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{"title":"Group identification and political trust: A study on the influence and action mechanism of village leadership on farmers’ participation in public affairs","authors":"Guanqing Xu,&nbsp;Yaqiu Su,&nbsp;Yuchun Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103645","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103645","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Farmers are the backbone of rural societies, increasing their participation in public affairs is crucial for effective rural governance. Leadership is key to the success of community collective actions, with village leaders acting as essential agents in mobilizing residents. Using field survey data from 2023, this study empirically examines how village leadership influences farmers' participation in public affairs and the mechanisms behind it. The results show that: (1) Enhancing village leadership has a positive effect on motivating farmers to participate in village public affairs; (2) Mechanism analysis indicates that village leadership can promote farmers' participation in public affairs by strengthening their group identification and political trust; (3) The positive influence of village leadership is more pronounced in villages with collective industries and incentive systems but is weakened in contexts where strong clan networks or high levels of bureaucratic “administrativization” exist. This study proposes an improved analytical framework for analyzing how village leadership affects farmers’ participation in public affairs, considering community group identity and trust in village leaders as underlying mechanisms. It also enriches the empirical literature on village leadership within the field of rural governance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103645"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145419348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The intensity of China’s climate change policy from 1992 to 2023: Measurement, evolution and consequence","authors":"Yilin Li ,&nbsp;Jianfu Shen ,&nbsp;Yaoyu Lin ,&nbsp;Xinrui Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103667","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change policies are essential in responding to climate change. This study investigates 1310 Chinese national climate policies from 1992 to 2023 by applying deep learning models (ERNIE 3.0, BERT, and RoBERTa) and measuring climate policy intensity from three dimensions, policy objective intensity, policy instrument intensity, and policy stringency intensity. The subsequent analysis focuses on how policy intensity impacts on urban carbon emissions. The analysis of climate policy intensity reveals that policy intensity growth aligns with China’s developmental trajectory. Measurable policy objectives (rather than policy quantity), diverse instruments, and systematic integration of administrative constraints with actionable measures are associated with enhancing policy intensity for mitigation and adaptation efforts. Further analysis suggests that greater policy intensity reduces subsequent carbon emissions in cities, particularly in non-carbon intensive cities, where flexible, tertiary-dominated economic structures facilitate stronger policy responses through technological upgrades and energy optimization. The consequences also indicate that climate policy intensity plays a significant role in achieving carbon neutrality. This study contributes to climate policy evaluation by developing a quantitative framework integrating theoretical and empirical analyses, enhances climate governance research by highlighting economic structure’s role in policy responsiveness, and advances policy formulation by leveraging deep learning for empirically validated, targeted strategies. These findings provide insights for optimizing climate policy design to achieve carbon neutrality and demonstrate the broader applicability of deep learning models in climate policy research, guiding policymakers toward effective, context-specific climate governance strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103667"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145569168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Do the motivations behind home sales matter? Evidence from China's housing resale market” [Habitat International 166 (2025) 103625]","authors":"Yiqi Huang ,&nbsp;Weida Kuang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103664","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103664","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103664"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145736419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inhibiting or promoting? Impacts of non-grain expansion on cropland ecosystem services: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta, China","authors":"Di Wang ,&nbsp;Yue Su ,&nbsp;Ran Yu ,&nbsp;Xuemei Jiang ,&nbsp;Xuan Liu ,&nbsp;Jingjing Qian ,&nbsp;Congmou Zhu ,&nbsp;Shan He","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103656","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103656","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cropland ecosystems play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. However, the non-grain production of cropland (NGPC) is becoming increasingly prominent, resulting in drastic changes in the type, pattern, and intensity of cropland. A comprehensive analysis of the impacts of NGPC on the ecosystem services (ESs) of cropland is essential for promoting the synergistic achievement of SDGs. This study examined the characteristics of the spatio-temporal evolution of NGPC and typical cropland ESs between 2000 and 2020 in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Using a spatial econometric model, the impact of non-grain conversion on cropland ESs was explored from the perspective of regional differences. The results indicated that the level of NGPC reached 49.74 % in the main grain marketing area (MGMA) in 2020, which was significantly higher than that in the main grain producing area (MGPA) (27.57 %). Food supply exhibited a continuous upward trend, while other cropland ESs showed an overall downward trend. Overall, NGPC significantly stimulated recreation service in both local and