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Improving Quality of Life in the Qinba Mountain Area: A Program of Research to Understand the Impacts of New Urban Development on the Population
Marans Robert W., Ying Xu
Strategic Study of CAE ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5) : 92-99.
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Improving Quality of Life in the Qinba Mountain Area: A Program of Research to Understand the Impacts of New Urban Development on the Population
In recent years, a major migration program has been underway in the Qinba Mountain Area of China’s Shaanxi Province, and the initiative aims of this program are to alleviate poverty, prevent natural disasters, and improve the life quality for local residents. This paper suggests a longitudinal program of research in the Qinba Mountain Area that focuses on measuring progress in enhancing quality of life for the local population. This research aims at understanding the social implications of migration, and is primarily based on the population's views about their lives. In this paper, three population groups are impacted by the migration program — migrants who have moved to the new urban developments; the extant rural population (some of whom may eventually become migrants); and the residents in existing cities and towns affected by the new urban development. Such research can be used to monitor the program's progress, identify the program's reality effect on each group, and contribute to future planning and policy making in Shaanxi and other Chinese provinces. This paper briefly reviews the theoretical and methodological aspects of quality of life research, and outlines an approach for conducting a study in the Qinba Mountain Area.
quality of life research / social survey research / social impacts evaluation / migration / new urban development / the Qinba Mountain Area
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