Farmers’livelihoods and their impacts on the ecosystem are important indicators of human-land relationships.Appropriate livelihood strategies for farmers can meet the needs of human well-being and promote the sustain...Farmers’livelihoods and their impacts on the ecosystem are important indicators of human-land relationships.Appropriate livelihood strategies for farmers can meet the needs of human well-being and promote the sustainable use of natural resources,thereby maintaining the health and stability of natural ecosystems.Scholars have carried out a great deal of research on the changes in farmers’livelihoods,as well as the driving mechanisms and ecological effects,but there are still many controversial issues about the ecological effects of farmers’livelihood transformation.On the basis of collecting and sorting out the relevant literature,this paper analyzes the previous research results on the transformation mechanism and ecological effects of farmers’livelihoods,and further explores the coupling relationship.Through the analysis and summary,we find that the choice of farmers’livelihoods is affected by natural factors,subjective willingness and social policies.The transformation of farmers’livelihood changes the ways of production,consumption and resource utilization,which in turn profoundly affects the evolutionary process of the natural ecosystems.This paper establishes a research framework for the livelihood transformation mechanism of farmers and its ecological effect,and finally summarizes two directions that need to be studied further in the future:(1)Exploring the interactions between the driving factors of farmers’livelihood transformation;and(2)Exploring a win-win sustainable mechanism for farmers’livelihood needs and natural resource utilization.展开更多
Fisheries in coastal and lakeside regions are increasingly facing sustainability challenges.This predicament has compelled these regions to shift toward economic diversification,with tourism emerging as a feasible alt...Fisheries in coastal and lakeside regions are increasingly facing sustainability challenges.This predicament has compelled these regions to shift toward economic diversification,with tourism emerging as a feasible alternative economic activity.This study focuses on a rural community adjacent to Erhai Lake in Dali City,Yunnan Province,China,examining its shift from a fishing-based economy to tourism over several decades.Employing an adaptive sustainable livelihood framework,this study assessed the livelihood transformation across various stages over an extended period,from both institutional and action-oriented perspectives,analyzing factors influencing sustainable livelihood transformation in lakeside communities and their subsequent effects.This research revealed several key insights.Firstly,tourism,as an alternative industry to fishing,not only faces increasingly stringent environmental protection policies but also confronts multiple challenges from the community level.Secondly,the improvement of the physical assets of locals within the tourism development,which can increase property-based income,has the potential to facilitate a sustainable transformation of their livelihoods.Thirdly,analysis identifies the pivotal role of human capital in the current transition process,with the influence of talent and innovative livelihood industry management models gaining prominence to ensure sustainability of this transformation.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41871196)。
文摘Farmers’livelihoods and their impacts on the ecosystem are important indicators of human-land relationships.Appropriate livelihood strategies for farmers can meet the needs of human well-being and promote the sustainable use of natural resources,thereby maintaining the health and stability of natural ecosystems.Scholars have carried out a great deal of research on the changes in farmers’livelihoods,as well as the driving mechanisms and ecological effects,but there are still many controversial issues about the ecological effects of farmers’livelihood transformation.On the basis of collecting and sorting out the relevant literature,this paper analyzes the previous research results on the transformation mechanism and ecological effects of farmers’livelihoods,and further explores the coupling relationship.Through the analysis and summary,we find that the choice of farmers’livelihoods is affected by natural factors,subjective willingness and social policies.The transformation of farmers’livelihood changes the ways of production,consumption and resource utilization,which in turn profoundly affects the evolutionary process of the natural ecosystems.This paper establishes a research framework for the livelihood transformation mechanism of farmers and its ecological effect,and finally summarizes two directions that need to be studied further in the future:(1)Exploring the interactions between the driving factors of farmers’livelihood transformation;and(2)Exploring a win-win sustainable mechanism for farmers’livelihood needs and natural resource utilization.
文摘Fisheries in coastal and lakeside regions are increasingly facing sustainability challenges.This predicament has compelled these regions to shift toward economic diversification,with tourism emerging as a feasible alternative economic activity.This study focuses on a rural community adjacent to Erhai Lake in Dali City,Yunnan Province,China,examining its shift from a fishing-based economy to tourism over several decades.Employing an adaptive sustainable livelihood framework,this study assessed the livelihood transformation across various stages over an extended period,from both institutional and action-oriented perspectives,analyzing factors influencing sustainable livelihood transformation in lakeside communities and their subsequent effects.This research revealed several key insights.Firstly,tourism,as an alternative industry to fishing,not only faces increasingly stringent environmental protection policies but also confronts multiple challenges from the community level.Secondly,the improvement of the physical assets of locals within the tourism development,which can increase property-based income,has the potential to facilitate a sustainable transformation of their livelihoods.Thirdly,analysis identifies the pivotal role of human capital in the current transition process,with the influence of talent and innovative livelihood industry management models gaining prominence to ensure sustainability of this transformation.
