Development at a Large Scale. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5074 .

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Rong Li, Li Peng, Wei Deng. Resident Perceptions toward Tourism Development at a Large Scale. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (18):5074.

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Rong Li; Li Peng; Wei Deng. 2019. "Resident Perceptions toward Tourism Development at a Large Scale." Sustainability 11, no. 18: 5074.

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Published: 16 September 2019 in Sustainability
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In the Koshi River Basin, the effects of climate change have become clear. Agricultural countries, such as Nepal, depend on farmers’ adaptations to climate change for local sustainable development. Limited livelihood options, unequal access to resources and information, and climate change-related floods and droughts have reduced farmer welfare. Few studies have investigated the effects of altitude in rural areas or examined livelihood adaptation strategies in Nepal. Using a survey of farmers in rural areas at high, middle, and low altitudes in Nepal, this article explores the impacts of climate change-related floods and droughts, as well as the water resource utilization, disaster resilience, and livelihood improvement ability of farmers and the influencing factors. This article adopted participatory rural appraisal to obtain survey data from farmers at three altitudes. Through one-way ANOVA and F-tests, farmers’ perceptions of floods and droughts were analyzed, and through field investigations, their production and water consumption patterns were established. Logistic regressions show that college education, farming income, and domestic water consumption have the strongest impacts on households’ disaster resilience, while non-farm income, male laborer rates, and college education have the strongest impacts on households’ abilities to improve livelihoods. Based on our results, we offer countermeasures and suggestions on education, gender equality, and rural infrastructure construction.

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Jiangjun Wan; XueQian Song; Yi Su; Li Peng; Shanta Paudel Khatiwada; Yawen Zhou; Wei Deng. Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5064 .

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Jiangjun Wan, XueQian Song, Yi Su, Li Peng, Shanta Paudel Khatiwada, Yawen Zhou, Wei Deng. Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (18):5064.

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Jiangjun Wan; XueQian Song; Yi Su; Li Peng; Shanta Paudel Khatiwada; Yawen Zhou; Wei Deng. 2019. "Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin." Sustainability 11, no. 18: 5064.

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Published: 15 April 2019 in Journal of Mountain Science
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Mountain water, which contributes 50% to 90% to the lower reaches of the watershed, has a considerably low utility efficiency. The water accessibility could be a quantitative measure of water scarcity in the mountains. It can be used effectively for emergency water shortage planning and water resource management. In the present study, Dongchuan District, a typical county in the Hengduan Mountains in Yunnan province of Southwest China, was selected as the study area, and the minimal cumulative resistance (MCR) model was used to simulate the least-cost path (LCP) from 1255 point features of natural villages, as well as 12,368 dryfield centroids, to their respective surrounding river systems, which serve as a source for emergency drinking water and irrigation during droughts. The average length of the LCP for each administrative village was calculated to represent the accessibility to water sources for agricultural production and daily life in these mountain villages. The distribution of population and dryfields, as well as other geographic elements, were analyzed to classify the degree of water scarcity in these villages. The results indicate that the area facing the highest risk of water shortage for agricultural irrigation is located in northern Dongchuan, in particular along the two sides of the Xiaojiang Valley, and that the area with the highest risk of water shortage for daily life needs is located along the Xiaojiang Valley.

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Jie Li; Wei Deng; Ji-Fei Zhang. Evaluating mountain water scarcity on the county scale: a case study of Dongchuan District, Kunming, China. Journal of Mountain Science 2019, 16, 744 -754.

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Jie Li, Wei Deng, Ji-Fei Zhang. Evaluating mountain water scarcity on the county scale: a case study of Dongchuan District, Kunming, China. Journal of Mountain Science. 2019; 16 (4):744-754.

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Jie Li; Wei Deng; Ji-Fei Zhang. 2019. "Evaluating mountain water scarcity on the county scale: a case study of Dongchuan District, Kunming, China." Journal of Mountain Science 16, no. 4: 744-754.

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Published: 13 March 2019 in Sustainability
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Large-scale rural labor transfer is considered an important means of promoting urbanization and poverty alleviation; however, it has been difficult to fully reveal the complexity of mountain labor transfer using traditional theory. In this study, macrostatistics and microsurvey data were employed to conduct an empirical analysis of rural labor transfer in Xichang, highlighting the regional features of rural labor transfer in the southwest mountainous areas of China. The results show that the employment structure of rural labor is dominated by agriculture; however, its proportion is decreasing annually. The development of secondary and tertiary industries significantly contributes to the non-agricultural employment of rural laborers, who transfer mainly to the building, industry, and consumption fields—especially consumption, which has the greatest ability to absorb surplus rural labor. Migration of the population and farmers’ per capita net income promotes rural labor transfer, while the amount of rural labor, the urbanization rate in townships, agricultural development, and the topography have lagged effects on the process. This study argues that rural labor transfer in the mountains has regionality, multi-pattern, and gradient features; therefore, the promotion of rural labor transfer should consider local urbanization and poverty alleviation in such a manner that aligns with the local natural and socioeconomic conditions of the mountainous areas.

