As urbanization accelerates,rural regions in China are experiencing transformative changes.This study examines thetransformation mechanism of modern agricultural villages in the loess hilly and gully regions,using Zha...As urbanization accelerates,rural regions in China are experiencing transformative changes.This study examines thetransformation mechanism of modern agricultural villages in the loess hilly and gully regions,using ZhaojiawaVillage in ShannxiProvince of China as a case study.In this study,we explored the village’s evolution amid China’s rural revitalization efforts,highlighting the transition from a traditional agricultural village to a modern agricultural village in the context of rapid urbanization.This study employed actor-network theory(ANT)to investigate the complex interactions among diverse actors that drive rural transformation.ANT interlinks spatial relationships with intricate social networks.We utilized Google Earth remote sensing images in2015 and 2021 and interview data to construct ANT.Three key dimensions of rural transformationare identified:economic structure transformation,social relationship reorganization,and spatial layout reconstruction.The transformation mechanism in ZhaojiawaVillage is underpinned by a network of diverse actors,both human and non-human,aligned around two pivotal stages of agricultural village development(i.e.,construction stage and development stage).In the initial construction stage,the Suide County government led a complex actor network to enhance rural living and production spaces.In the development stage,the village committee emerged as a central actor,with increased participation from villagers and external enterprises,facilitating the creation of a multifunctional space.The evolving goals and roles of these key actors contributed to the reconfiguration of the actor network,promoting rural transformation.These insights are applicable to other ecologically vulnerable and economically challenged rural areasin the loess hilly and gully regions,suggesting that collaboration amongstakeholders can effectively facilitate the transition to specialized and integrated industries,thereby fostering rural revitalization.展开更多
The complex relationship between humans and nature plays a key role in shaping geographic landscapes.This study examines how tourism transforms island landscapes into marketable commodities,focusing on Guanglu Island ...The complex relationship between humans and nature plays a key role in shaping geographic landscapes.This study examines how tourism transforms island landscapes into marketable commodities,focusing on Guanglu Island in China from 2002–2025 through the lens of Actor-Network Theory(ANT).The findings reveal three main insights:1)commodification involves reimagining natural landscapes,digitizing them for broader appeal,and integrating them into tourist consumption.2)This process reshapes original landscapes into four interconnected forms:material landscapes,fluid landscapes,virtual landscapes,and psychological landscapes.3)Multiple actors drive commodification:the island’s natural conditions provide foundation and influence concrete ways of commodification,local government is deeply involved through planning and regulating tourism development,tourism practitioners adapt services to market demands,and tourist preferences guide the direction of commercialization.By analyzing the roles of both human and non-human actors,this research highlights how tourism redefines island landscapes while emphasizing the active influence of nature itself in these transformations.The findings reveal the geographical attributes of landscape commodification process and the multidimensionality and complexity of its impacts,thereby providing valuable insights for the sustainable development of island tourism.展开更多
During the construction of multifunctional landscape(MFL) actor-network, economic, social, and ecological functions presented significant differences, which resulted from the different roles and effects of various het...During the construction of multifunctional landscape(MFL) actor-network, economic, social, and ecological functions presented significant differences, which resulted from the different roles and effects of various heterogeneous actors according to the tourism experience. In Hekou Village at the border area between China and North Korea, the roles and effects of heterogeneous actors during the MFL actor-network construction were analyzed by means of the analytic network process(ANP), which verified the Groundings-Entrepreneurship-Markets(GEM) theoretical framework of the MFL actor-network that assumed tourism experiences were core actors, and economic, social, and ecological landscape actors acted as support. Research results showed that in the MFL actornetwork construction, social and economic functions of landscapes were strong, while ecological and tourism experience functions were weak and that folk customs and land utilization were key actors of the MFL actor-network construction. In the MFL actor-network construction, actors played different roles and had different effects on the network. Intelligence facilities and rurality were critical to drive the MFL actor network translation process and pass through "obligatory passage point". By changing the interaction mode and intensity of the actors, the MFL actor-network could be promoted.展开更多