neighboring areas, while adversely affecting food supply and habitat quality. The heterogeneous analysis demonstrates that non-grain conversion adversely affects soil conservation in MGPA but promotes it within MGMA. This study offers valuable insights for optimizing future cropland utilization, implementing differentiated management strategies for NGPC, and advancing the achievement of SDGs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103656"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of cost-effective spatial priorities for cultivated land supplementation using an integrated framework","authors":"Lesong Zhao ,&nbsp;Ziyuan Qiao ,&nbsp;Yingxuan Cheng ,&nbsp;Guoqing Chen ,&nbsp;Hongmei Wang ,&nbsp;Guangsheng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The identification of spatial priorities for cultivated land supplementation is crucial for improving the implementation efficiency of the cultivated land balance policy (CLBP) and ensuring food security. Previous studies have rarely considered supplementation costs or achieved cost-effective spatial priority allocation while also satisfying given policy target constraints. To address this gap, we propose a policy-constrained spatial prioritization framework that integrates a multidimensional cost assessment system with a spatial optimization model to identify cost-effective supplementation priorities. The framework was applied in Qingyuan, a typical region characterized by complex topography and diverse land supplementation sources. The results indicated that the framework enables cost-effective spatial optimization by significantly reducing costs while satisfying the dual constraints requiring balance in cultivated land quantity and quality, with selected units across the entire study area exhibiting a total cost index (TCI) per unit area that was only 39.82 % of that for unselected units, and a productivity index (PI) per unit area that increased by 15.44 %. Furthermore, implementing supplementation within cultivated land agglomeration zones (CLAZs) can further reduce the TCI per unit area by 30.92 %, decrease the number of selected units by 32.54 %, and further enhance the spatial contiguity of future cultivated land. Overall, this paper presents a framework that serves as an effective decision-support tool for targeted investment under the new round of the CLBP and offers valuable guidance for the formulation of cultivated land supplementation policies and plans in regions with comparable resource conditions or policy constraints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103630"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does urban shrinkage influence urban resilience? Empirical evidence from Northeast China","authors":"Yu Jin ,&nbsp;Yanjun Liu ,&nbsp;Guolei Zhou ,&nbsp;Hongri Sun ,&nbsp;Hanchun Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103646","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103646","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shrinking cities urgently need to improve resilience and achieve long-term sustainable development. However, existing research often overlooks the resilience of shrinking cities and lacks understanding of how urban shrinkage influences the evolution of urban resilience. To address this gap, based on panel data from municipal districts in shrinking cities in Northeast China from 2013 to 2020, a panel fixed effects model and mediating effect model are applied to explore the influence mechanism of urban shrinkage on urban resilience. The study reveals that shrinking cities tend to be less resilient than growing cities. On a certain time scale, at the regional level, urban shrinkage may offer opportunities for shrinking cities to build resilience. However, the influence varies across dimensions. Further analysis indicates that urban shrinkage can promote urban resilience by influencing fiscal self-sufficiency, human capital, and environmental quality. This paper provides a systematic framework for the construction of resilience systems from an urban systems perspective and highlights the validity of multi-source data in urban resilience measurement. The research results are policy-oriented, offering valuable guidance for improving urban resilience and promoting sustainable development amid population decline.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103646"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do inter-governmental activities affect collaborative technological innovation? Evidence from Yangtze River Delta in China","authors":"Zhaoyingzi Dong ,&nbsp;Jiayan Shi ,&nbsp;Yuanshuo Xu ,&nbsp;Siqi Sun ,&nbsp;Yan Wu ,&nbsp;Xuelian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103660","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103660","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of inter-governmental activities on collaborative technological innovation in the Yangtze River Delta, utilizing a dataset of invention patent authorizations and inter-governmental activities news from local government websites. The results reveal that inter-governmental activities significantly stimulate the growth of collaborative patents, underscoring their positive effects on cross-city technological innovation. Mechanism analysis indicates that inter-governmental activities promote the flow of innovative factors, enhance market attractiveness, and strengthen governmental resource allocation, all of which contribute to collaborative technological innovation. Heterogeneity analysis further shows that only inter-governmental activities of core-peripheral cities significantly enhances collaborative technological innovation, while activities between core-core or peripheral-peripheral cities do not show the same effect. Additionally, economically weaker cities yield greater innovation outcomes than stronger cities. These findings underscore the crucial but uneven role of inter-governmental activities in fostering cross-city technological innovation, highlighting important implications for promoting more equitable regional development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103660"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial differentiation of cropland multifunctionality trade-offs and their drivers across urban-rural gradients: A case study