liu, xinming song, zhe jie, xu feng, weilin liu, wei
The government of China has implemented the Southern Shaanxi Disaster Resettlement program since 2011, which aims to address the problems of reduced livelihood resilience, increased livelihood risks, and single-risk management strategies caused by the frequent occurrence of natural disasters. This study considers the specific situation of disaster ...
dou, bei jie, xu song, zhe feng, weilin liu, wei
The largest disaster reduction and relocation project was conducted in Shaanxi Province, China, in an effort to reduce the threat of natural disasters and preserve the environment. Although the literature has attempted to assess the economic and ecological impacts of the project quantitatively, there is currently a dearth of research on the connect...
Liu, Wei Duan, Mingfei Feldman, Marcus
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
In the face of environmental deterioration and to improve human welfare, China’s Shaanxi provincial government has launched one of the largest disaster shelter and resettlement projects in history. In assessing the likely success of this project, it is important to measure the vulnerability and adaptation of rural households in areas where the popu...
Liu, Wei Liu, Jiayi Xu, Jie Li, Jie Feldman, Marcus
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
Livelihood status of rural households is the focus of disaster resettlement research. Influenced by various factors, rural households face multiple environmental and social pressures after relocation, and the study of livelihood resilience and vulnerability provides a new framework for research into the livelihoods of relocated households. There ha...
liu, wei liyuan, he jie, xu dingde, xu
To reduce the threat of natural disasters, protect natural resources, and promote human wellbeing, Shaanxi Province, China has implemented the largest disaster resettlement project since 2011. It has moved 2.4 million people in three prefectures over 10 years. Using survey data from southern Shaanxi, China, this article measures sustainable househo...
liu, wei gao, jing jie, xu cong, li
In order to alleviate ecological environmental degradation and to enhance sustainable rural household livelihoods, the Shaanxi government of China launched a disaster mitigation program: the disaster avoidance resettlement. Measuring household livelihood vulnerability and further assessing its influence, hold the key to strengthening livelihood ada...
Liu, Wei Cheng, Yuan Li, Jie Feldman, Marcus
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Adaptation to environmental change is the focus of sustainability research. Rural households face multiple environmental and social pressures due to global environmental change, so effective livelihood changes must be made to reduce capability losses and adapt to current or future livelihood challenges. Livelihood adaptive capacity and its evaluati...
Shi, Jia Hu, Xiangnan Guo, Xuesong Lian, Cuihong
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International journal of environmental research and public health
In 2011, the Chinese government launched a disaster mitigation and preparedness program called the Resettlement of South Shaanxi (RSS). Due to the wide geographical scope and complex interests, the possibility of conflicts was increased during and after resettlement. Efficient risk communication improves the supply of information about risks and me...
Guo, Xuesong Kapucu, Naim
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Disasters
Disaster resettlement, as a mitigation and preparedness measure, entails significant economic, physical, and social impacts, which continue to challenge understanding of recovery from major events, especially regarding the extent of the context and environmental efforts to rebuild livelihoods. Based on a case study of Qinling Mountains, China, this...