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Shaoyao Zhang; XueQian Song; Jiangjun Wan; Ying Liu; Wei Deng. The Features of Rural Labor Transfer and Cultural Differences: Evidence from China’s Southwest Mountainous Areas. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1522 .

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Shaoyao Zhang, XueQian Song, Jiangjun Wan, Ying Liu, Wei Deng. The Features of Rural Labor Transfer and Cultural Differences: Evidence from China’s Southwest Mountainous Areas. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (6):1522.

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Shaoyao Zhang; XueQian Song; Jiangjun Wan; Ying Liu; Wei Deng. 2019. "The Features of Rural Labor Transfer and Cultural Differences: Evidence from China’s Southwest Mountainous Areas." Sustainability 11, no. 6: 1522.

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Published: 17 February 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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In China, upper-level healthcare (ULHC) and lower-level healthcare (LLHC) provide different public medical and health services. Only when these two levels of healthcare resources are distributed equally and synergistically can the public’s demands for healthcare be met fairly. Despite a number of previous studies having analysed the spatial distribution of healthcare and its determinants, few have evaluated the differences in spatial equity between ULHC and LLHC and investigated their institutional, geographical and socioeconomic influences and spillover effects. This study aims to bridge this gap by analysing panel data on the two levels of healthcare resources in 31 Chinese provinces covering the period 2003–2015 using Moran’s I models and dynamic spatial Durbin panel models (DSDMs). The results indicate that, over the study period, although both levels of healthcare resources improved considerably in all regions, spatial disparities were large. The spatio-temporal characteristics of ULHC and LLHC differed, although both levels were relatively low to the north-west of the Hu Huanyong Line. DSDM analysis revealed direct and indirect effects at both short-and long-term scales for both levels of healthcare resources. Meanwhile, the influencing factors had different impacts on the different levels of healthcare resources. In general, long-term effects were greater for ULHC and short-term effects were greater for LLHC. The spillover effects of ULHC were more significant than those of LLHC. More specifically, industrial structure, traffic accessibility, government expenditure and family healthcare expenditure were the main determinants of ULHC, while industrial structure, urbanisation, topography, traffic accessibility, government expenditure and family healthcare expenditure were the main determinants of LLHC. These findings have important implications for policymakers seeking to optimize the availability of the two levels of healthcare resources.

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XueQian Song; Yongping Wei; Wei Deng; Shaoyao Zhang; Peng Zhou; Ying Liu; Jiangjun Wan. Spatio-Temporal Distribution, Spillover Effects and Influences of China’s Two Levels of Public Healthcare Resources. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 582 .

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XueQian Song, Yongping Wei, Wei Deng, Shaoyao Zhang, Peng Zhou, Ying Liu, Jiangjun Wan. Spatio-Temporal Distribution, Spillover Effects and Influences of China’s Two Levels of Public Healthcare Resources. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (4):582.

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XueQian Song; Yongping Wei; Wei Deng; Shaoyao Zhang; Peng Zhou; Ying Liu; Jiangjun Wan. 2019. "Spatio-Temporal Distribution, Spillover Effects and Influences of China’s Two Levels of Public Healthcare Resources." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 4: 582.

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Published: 10 February 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The spatial equity of the healthcare system is an important factor in assessing how the different medical service demands of residents are met by different levels of medical institutions. However, previous studies have not paid sufficient attention to multilevel healthcare accessibility based on both the divergence of hierarchical healthcare supplies and variations in residents’ behavioral preferences for different types of healthcare. This study aims to propose a demand-driven “2R grid-to-level” (2R-GTL) method of analyzing the spatial equity in access to a multilevel healthcare system in Chengdu. Gridded populations, real-time travel distances and residents’ spatial behavioral preferences were used to generate a dynamic and accurate healthcare accessibility assessment. The results indicate that significant differences exist in the spatial accessibility to different levels of healthcare. Approximately 90% of the total population living in 57% of the total area in the city can access all three levels of healthcare within an acceptable travel distance, whereas multilevel healthcare shortage zones cover 42% of the total area and 12% of the population. A lack of primary healthcare is the most serious problem in these healthcare shortage zones. These results support the systematic monitoring of multilevel healthcare accessibility by decision-makers. The method proposed in this research could be improved by introducing nonspatial factors, private healthcare providers and other cultural contexts and time periods.

