Productive functional evolution of rural settlements： analysis of livelihood strategy and land use transition in eastern China

In China, rural settlements are usually multifunctional complex of natural societies and they also play important productive function. This study explored the spatiotemporal evolution of the productive function of three rural settlements, i.e., Hetaoyuan, Dawengshan, and Gaoqiao, in the Yimeng Mount...

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Published inJournal of mountain science Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 2540 - 2554
Main Authors Zhang, Bai-lin, Jiang, Guang-hui, Cai, Wei-min, Sun, Pi-ling, Zhang, Feng-rong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Science Press 01.12.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agricultural production
Biological settlement
Consolidation
Drying
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environment
Evolution
Geography
Grain
Households
Land use
Livelihood
Policies
Rural areas
Rural land use
Storage
Strategy
Eastern China
Land use transition
Livelihood strategy
Rural settlements
Spatiotemporal evolution
Productive function
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Summary:In China, rural settlements are usually multifunctional complex of natural societies and they also play important productive function. This study explored the spatiotemporal evolution of the productive function of three rural settlements, i.e., Hetaoyuan, Dawengshan, and Gaoqiao, in the Yimeng Mountain in Shandong province of eastern China. Residents lived in this three types of rural settlements were all involved in agricultural production （i.e., grain threshing, drying and storage）, which had remained dominant in Hetaoyuan. Dawengshan became an industrial-oriented settlement, while Gaoqiao became a commercial-oriented settlement. This evolution was reflected in the livelihood strategy changes of rural households and the transition of rural settlements changes. The choice of livelihood strategy was affected by the livelihood assets and policies, which resulted in the spatiotemporal evolution of the productive function of rural settlements. This study can provide references for the implementation and adjustment of rural residential land consolidation policies and the irnnrnvement nf nrnducHnn ~nel th~ nnA｜itv n~ nlr~llife in future.
Bibliography:Rural settlements; Productive function;Spatiotemporal evolution; Livelihood strategy; Landuse transition; Eastern China
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In China, rural settlements are usually multifunctional complex of natural societies and they also play important productive function. This study explored the spatiotemporal evolution of the productive function of three rural settlements, i.e., Hetaoyuan, Dawengshan, and Gaoqiao, in the Yimeng Mountain in Shandong province of eastern China. Residents lived in this three types of rural settlements were all involved in agricultural production （i.e., grain threshing, drying and storage）, which had remained dominant in Hetaoyuan. Dawengshan became an industrial-oriented settlement, while Gaoqiao became a commercial-oriented settlement. This evolution was reflected in the livelihood strategy changes of rural households and the transition of rural settlements changes. The choice of livelihood strategy was affected by the livelihood assets and policies, which resulted in the spatiotemporal evolution of the productive function of rural settlements. This study can provide references for the implementation and adjustment of rural residential land consolidation policies and the irnnrnvement nf nrnducHnn ~nel th~ nnA｜itv n~ nlr~llife in future.
ISSN:1672-6316
1993-0321
1008-2786
DOI:10.1007/s11629-016-4042-z