Farmers' livelihood risks, livelihood assets and adaptation strategies in Rugao City, China

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作者
Kuang, Foyuan [1 ,2 ]
Jin, Jianjun [1 ,2 ]
He, Rui [1 ,2 ]
Ning, Jing [1 ,2 ]
Wan, Xinyu [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Geog Sci, Sch Nat Resources, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Livelihood risks; Adaptation strategies; Farmers; Livelihood assets; China; CLIMATE-CHANGE ADAPTATION; YONGQIAO DISTRICT; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; PERCEPTIONS; VULNERABILITY; DETERMINANTS; VARIABILITY; AREAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110463
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Based on accurately identifying farmers' livelihood risks, this paper investigates the effects of farmers' livelihood assets on their livelihood risks and adaptation strategies. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with farmers in Rugao City. The results show that natural risks and market risks are the main livelihood risks for farmers in agricultural production. Farmers' social, financial and human assets can mitigate their livelihood risks in agricultural production, while natural and physical assets have the opposite effects. Most farmers chose crop variety adjustment, water and fertilizer management, agricultural finance and agrotechnical support to deal with livelihood risks. Social, natural and physical assets have significant and positive effects on farmers' adoption of adaptation strategies, while human and financial assets have relatively weak influences.
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