Analysis of the Influencing Factors on Resettled Farmer’s Satisfaction under the Policy of the Balance between Urban Construction Land Increasing and Rural Construction Land Decreasing: A Case Study of China’s Xinjin County in Chengdu City

Wei Shui, Jianping Bai, Su Zhang and Yiping Chen
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Wei Shui: College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
Jianping Bai: Department of Eco-agriculture and Rural Development, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Su Zhang: Department of Eco-agriculture and Rural Development, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yiping Chen: College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore what are the influencing factors on resettled farmer’s satisfaction and occupancy under the policy of the balance between urban construction land increasing and rural construction land decreasing in Xinjin County, Chengdu City. Questionnaires, statistical analysis and logistic regressions were employed. The results indicate that the higher educated farmers will be more satisfied with the relocation areas. An increase in the number of public facilities and the associated maintenance costs will decrease the resettled farmer’s satisfaction. Farmers who have moved to new communities are more satisfied with infrastructure, supporting facilities and property management, especially the living environment. The main tasks completed by farmers are the tillage land and to do work for their new community. The positive factors that contribute to the famer’s satisfaction, include land-rights guarantees, compensation for land consolidation, sewage treatment and the living environment. In contrast, public facilities, commercial service networks and resettled area’s maintenance are negative factors for farmer’s satisfaction. Meanwhile, the key factors to promoting harmony between urban and rural construction are to establish relevant laws and regulations, reasonable operation and management mechanisms, farmer-rights protection mechanisms, and to protect famer household income, as well as to improve agricultural production and farmer’s non-agricultural employment opportunity.

Keywords: land use; urban and rural construction land; farmer’s satisfaction; logistic regression; Xinjin County; Chengdu City (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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