Community art explores alternative social participation and sustainable community life in urban regeneration.There is a need to design an assessment model for the sustainability of community art from a comprehensive a...Community art explores alternative social participation and sustainable community life in urban regeneration.There is a need to design an assessment model for the sustainability of community art from a comprehensive and long-term perspective.This report introduces Actor-Network Theory(ANT)as an analytical framework to make a case study of the sustainability of Woofer Ten.The SNA(Social Context-Neighborhood-Actors)model comprehensively reveals the social context,neighborhood,and actors cluster in the network and summarizes the impact of actors and their interactions in the community arts network on sustainability.This report reveals the interactions between urban regeneration,place-making and community arts and their ongoing impact on broader social well-being.Renewed attention to these processes will contribute to the right to the city,citizenship,and activism in the context of Hong Kong’s community culture.展开更多
Being an important part of a region’s ecological space,the habitat units on the urban fringe continuously provide multiple services for the city and its residents and guarantee the ecological security of the local te...Being an important part of a region’s ecological space,the habitat units on the urban fringe continuously provide multiple services for the city and its residents and guarantee the ecological security of the local territory.Mainly composed of farmlands,secondary woodlands,ditches and ponds,etc.,they are typical semi-natural habitat which is subject to the influences of both the human society and the natural environment.As they involve multiple stakeholders and concern complex ownerships,top-down measures are difficult to be implemented,as presented by the Not-In-MyBackyard(NIMBY)phenomenon against protected areas.Based on the Actor-Network Theory,this paper clarifies the intrinsic relationship between the maintenance of urban fringe habitat units and the relevant social elements.Through the case study on Yilan’s practice of protecting and utilizing agricultural and forestry resources in Taiwan,China,the paper explores the community supported management and control strategies for the purposes of enhancing the protection of habitat units and promoting the effectiveness of regional services,which are implemented through the steps of implementing such translation methods as Obligatory Passage Point setting and benefit granting,recruiting and mobilizing relevant actors to form a network,and realizing the substantial protection of habitat units.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42293272,42071227).
文摘As urbanization accelerates,rural regions in China are experiencing transformative changes.This study examines thetransformation mechanism of modern agricultural villages in the loess hilly and gully regions,using ZhaojiawaVillage in ShannxiProvince of China as a case study.In this study,we explored the village’s evolution amid China’s rural revitalization efforts,highlighting the transition from a traditional agricultural village to a modern agricultural village in the context of rapid urbanization.This study employed actor-network theory(ANT)to investigate the complex interactions among diverse actors that drive rural transformation.ANT interlinks spatial relationships with intricate social networks.We utilized Google Earth remote sensing images in2015 and 2021 and interview data to construct ANT.Three key dimensions of rural transformationare identified:economic structure transformation,social relationship reorganization,and spatial layout reconstruction.The transformation mechanism in ZhaojiawaVillage is underpinned by a network of diverse actors,both human and non-human,aligned around two pivotal stages of agricultural village development(i.e.,construction stage and development stage).In the initial construction stage,the Suide County government led a complex actor network to enhance rural living and production spaces.In the development stage,the village committee emerged as a central actor,with increased participation from villagers and external enterprises,facilitating the creation of a multifunctional space.The evolving goals and roles of these key actors contributed to the reconfiguration of the actor network,promoting rural transformation.These insights are applicable to other ecologically vulnerable and economically challenged rural areasin the loess hilly and gully regions,suggesting that collaboration amongstakeholders can effectively facilitate the transition to specialized and integrated industries,thereby fostering rural revitalization.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42471221)Major Projects of Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education(No.22JJD790031)。
文摘The complex relationship between humans and nature plays a key role in shaping geographic landscapes.This study examines how tourism transforms island landscapes into marketable commodities,focusing on Guanglu Island in China from 2002–2025 through the lens of Actor-Network Theory(ANT).The findings reveal three main insights:1)commodification involves reimagining natural landscapes,digitizing them for broader appeal,and integrating them into tourist consumption.2)This process reshapes original landscapes into four interconnected forms:material landscapes,fluid landscapes,virtual landscapes,and psychological landscapes.3)Multiple actors drive commodification:the island’s natural conditions provide foundation and influence concrete ways of commodification,local government is deeply involved through planning and regulating tourism development,tourism practitioners adapt services to market demands,and tourist preferences guide the direction of commercialization.By analyzing the roles of both human and non-human actors,this research highlights how tourism redefines island landscapes while emphasizing the active influence of nature itself in these transformations.The findings reveal the geographical attributes of landscape commodification process and the multidimensionality and complexity of its impacts,thereby providing valuable insights for the sustainable development of island tourism.
