| Title | Investigation and analysis of a floating population's settlement intention and environmental concerns: A case study in the Shawan River Basin in Shenzhen, China |
| Authors | Gu, Peng Ma, Xiaoming |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Shenzhen Grad Sch, Sch Environm & Energy, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | Floating population Questionnaire Migrant worker China MIGRATION CITIES SATISFACTION QUALITY VALUES CITY |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Publisher | habitat international |
| Citation | HABITAT INTERNATIONAL.2013,39,170-178. |
| Abstract | China's floating population is one of the largest migrations in the world. In recent years, great efforts have been made to identify their socio-demographic characteristics. However, the extent of their concern about the local environment has had less attention in the research. In the major migration cities of China, large numbers of migrants have a serious environmental impact on the ecological environment. Their environmental concerns could influence local environment policy design and environment protection implementation. The role that the temporary nature of the floating population plays in their environmental perception is now attracting the attention of local administrations. Based on an investigation conducted in the Shawan River Basin of Shenzhen City, China, this paper studies the floating population's environmental concerns and possible movement choices, as well as some socio-demographic features. The results show that the percentage of migrants intending to settle in Shenzhen is much larger than previous studies indicated. As concerns local pollution problems, most respondents seem unconcerned and show indifferent attitudes. In particular, migrants ignore the heavy water pollution, which is the most serious pollution in the Basin. People who intend to settle down have more positive opinions on the local environment. The results also indicate that the migrants do not have enough knowledge or environmental awareness and they lack a sense of belonging, which should concern local supervisors and administration. Better education and social activities should be conducted to improve the situation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/158653 |
| ISSN | 0197-3975 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.12.005 |
| Indexed | SSCI |
| Appears in Collections: | 环境科学与工程学院 环境与能源学院 |
