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Sex- & age-selectivity in rural-urban migration in northern Sweden 1900–2019 1900-2019年瑞典北部农村-城市移民的性别和年龄选择性

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103767

Samuel Sundvall

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How entrepreneurial learning and capability interact to influence new farmer entrepreneurial performance in China: A configuration analysis based on fsQCA 创业学习和创业能力如何交互影响中国新农民创业绩效：基于fsQCA的配置分析

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103756

Qiaojun Shi , Xin Tong , Sirui Chen

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Locking antlers: A ‘levels of conflict’ analysis of upland deer management in the Scottish Highlands 锁定鹿角：苏格兰高地高地鹿管理的“冲突水平”分析

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103793

Callum Leavey-Wilson, Janet Fisher, Sam Staddon

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How promotional formats affect consumer preferences for apitourism experiences in rural areas 促销形式如何影响消费者对农村旅游体验的偏好

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103784

Pilar Uldemolins , Tiziana de-Magistris , M. Teresa Maza

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Spatial depopulation risk assessment through spatial principal component analysis and indicator kriging in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) 基于空间主成分分析和指标克里格法的西班牙卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼恰地区人口减少空间风险评估

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103771

Isidro Hidalgo-Arellano , Gema Fernández-Avilés

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Variegated forms of planetary ruralisation: A multiscalar contextual analysis of evolving ruralities of China's Dike-Pond System 行星乡村化的多样化形式：中国基塘系统乡村化演变的多尺度背景分析

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103786

Kun Wang , Junxi Qian , Caixia Chen , Hongou Zhang

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How does digital governance platform usage impact social trust in rural Areas? Empirical evidence from rural China 数字治理平台的使用如何影响农村社会信任？来自中国农村的经验证据

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103783

Weiping Chen, Xin Sun, Junjie Liu

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Performative planning? Evaluating coexistence and procedural justice in Queensland's gas–agriculture interface 表述行为的计划吗?评估昆士兰州天然气-农业界面的共存和程序正义

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103785

Shay D. Dougall , Josephine Gillespie , Adem Sav , Javier Cortes Ramirez , Melissa R. Haswell

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Aging of agricultural labor and the adoption of improved crop varieties: A study based on rural China 农业劳动力老龄化与作物改良品种的采用——基于中国农村的研究

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103769

Hui Mao , Meitong Liu , Heyan Tang , Yong Fu

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Tied to the land: How resource redeployment and place identity shape each other in a small farm business 与土地紧密相连：在小型农场业务中，资源重新配置和地点身份如何相互影响

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103768

Marita Rautiainen , Maria José Parada , Suvi Konsti-Laakso , Kajari Mukherjee

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