Definitions and measures of rurality are important to researchers and policymakers as they
have implications for policy and practice. By conducting a systematic review, we provide a …

Geography of poverty (GOP) or poverty geography is a branch of human geography, which
studies the geographical patterns, distribution characteristics, areal types and evolution …

Rural revitalization has drawn increasing attention from the academia, public and industry.
Using remote sensing imagery, semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation …

Improving the quality of economic and social development is the common goal of all
countries. Since China is at the inflection point shifting from high-speed development to high …

Poverty is a challenge facing all countries and the international community as a whole.
Promoting development, narrowing the rural-urban gap, eliminating poverty and achieving …

Poverty is the common challenge faced by the international community. The human society
has never ceased to struggle against poverty. China was once the developing country with …

With the continuous penetration of global networking and post-industrialism, the island rural
spatial evolution becomes an important issue in comprehensive geography. Studying the …

The rapid advancement of urbanization and industrialization has led to the continuous
strengthening of multi-functionality of land use. The overlapping, crowding, agglomeration …

Rapid and far-reaching development transition has triggered corresponding restructuring in
rural China especially since the turn of the new millennium. Recently, there has been an …

Cultivated land fragmentation (CLF) is a complex result of the interaction between resource
endowments and human activities in rural areas. Scientifically revealing the evolution of CLF …