Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China
The purpose of this article is to analyze the effects of multifunctional rural land use (MRLU) on residents’ wellbeing. A questionnaire survey on 805 rural residents in 64 villages of the Xinzhou District of Wuhan city in China, and estimators of OLS, ordered logit, and ordered probit were...
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doaj-2e8a01d44eae475daff5cbaafd48f2202020-11-24T23:14:52ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502018-10-011010378710.3390/su10103787su10103787Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, ChinaWeiyan Hu0Siyu Zhang1Yan Song2Tian Liu3Yingchao Lin4Anlu Zhang5College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaCollege of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaChinese Urban Program, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USACollege of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaCollege of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaThe purpose of this article is to analyze the effects of multifunctional rural land use (MRLU) on residents’ wellbeing. A questionnaire survey on 805 rural residents in 64 villages of the Xinzhou District of Wuhan city in China, and estimators of OLS, ordered logit, and ordered probit were employed. The Shannon’s H index and Simpson’s Reciprocal Index are used to measure MRLU and the life satisfaction approach is used to measure wellbeing. An inverted-U pattern is observed in the relationship between MRLU and wellbeing, and another finding of the study is the threshold of MRLU. The article contributes to the literature by integrating MRLU into wellbeing analysis from a spatial-separated form, and deepens the relationship between MRLU and the residents’ wellbeing. MRLU is characterized by differences and a moderation, which can provide a reference for profiling rural land use planning and for designing land-use policy, and for prompting rural sustainable development.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/10/3787land managementmultifunctional rural land useresidents’ wellbeingself-reported life satisfaction |
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Weiyan Hu Siyu Zhang Yan Song Tian Liu Yingchao Lin Anlu Zhang Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China Sustainability land management multifunctional rural land use residents’ wellbeing self-reported life satisfaction |
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Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China |
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Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China |
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Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China |
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Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China |
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Effects of Multifunctional Rural Land Use on Residents’ Wellbeing: Evidence from the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, China |
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effects of multifunctional rural land use on residents’ wellbeing: evidence from the xinzhou district of wuhan city, china |
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The purpose of this article is to analyze the effects of multifunctional rural land use (MRLU) on residents’ wellbeing. A questionnaire survey on 805 rural residents in 64 villages of the Xinzhou District of Wuhan city in China, and estimators of OLS, ordered logit, and ordered probit were employed. The Shannon’s H index and Simpson’s Reciprocal Index are used to measure MRLU and the life satisfaction approach is used to measure wellbeing. An inverted-U pattern is observed in the relationship between MRLU and wellbeing, and another finding of the study is the threshold of MRLU. The article contributes to the literature by integrating MRLU into wellbeing analysis from a spatial-separated form, and deepens the relationship between MRLU and the residents’ wellbeing. MRLU is characterized by differences and a moderation, which can provide a reference for profiling rural land use planning and for designing land-use policy, and for prompting rural sustainable development. |
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land management multifunctional rural land use residents’ wellbeing self-reported life satisfaction |
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