of major grain-producing areas, China","authors":"Hongjie Peng ,&nbsp;Xuesong Zhang ,&nbsp;Ju He ,&nbsp;Xiaowen Zhou ,&nbsp;Qiuyu Zou ,&nbsp;Pengfei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103661","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103661","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coordinated development of cropland multifunctionality is crucial for optimizing land resource allocation and advancing agricultural sustainability. However, the spatial differentiation of cropland functions and their drivers across multiple urban-rural gradients have not been systematically explored, posing a significant barrier to achieving high-quality agricultural development. To broaden the research perspective, this study systematically evaluates the spatial differentiation of cropland production-living-ecological functions (PLEFs) across multiple urban-rural gradients in the Jianghan Plain. It further reveals the trade-offs and synergies among these functions and identifies their key drivers. The results show that cropland PLEFs exhibit significant spatial heterogeneity along the urban-rural gradient: rural clusters and low-density rural grid cells demonstrate relatively stronger production function (PF), while dense and semi-dense urban cluster grid cells exhibit higher living function (LF), and ecological function (EF) is particularly prominent in low-density rural grid cells. Across different gradients, cropland PLEFs exhibit complex nonlinear patterns of trade-offs and synergies, with rural areas showing PF-EF trade-offs driven by distinct mechanisms. PF-LF trade-offs along the urban-rural gradient first intensify moving from urban to rural areas and then gradually weaken. Moreover, cropland PLEFs are jointly shaped by human activities, climatic conditions, and geomorphic features, with their influences varying considerably across urban-rural gradients. Building on the identified trade-offs and drivers, this research proposes differentiated optimization strategies to foster coordinated economic, social, and ecological benefits. The findings offer scientific guidance for land-use planning, agricultural policy, and ecological conservation in major grain-producing areas, thereby supporting regional agricultural sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103661"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental drivers of housing prices and thermal inequality using satellite imagery: A submarket approach","authors":"Ali Soltani ,&nbsp;Chyi Lin Lee ,&nbsp;Roghayeh Mirzaie ,&nbsp;Mohsen Roohani Qadikolaei","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103628","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103628","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores how environmental conditions shape housing prices across different neighborhoods. By combining satellite imagery with data from over 32,000 property transactions in Tehran, we investigate how environmental factors, including greenery, urban heat islands, and urban density, affect housing values. Our analysis reveals that environmental quality, as measured by indicators such as vegetation, urban heat island effects, and urban density, is a significant determinant of housing prices. However, clear spatial inequalities exist, where wealthier northern districts benefit from cooler temperatures and better-managed green spaces, which in turn boost property values. In contrast, residents in southern and peripheral areas face higher heat exposure and limited vegetation, contributing to lower housing prices. These patterns reflect deeper issues of environmental injustice, where access to green amenities and climate comfort is unevenly distributed. To address this, we recommend targeted investments in green infrastructure, particularly in underserved areas, and greater integration of environmental criteria into housing and urban planning policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103628"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145419423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awakening dormant intangible cultural Heritage: Bridging capital, capacity, and change for rural sustainability","authors":"Pengcheng Xue ,&nbsp;Ying Dong ,&nbsp;Fang Wang ,&nbsp;Shunyi Wang ,&nbsp;Wanyi Su ,&nbsp;Chao Ning","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103654","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Against the backdrop of widespread rural depopulation and poverty globally, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has emerged as pivotal cultural capital for activating endogenous rural development. However, numerous rural areas face a contradictory situation of being \"ICH-rich but development-poor\" phenomenon. The fundamental issue lies in the unclear pathway and mechanism for converting ICH into socioeconomic benefits. This study constructs an analytical framework of \" Cultural Capital → Locality-Adaptation Capacity → Socioeconomic Change\". By examining 689 villages in Huangshan City, China, this study employs structural equation modeling to analyze the multiple mediating mechanisms through which two forms of ICH drive rural socioeconomic transformation by enhancing four dimensions of locality-adaptation capacity, supplemented by qualitative evidence to achieve dual validation of socioeconomic value and expand the mechanisms of cultural value. Key findings indicate: (1) Enhanced locality-adaptation capacity effectively converts ICH into a driving force for endogenous development; (2) Among the four locality-adaptation capacities, cultural-tourism synergy capacity and educational infrastructure capacity serve as crucial positive mediators; (3) Embodied ICH demonstrates greater potential for development through capacity-building than objectified ICH. The study recommends policy designs that support heritage bearers, optimize tourism-culture synergies, establish educational empowerment mechanisms, and balance transportation development with ICH preservation. This research contributes both a quantitative paradigm for decoding cultural resource transformation in rural revitalization and empirical evidence for aligning ICH preservation with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 103654"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}