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Shaoyao Zhang; XueQian Song; Yongping Wei; Wei Deng. Spatial Equity of Multilevel Healthcare in the Metropolis of Chengdu, China: A New Assessment Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 493 .

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Shaoyao Zhang, XueQian Song, Yongping Wei, Wei Deng. Spatial Equity of Multilevel Healthcare in the Metropolis of Chengdu, China: A New Assessment Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (3):493.

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Shaoyao Zhang; XueQian Song; Yongping Wei; Wei Deng. 2019. "Spatial Equity of Multilevel Healthcare in the Metropolis of Chengdu, China: A New Assessment Approach." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 3: 493.

Research article
Published: 04 December 2018 in Natural Resource Modeling
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Economic growth and human activities challenge the regional harmony of the economy and environment. Based on an evaluation of ecological carrying capacity (ECC), we have constructed a three‐dimensional trade‐off model for socially harmonious development for the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southwest China. The results demonstrate that there is a continuous increase in socioeconomic coordination (SEC; slope > 0.23) and a change in the ECC in the study area, characterized by subtle fluctuations from 2000 through 2008. This was primarily due to the loss of resource and environment carrying capacity wiping out the profits of SEC. Significant government aid during the postdisaster reconstruction and more attention being paid to the environment in policy resulted in a faster increase in ECC (slope > 0.38) from 2008 to 2016. Based on this trade‐off model, managers could deeply understand the relationship between resources, the economy, and ecology. Summary for Managers Ecological environment protection is increasingly crucial in Sichuan and Yunnan regions as they feel the effects of climate change and human activities. The three‐dimensional trade‐off model measuring socially coordinated development is a modified multiobjective, decision‐making model. Based on this trade‐off model, managers could, understand the relationship between resources, the economy, and ecology. It can help manage our environmental assets and plan ecological conservation, to ensure that the environment maintains its capacity to serve the societal development.

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Li Peng; Wei Deng; Hao Zhang; Jian Sun; Junnan Xiong. Focus on economy or ecology? A three‐dimensional trade‐off based on ecological carrying capacity in southwest China. Natural Resource Modeling 2018, 32, e12201 .

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Li Peng, Wei Deng, Hao Zhang, Jian Sun, Junnan Xiong. Focus on economy or ecology? A three‐dimensional trade‐off based on ecological carrying capacity in southwest China. Natural Resource Modeling. 2018; 32 (2):e12201.

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Li Peng; Wei Deng; Hao Zhang; Jian Sun; Junnan Xiong. 2018. "Focus on economy or ecology? A three‐dimensional trade‐off based on ecological carrying capacity in southwest China." Natural Resource Modeling 32, no. 2: e12201.

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Published: 03 November 2018 in Sustainability
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Gender mainstreaming is a key for achieving inclusive economic growth, poverty reduction and equitable development. A gender disaggregated analysis of changing livelihood activities is, therefore, crucial for devising gender-sensitive policies and programs. This paper presents a gender disaggregated analysis to assess trend and influencing factors of switching livelihood to higher returning activities at the intra-household level in three villages in rural areas of central Nepal. The result showed that both men and women have changed their livelihood activities from subsistence to cash-earning activities in the last decade. However, the livelihood activities of men have changed considerably compared to women. Men are primarily attracted to out-migration and non-farm wage-based jobs whereas women to market-oriented commercial farming and rural enterprises. Individual as well as location-specific characteristics influence behavior switching to higher returning activities irrespective of gender, while the ethnicity of a household influences only women. Building human and financial capital through education and training along with strengthening access to credit and increasing connectivity through rural road and market centers would be pivotal for encouraging rural men and women to change traditional subsistence activities to higher returning undertakings, leading to equitable livelihood improvement in rural Nepal.

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Shanta Paudel Khatiwada; Wei Deng; Bikash Paudel; Janak Raj Khatiwada; Jifei Zhang; Jiangjun Wan. A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4034 .

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Shanta Paudel Khatiwada, Wei Deng, Bikash Paudel, Janak Raj Khatiwada, Jifei Zhang, Jiangjun Wan. A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):4034.

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Shanta Paudel Khatiwada; Wei Deng; Bikash Paudel; Janak Raj Khatiwada; Jifei Zhang; Jiangjun Wan. 2018. "A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal." Sustainability 10, no. 11: 4034.

