Factors influencing the quality of rural human settlements in a peripheral metropolitan area based on a structural equation model:A case study from Beijing

作     者：Kan Zhou 

作者机构：Institute of Geography Science and Natural Resources ResearchChinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development ModelingChinese Academy of Sciences 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Population,Resources and Environment》 (中国人口·资源与环境（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第12卷第4期

页      面：301-308页

学科分类：083305[工学-城乡生态环境与基础设施规划] 08[工学] 0833[工学-城乡规划学] 

基　　金：supported jointly by the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[grant number KZZD-EW-06-01] the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China[grant number 40830741] 

主　　题：human settlements satisfaction evaluation influencing factors structural equation model Beijing 

摘      要：Rural human settlement is a significant indicator of the living standards of rural residents,and its improvement can contribute to promoting the positive interaction between inhabited environment and the social,economic,and resource environment in the *** on 557 valid questionnaires of satisfaction evaluation of human settlement in the peripheral metropolitan area of Beijing,this paper analyzed the elemental characteristics and factors influencing human settlement quality using multivariate statistical analysis and a structural equation *** result shows that,first,the rural residents in a peripheral metropolitan area of Beijing are generally satisfied with the quality of human settlement(satisfaction rate is 66.2%).Specifically,the natural and social environment of the countryside is excellent and harmonious and corresponding standard of countryside infrastructure is advanced,but the quality of public services and follow-up management of facilities are in urgent need of improvement and the imbalance between revenue and expenditure of rural households has led to a continuous increase in the pressures of ***,factors such as social atmosphere,appearance of the village,entertainment,living costs,fundamental public services,and production costs have significant effects on human settlement quality in this peripheral metropolitan area,with social atmosphere as the main *** costs and supporting services are the main constraints to improvement in the quality of human settlement.