Rural built environment of Sichuan Province, China / Yibin Ao, Igor Martek.

Major changes are taking place in the Chinese countryside as China rushes to modernizes and urbanizes its rural fabric. The transformation is improving the quality of life of rural inhabitants, but also brings about challenges as people strive to adjust. This book systematically examines the impact...

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Main Authors: Ao, Yibin (Author), Martek, Igor (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface by Yibin Ao
  • Preface by Igor Martek
  • Contents
  • 1 The Current Status of Research in the Field of the Rural Built Environment and its Impact on the Daily Activities of Residents
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Literature Review: Introductory Comments
  • 1.2.1 Traffic Behavior: A Theoretical Examination
  • 1.2.2 Built Environment: Measurement Indexes
  • 1.2.3 Built Environment: Car Ownership
  • 1.2.4 Residential Self-Selection Effect
  • 1.2.5 Built Environment, Travel Behaviors and Carbon Emissions
  • 1.2.6 Seismic Disaster Emergency Evacuation Behaviors
  • 1.2.7 Flood Disaster Preparedness Behaviors
  • 1.2.8 Water Saving Behaviors
  • 1.2.9 Literature Review: Final Comments
  • 1.3 Summary
  • References
  • 2 Comprehensive Evaluation of Changes to the Rural Built Environment of China
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Indicator, Data Sources and Descriptive Analysis
  • 2.2.1 Data Sources and Content Analysis
  • 2.2.2 Trend Analysis of Rural Built Environment
  • 2.3 Comprehensive Evaluation of Rural Built Environment Change
  • 2.3.1 Factor Analysis of Multi Index Panel Data
  • 2.3.2 Empirical Analysis
  • 2.4 Results and Discussion
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3.3.5 Establishing an ANP Model to Determine the Weight of Indexes
  • 3.3.6 Performance Appraisal of Rural Infrastructure
  • 3.4 Discussion and Recommendations
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 Indicators Impacting Farmers' Satisfaction in the Use of Rural Facilities
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Literature Review
  • 4.3 Research Method
  • 4.3.1 Factor Analysis
  • 4.3.2 Logit Regression Model
  • 4.4 Empirical Study
  • 4.4.1 Evaluation Index Selection
  • 4.4.2 Data Sources
  • 4.4.3 Farmers' Satisfaction Factor Analysis
  • 4.4.4 Logit Regression Analysis Based on Factor Analysis
  • 4.5 Discussion
  • 4.6 Conclusion
  • Appendix: Variable Definition
  • References
  • 5 Indicators Impacting Rural Residents' Satisfaction in Household Latrines
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Literature Review
  • 5.3 Method and Data Sources
  • 5.3.1 Research Method
  • 5.3.2 Data Sources
  • 5.4 Empirical Study
  • 5.4.1 Evaluation Index Selection and Variable Definition
  • 5.4.2 Descriptive Analysis of Rural Household Latrines
  • 5.4.3 Factor Analysis
  • 5.4.4 Logistic Regression Analysis Based on Factor Analysis
  • 5.4.5 Discussion
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References