The ocean is a strategic place for high-quality development, and technology transfer is an important way to promote regional marine technology progress. Based on the perspective of patent transfer, this paper uses the data of national marine invention patent transfer in 2011, 2016 and 2021 to describe the spatial evolution law of national marine technology flow, and discusses its driving mechanism based on multidimensional proximity theory. The study finds that: 1) The scale of marine patents and the total amount of technology flow links have increased significantly. Enterprises have always been the main suppliers and consumers of marine technology. 2) The spatial gradient diffusion of inter-city technology flow from "dual-core drive" (Beijing, Shanghai) to "multi-core resonance" (Tianjin, Qingdao, Suzhou, Nanjing and other regional core cities) has changed into a national cross-level jump-type technology diffusion. 3) The multi-dimensional proximity analysis shows that the geographical distance has significantly reduced the hindrance effect on marine technology transactions.

Grounded in Lefebvre's theory of spatial production and drawing on new materialism and assemblage theory, this study adopts a qualitative approach to examine the production of everyday labor space of traditional marine aquaculture fishermen on Guanglu Island, Changhai County, Dalian. Viewing space as the outcome of continuous interactions between human and nonhuman elements, the research reveals how natural forces, cultured organisms, labor tools, and temporary workers collectively construct and constantly reshape the fishermen's working space. Methodologically, this study combines field observation with semistructured interviews. The findings indicate that fishermen's labor space manifests in three interrelated dimensions. First, the physical space exhibits dynamic assemblage characteristics. Fishermen's work extends across the sea-land boundary, where diverse elements—humans, tools, cultured species, and natural environments—interact to form flexible, adaptive, and constantly changing spatial configurations. Second, the relational space embodies multiple tensions. The rigid demands of the marine environment and cultured species impose structural constraints, while the intervention of market and technological forces further intensifies these pressures. Within this unequal framework, fishermen rely on limited agency to negotiate contradictions and maintain production. Third, the subjective space reflects both physical and psychological predicaments. Longterm exposure to harsh environments leads to chronic pain and physical exhaustion, while repetitive work and economic uncertainty give rise to emotional numbness and a sense of helplessness.

The relationship between humans and the sea is an important component of the overall human-land relationship. However, the fundamental theoretical research on the sea in the process of human-sea interaction is relatively scarce. However, with the passage of time and the modernization of the market, the conflict between humans and the sea has gradually become more prominent. In 2016, it was fully intensified due to the illegal collection of conch shells. Subsequently, the state has implemented a series of top-down coral reef protection measures, but the results seem to be unsatisfactory. Therefore, this paper takes the protection of coral reefs in the South China Sea as a case study. Based on the deconstruction of Western marine ontology research, it constructs an analytical framework of "agency-fluidity-connectivity" to analyze the problems and internal mechanisms existing in the process of ecological protection. The research findings of this paper are as follows: 1) The agency of the ocean has different influences on the thinking and connection methods of the "nature-society" interaction. 2) The fluidity of the ocean is spatially misaligned with the ecological governance model based on the logic of land demarcation. 3) The connectivity of the ocean regards the fishing community as a social network rather than a geographical container.

Against the backdrop of place consumerism, comfort has become a vital strategy for new towns to attract talent and drive urbanization. Comfort is not merely a functional affordance of a place, but more profoundly a symbolic embodiment of place meaning, representing an empathetic response to individuals' needs of modern lifestyles. Taking the Beijiao New Town as a case study, this study employs field studies and qualitative interviews to explore how comfort, as a place meaning, emerges and evolves within the interactive dynamics between human and non-human agents. Results find that amenities, as non-human agents, exhibit agency in terms of openness and cultural dimensions, stimulating and constructing the interactions between humans and non-humans in a fundamental way. The functional comfort operates as the fundamental catalyst in place consumption, manifesting through the interplay between material affordance (objective amenities provision) and embodied perception (subjective comfort internalization).

Leisure is an important indicator for assessing the quality of life of migrants in new urban space. Researching the leisure satisfaction of migrants plays a crucial role in promoting people-oriented urbanization and achieving the strategic goal of "Healthy China." This study takes Wuhan Donghu High-Tech Zone as a case study and constructs structural equation model to reveal the influence effects of environmental perception and social interaction on leisure satisfaction. The results show that: 1) Environmental perception have a significant positive impact on leisure satisfaction, primarily through quality attractiveness and life convenience. 2) The quality of social interactions significantly enhances leisure satisfaction, whereas the intensity of social interactions does not show a significant effect. 3) Social interactions serve as a significant mediator between environmental perception and leisure satisfaction, with the proportion of the mediating effect ranging from 3.87% to 70.24%. 4) Leisure satisfaction of the older generation is influenced by both environmental perception and social interactions, whereas the younger generation is significantly affected only by social interactions. Finally, this study proposes policy recommendations from the perspectives of optimizing differentiated leisure spaces, improving community environmental quality, and constructing fully employed communities.

As a transitional outcome of China's rapid urbanization, resettlement-based transitional communities have become a critical spatial form for supporting rural residents'identity shifts and easing urban-rural disparities. This study adopts an"institution-life"interaction perspective to unravel the developmental trajectory and transformation mechanisms of such communities, drawing on evidence from Jiangyan, Jiangsu Province. The findings reveal three interrelated processes. First, institutional arrangements constitute the external driving force of transformation. Through successive phases of institutional supply, transformation, and adjustment, resettlement communities have evolved from spaces of physical relocation into more socially integrated environments, reflecting both the state's adaptive governance capacity and the structuring role of formal rules. Second, everyday practices provide the endogenous momentum for transformation. Residents' practices have shifted from informal adaptation to active participation, reshaping community order from fragmentation toward collaborative co-governance. Residents thus emerge not only as subjects of policy intervention but also as agents of spatial change. Third, the interplay between institutions and daily life drives the spiral evolution of transitional communities: institutions structure and partially codify everyday practices, while residents creatively reinterpret, internalize, and extend institutional arrangements. This reciprocal shaping underscores that China's urban-rural transformation is neither a linear extension of modernity nor a rigid persistence of tradition, but a distinctive path of integration forged through the dynamic interaction of institutions and lived practices.