基金Sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China(15BGL118)
文摘During the construction of multifunctional landscape(MFL) actor-network, economic, social, and ecological functions presented significant differences, which resulted from the different roles and effects of various heterogeneous actors according to the tourism experience. In Hekou Village at the border area between China and North Korea, the roles and effects of heterogeneous actors during the MFL actor-network construction were analyzed by means of the analytic network process(ANP), which verified the Groundings-Entrepreneurship-Markets(GEM) theoretical framework of the MFL actor-network that assumed tourism experiences were core actors, and economic, social, and ecological landscape actors acted as support. Research results showed that in the MFL actornetwork construction, social and economic functions of landscapes were strong, while ecological and tourism experience functions were weak and that folk customs and land utilization were key actors of the MFL actor-network construction. In the MFL actor-network construction, actors played different roles and had different effects on the network. Intelligence facilities and rurality were critical to drive the MFL actor network translation process and pass through "obligatory passage point". By changing the interaction mode and intensity of the actors, the MFL actor-network could be promoted.
文摘Community art explores alternative social participation and sustainable community life in urban regeneration.There is a need to design an assessment model for the sustainability of community art from a comprehensive and long-term perspective.This report introduces Actor-Network Theory(ANT)as an analytical framework to make a case study of the sustainability of Woofer Ten.The SNA(Social Context-Neighborhood-Actors)model comprehensively reveals the social context,neighborhood,and actors cluster in the network and summarizes the impact of actors and their interactions in the community arts network on sustainability.This report reveals the interactions between urban regeneration,place-making and community arts and their ongoing impact on broader social well-being.Renewed attention to these processes will contribute to the right to the city,citizenship,and activism in the context of Hong Kong’s community culture.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51908469,52008062)Tuojiang River Basin High-quality Development Research Center,a key research base of Social Sciences in Sichuan Province(Grant No.TJGZL2021-12)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2682020CX38)。
文摘Being an important part of a region’s ecological space,the habitat units on the urban fringe continuously provide multiple services for the city and its residents and guarantee the ecological security of the local territory.Mainly composed of farmlands,secondary woodlands,ditches and ponds,etc.,they are typical semi-natural habitat which is subject to the influences of both the human society and the natural environment.As they involve multiple stakeholders and concern complex ownerships,top-down measures are difficult to be implemented,as presented by the Not-In-MyBackyard(NIMBY)phenomenon against protected areas.Based on the Actor-Network Theory,this paper clarifies the intrinsic relationship between the maintenance of urban fringe habitat units and the relevant social elements.Through the case study on Yilan’s practice of protecting and utilizing agricultural and forestry resources in Taiwan,China,the paper explores the community supported management and control strategies for the purposes of enhancing the protection of habitat units and promoting the effectiveness of regional services,which are implemented through the steps of implementing such translation methods as Obligatory Passage Point setting and benefit granting,recruiting and mobilizing relevant actors to form a network,and realizing the substantial protection of habitat units.
