Natural Resource Dependence and Household Adaptive Capacity: Understanding the Linkages in the Context of Disaster Resettlement

Bei Dou, Jie Xu, Zhe Song, Weilin Feng () and Wei Liu ()
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Bei Dou: School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Jie Xu: School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, Xi’an 710100, China
Zhe Song: School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
Weilin Feng: School of Economics, Management and Law, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China
Wei Liu: School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-17

Abstract: 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 connection between resource dependence and adaptive capacity at the rural household levels. Using survey data from southern Shaanxi, China, this study evaluated and quantified natural resource dependence (NRD) and household adaptive capacity (HAC) in the context of disaster resettlement. Simultaneously, we explored the differences in NRD and HAC among various groups and relocation characteristics. An ordinary least squares regression model was used to specifically examine the relationship between them. The results indicated that, first, NRD was significantly and positively related to HAC. Second, the dependence of relocated households on energy, food, and income had a significantly positive correlation with HAC. Third, compared to local, involuntary, and scattered resettlement households, the HAC of relocated households, voluntary relocated households, and centralized resettlement households is substantially lower. The aforementioned findings have significant policy implications for rural China and other developing nations, as they can help reduce natural resource dependence and increase adaptive capacity.

Keywords: natural resource dependence; household adaptive capacity; disaster resettlement; rural household (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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