How Migration Behavior Affects the Contracted Land Disposal Methods of Rural Migrants in China: An Analysis Based on the Perspective of Geographical Differences

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Title: How Migration Behavior Affects the Contracted Land Disposal Methods of Rural Migrants in China: An Analysis Based on the Perspective of Geographical Differences
Authors: Yihu Zhou, Tingting Fang
Source: Land, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 1116 (2023)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Agriculture
Subject Terms: rural migrants, migration behavior, contracted land disposal methods, geographical differences, Agriculture
More Details: Migration leads to the separation of rural people from their contracted land and, thus, affects the human–land relationship, agricultural production, and food security in China’s rural areas. Using spatial autocorrelation analysis, GeoDetector analysis, and geographical weighted regression, the mechanism by which the migration behavior of the rural population impacts their contracted land disposal methods was analyzed in this study, and the spatial heterogeneity of this mechanism was further revealed from the perspective of geographical differentiation. The results of this study show that: (1) Chinese rural migrants exhibit pronounced geographical differences in the disposition of contracted land. The spatial distribution patterns of family operation, subleasing, and abandonment are different. (2) Migration behavior contributes to the differences in contracted land disposal methods across regions. Educational attainment, the number of cities migrated to, and the house purchase rate significantly contribute to the geographical differences among all three contracted land disposal methods. (3) The mechanisms by which migration behavior influences rural migrants’ land disposal decisions vary. The direction and degree of the influence of each factor on family operation are relatively consistent across regions. However, regarding the subleasing and abandonment of contracted land, the mechanisms by which migration behavior influences land disposal decision-making exhibit significant regional heterogeneity. The results of this study provide a useful reference for many countries to solve the problems of the human–land relationship and rural development.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-445X
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1116; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445X
DOI: 10.3390/land12061116
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/0489355f50f2448db913bd12eb5a3935
Accession Number: edsdoj.0489355f50f2448db913bd12eb5a3935
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2073445X
DOI:10.3390/land12061116
Published in:Land
Language:English