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2014 , Vol. 33 >Issue 11: 2021 - 2033

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11821/dlyj201411003

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Analysis of sustainable non-agricultural livelihoods of urbanized farmers based on Structural Equation Model: A case study of Shuozhou city in northwestern Shanxi province

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  • 1. Department of Administration, Taiyuan Normal College, Taiyuan 030012, China
    2. College of Geography Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

Received date: 2014-01-10

  Revised date: 2014-08-05

  Online published: 2014-11-10

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Abstract

Belonging to restricted development zones at both national and provincial level, northwestern Shanxi province has inherent vulnerability of natural ecosystems which have caused land desertification, water and soil loss, and farmers' poverty. Since 2000, the urbanization of farmers in ecological fragile region of northwestern Shanxi has been growing rapidly. Forming an interaction chain of “transformation from agricultural to non-agricultural livelihoods of urbanized farmers—farmland transfer—scale management of farmland—improvement of rural residents' income—ecological restoration and protection” could provide a new way of reducing population pressure on land and restoring ecological environment in the study area. The key point of this interaction chain is the sustainable non-agricultural livelihoods of urbanized farmers. Using DFID model—a sustainable livelihoods (SL) framework which is the most widely applied all over the world as reference, and taking Shuozhou—a big city in northwestern Shanxi for an empirical study, this paper quantitatively measures the complicated influencing mechanism between vulnerability context, livelihoods capitals, livelihoods strategies, and livelihoods outcomes. The results show that: (1) the vulnerability context has a significant negative impact on livelihoods strategies, and it negatively influences livelihoods outcomes indirectly through livelihoods strategies as well. (2) Human capital, physical capital, and financial capital have a positive impact on livelihoods strategies of non-agricultural labor remaining in the city. In livelihoods capitals, only physical capital has impact on the nature of employment. (3) Human capital has a significant positive impact on both career level and richness of entertainment life. Social capital has not exerted significant impact on career level, but has positive impact on the income increase after the farmers moved into the cities. Financial capital shows a significant positive impact on the richness of entertainment life. (4) The livelihoods strategies of non-agricultural labor remaining in the city have a positive impact on the richness of entertainment life. Besides, the nature of employment displays a positive impact on income increase.

Key words： sustainable non-agricultural livelihoods; Structural Equation Model (SEM); Shuozhou city

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Xiangsheng AN, Yuanyuan CHEN, Riping LING . Analysis of sustainable non-agricultural livelihoods of urbanized farmers based on Structural Equation Model: A case study of Shuozhou city in northwestern Shanxi province[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2014 , 33(11) : 2021 -2033 . DOI: 10.11821/dlyj201411003

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