ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND PLACE ATTACHMENT: RESEARCH ON THE LINKAGE MECHANISM OF RURAL RESIDENTS' RESIDENTIAL DECISION-MAKING FROM A HETEROGENEITY PERSPECTIVE

MA Li-bang, QIN Jia-yi, CAO Cui, YAO Li-tang, WANG Xiang

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3) : 109-120.

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3) : 109-120. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.03.011
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ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND PLACE ATTACHMENT: RESEARCH ON THE LINKAGE MECHANISM OF RURAL RESIDENTS' RESIDENTIAL DECISION-MAKING FROM A HETEROGENEITY PERSPECTIVE

  • MA Li-bang1,2,3, QIN Jia-yi1, CAO Cui1, YAO Li-tang1, WANG Xiang1
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Rural residents' settlement intention is a critical indicator for assessing rural development potential and sustainability. Based on the "Environment Perception–Place Attachment–Settlement Decision" framework, this study analyzes 360 survey responses from Huangmen Town using binary logistic regression to explore perceptions, group disparities, and influencing factors. The results indicate that: 1) Residents are generally satisfied with their living environment(mean=3.31), with neighborhood relations scoring highest and public service facilities lowest. 2) Significant group differences exist, where settlement intention correlates positively with environmental satisfaction; females exhibit higher intentions than males, while education and income levels are significantly and negatively correlated with these intentions. 3) Current village living environment, cultural and recreational facilities, healthcare services, transportation infrastructure, the administrative capacity of village cadres, and neighborhood relations all exert positive impacts on residents' settlement decisions.

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environment perception / place attachment / group heterogeneity / settlement intention / Huangmen Town

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MA Li-bang, QIN Jia-yi, CAO Cui, YAO Li-tang, WANG Xiang. ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND PLACE ATTACHMENT: RESEARCH ON THE LINKAGE MECHANISM OF RURAL RESIDENTS' RESIDENTIAL DECISION-MAKING FROM A HETEROGENEITY PERSPECTIVE[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2026, 41(3): 109-120 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.03.011

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