Shuzhuo Li

TL;DR: Why ecosystem service information has yet to fundamentally change decision-making is explored and a path forward is suggested that emphasizes developing solid evidence linking decisions to impacts on natural capital and ecosystem services, and then to human well-being.

TL;DR: It is argued that the excess mortality of girls is caused fundamentally by the strong son preference in traditional Chinese culture, but exacerbated by the government-guided family planning programme and regulations, and it is crucial to raise the status of girls within the family and community so as to mitigate the pressures to discriminate against girls in China’s low fertility regime.

TL;DR: The impact of the relocation and settlement program (RSP) to date is examined, reporting on an ecosystem services assessment and a 1400-household survey, finding that the RSP generally achieves the goals of ES increase and livelihood restore.

TL;DR: Under the Chinese patrilincal joint family system, uxorilocal marriage significantly lowers women's age at first marriage, increases men's ageAt First marriage, and consequently increases spousal age difference, which may help to promote later marriage and later childbearing under the present low fertility conditions in rural China.