Abstract China's Loess Plateau (LP) is one of the most typical regions with serious soil
erosion. Its ecological restoration, economic development, and social progress are directly …

Recognizing the resilience and especially the livelihood resilience of farmers is of great
importance for policy makers. Thus, the present study is aimed to analyze farmers' livelihood …

This study examines the patterns and driving factors of identity change amongst residents of
Chongdu Valley, China, who have been experiencing tourism development since the mid …

Recent decades have seen the rural areas of developing and emerging countries undergo
significant structural changes. They are the source of several pertinent international …

Based on data from 412 households, this study used the sustainable livelihoods approach to
analyse changes in livelihood strategies and the relationship between those changes and …

The need for fundamental changes in the way humans interact with nature is now widely
acknowledged in order to achieve sustainable development. Agriculture figures prominently …

China has made remarkable progress in poverty alleviation. However, the key to
consolidating the existing poverty alleviation achievements is how to prevent rural …

Voluntary resettlement, typically framed by the principle of free, prior, and informed consent
(FPIC), has emerged as a preferred alternative to the heavily criticized forced resettlement …

Land use transition is essentially one of the manifestations of land use/cover change
(LUCC). Although a large number of studies have focused on land use transitions on the …

Due to fragmentized terrain and physiognomy of typical loess landform, long-term
anthropogenic influences, and inherent vulnerability, soil erosion is a serious problem in the …