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Published: 01 October 2018 in Earth-Science Reviews
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Future climate warming is expected to have a significant effect on the operation of Earth and Ecological systems. A key concern in the future is water resource availability. In regions such as the Tibet Plateau (TP) lakes and glaciers appear to be highly sensitive to climate forcing and variations in the size and extent of these system will have profound socio-economic and environmental consequences in South and Central Asia. Although the variety of glaciers and lake son the TP is a heavily researched and discussed topic the interaction between glaciers/lakes and climate change has not be thoroughly investigated. Here we present, through a review of existing studies and original remote sensing analysis, a reconstruction of changes in the spatial coverage of glaciers and lakes on the TP from 1990 to 2015 along with an analysis of climate data for the same period. The results revealed that these systems responded to changes in both temperature and precipitation but the nature of this response, and the controlling factor, was spatially diverse. During this interval the total number of lakes increased from 868 to 1207, thus a large number of new lakes (n = 339) formed. The total water surface area of the lakes increase from 38,823.3 km2 in 1990 to 48,793.0 km2 in 2015, at a rate of 383.5 km2 yr-1. Over this period intensive glacial shrinkage occurred, primarily driven by increasing average temperature, except in the Karakoram Mountains where a slight increase in glacier extent was explained by low and stable temperatures along with increasing precipitation. The expansion of lakes in the central and northeastern TP can, therefore, be explained by a trend of increasing precipitation and the accelerated melting of glaciers associated with rising temperatures, both of which contributed to the enhanced total basin runoff. The shrinkage of lake areas along the Himalayan Mountains is accounted for by low precipitation coupled with high evaporation and limited basin space. The lakes within the Qaidam Basin express a complex pattern of response in association with fluctuating precipitation and strong evaporation. The pattern of shrinking glaciers and expanding lakes indicate that water-cycle processes on the TP have been accelerating during the past 25 years. Under current climates, and future climate change, the shrinkage of glaciers and the enlargement of lakes may be expected to continue to accelerate until a “tipping point” is reached when the meltwater of declining glaciers can no longer sustain the enhanced lake levels. Such a scenario would have severe socio-economic and ecological consequences for this region making the continued study of water-cycle activity across the TP an urgent priority.

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Jian Sun; Tiancai Zhou; Miao Liu; Youchao Chen; Hua Shang; Liping Zhu; Arshad Ali Shedayi; Huan Yu; Genwei Cheng; Guohua Liu; Ming Xu; Wei Deng; Jihui Fan; Xuyang Lu; Yukun Sha. Linkages of the dynamics of glaciers and lakes with the climate elements over the Tibetan Plateau. Earth-Science Reviews 2018, 185, 308 -324.

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Jian Sun, Tiancai Zhou, Miao Liu, Youchao Chen, Hua Shang, Liping Zhu, Arshad Ali Shedayi, Huan Yu, Genwei Cheng, Guohua Liu, Ming Xu, Wei Deng, Jihui Fan, Xuyang Lu, Yukun Sha. Linkages of the dynamics of glaciers and lakes with the climate elements over the Tibetan Plateau. Earth-Science Reviews. 2018; 185 ():308-324.

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Jian Sun; Tiancai Zhou; Miao Liu; Youchao Chen; Hua Shang; Liping Zhu; Arshad Ali Shedayi; Huan Yu; Genwei Cheng; Guohua Liu; Ming Xu; Wei Deng; Jihui Fan; Xuyang Lu; Yukun Sha. 2018. "Linkages of the dynamics of glaciers and lakes with the climate elements over the Tibetan Plateau." Earth-Science Reviews 185, no. : 308-324.

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Published: 01 July 2018 in Applied Geography
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The settlement intention of migrants is an important factor for urban development. Through examination of existing research we found that the influencing factors on settlement intention differed by region; however, little attention was paid to the factors affecting settlement intention based on regional differences in China. Using data from the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, this study chose 282 cities as study areas, First, this was performed through the statistic and spatial analysis of GIS, which explains the effect of the city level variable on settlement intention; then, it introduced a hierarchical linear regression model, combining macro statistics with micro-survey data to explain the factors influencing settlement intention as well as the relationship between the city-level variable and the individual-level variable. The results showed three things: First, the characteristic of city had an impact on the settlement intention. Second, the regional difference of settlement intention was significant, it was interesting insofar as Eastern China attracted the most migrants but the settlement willingness of migrants in the east was the most insignificant. Thirdly considering the characteristic of city, education, age, income, employment status and occupation type had a significant effect on urban settlement intention.

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; XueQian Song. Influence factor analysis of migrants' settlement intention: Considering the characteristic of city. Applied Geography 2018, 96, 130 -140.

