How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework
National parks represent a global initiative for biodiversity conservation and environmentally sustainable societal development, with China having launched its own national park program. The establishment and operation of these parks significantly impact local residents’ livelihoods. Based on DFID’s...
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| description | National parks represent a global initiative for biodiversity conservation and environmentally sustainable societal development, with China having launched its own national park program. The establishment and operation of these parks significantly impact local residents’ livelihoods. Based on DFID’s Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, an assessment tool introduced by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for evaluating the livelihood standards of residents, this study constructs a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework to analyze how national parks affect residents’ livelihoods, discussing livelihood risk management and feasible capacity-building interventions. Focusing on the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park as a case study, the research reveals that indirect wildlife-inflicted damage poses more pronounced negative impacts on local communities than park establishment policies. Both regulatory land-use restrictions and wildlife conflicts disrupt land-based livelihood activities, ultimately affecting residents’ livelihood stability. Mitigation requires comprehensive measures, including retaining essential farmland; providing vocational skill training; offering specialized loans; diversifying employment channels; and improving compensation mechanisms to safeguard residents’ livelihood security. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-057c6e797204449fa1885d5a0ea98c762025-08-20T03:58:31ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-07-01147150110.3390/land14071501How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID FrameworkLikun Gu0Guoqing Shi1Yuanke Zhao2Huicong Liu3Xinyu Ye4National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNational Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNational Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNational Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNational Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNational parks represent a global initiative for biodiversity conservation and environmentally sustainable societal development, with China having launched its own national park program. The establishment and operation of these parks significantly impact local residents’ livelihoods. Based on DFID’s Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, an assessment tool introduced by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for evaluating the livelihood standards of residents, this study constructs a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework to analyze how national parks affect residents’ livelihoods, discussing livelihood risk management and feasible capacity-building interventions. Focusing on the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park as a case study, the research reveals that indirect wildlife-inflicted damage poses more pronounced negative impacts on local communities than park establishment policies. Both regulatory land-use restrictions and wildlife conflicts disrupt land-based livelihood activities, ultimately affecting residents’ livelihood stability. Mitigation requires comprehensive measures, including retaining essential farmland; providing vocational skill training; offering specialized loans; diversifying employment channels; and improving compensation mechanisms to safeguard residents’ livelihood security.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/7/1501national parksustainable livelihoodSEM modellivelihood frameworkhuman–animal conflicts |
| spellingShingle | Likun Gu Guoqing Shi Yuanke Zhao Huicong Liu Xinyu Ye How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework Land national park sustainable livelihood SEM model livelihood framework human–animal conflicts |
| title | How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework |
| title_full | How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework |
| title_fullStr | How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework |
| title_short | How Are Residents’ Livelihoods Affected by National Parks? A SEM Model Based on DFID Framework |
| title_sort | how are residents livelihoods affected by national parks a sem model based on dfid framework |
| topic | national park sustainable livelihood SEM model livelihood framework human–animal conflicts |
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