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Evaluation of rural habitat environment in under-developed areas of Western China: a case study of Northern Shaanxi

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  • Wei Xu

    (Nanjing Audit University
    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

  • Tao Sun

    (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

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Rural areas in Northwest China have always been the main concentration of poverty-stricken people in China. In 1986, China listed 665 poor counties (mostly in the northwest), and successively launched the actions of “Volunteer Teaching in Western China” and “Great Development of Western China” to help underdeveloped areas get rid of poverty. At present, the number of poor counties has been reduced to 52. In 2014, the Chinese government proposed to comprehensively improve the rural living environment by 2020. Through in-depth investigation and visit to 11 districts (counties) of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China, this study puts forward a set of index system suitable for evaluating the human settlements in underdeveloped rural areas and constructs a comprehensive evaluation model by using a variety of mathematical methods. Using the combination of accurate evaluation and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, this paper makes a horizontal evaluation on the residential environment of each district (county) in Yulin City, and a dynamic evaluation on the overall development level of livable environment in Yulin City in recent 9 years. Finally, using qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, this paper discusses the shortcomings, available advantages and development prospects in the construction of human settlements in Yulin City, and concludes that the key to improving rural human settlements is to develop township enterprises. This study is an empirical analysis of the government’s long-term poverty alleviation effect, summarizes experience and finds out existing problems, so as to provide basis and reference for the government’s poverty alleviation in future.

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  • Wei Xu & Tao Sun, 2022. "Evaluation of rural habitat environment in under-developed areas of Western China: a case study of Northern Shaanxi," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(9), pages 10503-10539, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:24:y:2022:i:9:d:10.1007_s10668-021-01881-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01881-4
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