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Ying Liu, Wei Deng, XueQian Song. Influence factor analysis of migrants' settlement intention: Considering the characteristic of city. Applied Geography. 2018; 96 ():130-140.

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Ying Liu; Wei Deng; XueQian Song. 2018. "Influence factor analysis of migrants' settlement intention: Considering the characteristic of city." Applied Geography 96, no. : 130-140.

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Published: 01 March 2018 in Journal of Geographical Sciences
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Hengduan Mountains offer land space for a variety of ecological services. However, the sustainable development and management of land space has been challenged by increased human activities in recent years. This paper performs the spatial pattern analysis of the quantitative and structural changes of various landscapes at different altitudes, and uses the land use data in 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2015 to reveal how various land patterns have changed. The results show that, within the production-living-ecological space schema, the ecological space dominates Hengduan Mountains, while the production and living space was mainly distributed in south region. During 1990–2015, the production-living-ecological spatial changes had been gradually accelerated and the regional differences had become more prominent. The agricultural production space had continuously decreased by 1132.31 km2, and the industrial and mining production space had rapidly increased by 281.4 km2 during 1990–2015. The living space had steadily increased, and the ecological space had increased with fluctuations. The land space pattern in Hengduan Mountains was greatly restricted by the terrain, such as altitude and slope. The implementations of China Western Development Strategy and the Returning Farmland to Forest Program had favorably promoted the changes of land spatial pattern in Hengduan Mountains.

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Zhenqin Shi; Wei Deng; Shaoyao Zhang. Spatio-temporal pattern changes of land space in Hengduan Mountains during 1990–2015. Journal of Geographical Sciences 2018, 28, 529 -542.

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Zhenqin Shi, Wei Deng, Shaoyao Zhang. Spatio-temporal pattern changes of land space in Hengduan Mountains during 1990–2015. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 2018; 28 (4):529-542.

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Zhenqin Shi; Wei Deng; Shaoyao Zhang. 2018. "Spatio-temporal pattern changes of land space in Hengduan Mountains during 1990–2015." Journal of Geographical Sciences 28, no. 4: 529-542.

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Published: 01 February 2018 in Chinese Geographical Science
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Labor migration to urban centers is a common phenomenon in the Panxi region of the southwestern mountainous region of China, mainly owing to inadequate livelihood capital in rural areas. Numerous studies have been conducted to explore the relationship between labor migration and its causes, such as individual and family characteristics, but few studies have focused on livelihood capital. This paper examines the impact factors on labor migration employment location selection and duration from a household livelihood capital perspective. A case study of 279 households from 10 villages in the area was carried out in February 2016. We used both qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the data. On the basis of the 279 questionnaires, the proportion of households with non-labor migration is 48.4%, whereas households with labor migration within a local city and migration across regions account for 28.7% and 22.9%, respectively. Social, financial, and human capitals are the primary factors that influence migrants’ employment location choice positively. Among them, social capital has a significant impact on both migration within a local city and across regions; each of the regression coefficients is 1.111 and 1.183. Social, human, and financial capitals also have a positive impact on the duration of labor migration, and similarly, social capital is the highest coefficient with 2.489. However, physical capital only partly impacts labor migration across regions, whereas the impact of labor migration within a local city, and the duration, are not significant. Furthermore, the impact of household natural capital on migration space and time are all negative relationships, especially for labor migration across the regions and duration, with coefficient scores of 4.836 and 3.450, respectively. That is to say, a laborer is inclined to migrate within a local city for a short term, or not migrate at all, if natural capital is abundant. Our analysis results show that household livelihood capital has a strong spatio-temporal impact on labor migration.

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Jiangjun Wan; Wei Deng; XueQian Song; Ying Liu; Shaoyao Zhang; Yi Su; Yafeng Lu. Spatio-Temporal Impact of Rural Livelihood Capital on Labor Migration in Panxi, Southwestern Mountainous Region of China. Chinese Geographical Science 2018, 28, 153 -166.

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Jiangjun Wan, Wei Deng, XueQian Song, Ying Liu, Shaoyao Zhang, Yi Su, Yafeng Lu. Spatio-Temporal Impact of Rural Livelihood Capital on Labor Migration in Panxi, Southwestern Mountainous Region of China. Chinese Geographical Science. 2018; 28 (1):153-166.

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Jiangjun Wan; Wei Deng; XueQian Song; Ying Liu; Shaoyao Zhang; Yi Su; Yafeng Lu. 2018. "Spatio-Temporal Impact of Rural Livelihood Capital on Labor Migration in Panxi, Southwestern Mountainous Region of China." Chinese Geographical Science 28, no. 1: 153-166.