STUDY ON THE RECLAMATION WILLINGNESS OF HOUSEHOLD HOMESTEADS OF RELOCATED POVERTY ALLEVIATION BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE DISTRIBUTED COGNITION THEORY——EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM GUANGXI
Analyzing the reclamation willingness and influencing factors of household homesteads of relocated poverty alleviation beneficiaries is of great significance for optimizing land resource allocation,improving follow-up support policies for relocated poverty alleviation,ensuring long-term social stability in rural areas,and consolidating and expanding poverty alleviation achievements.Based on the distributed cognition theory and questionnaire data from 522 relocated poverty alleviation households in eight cities in Guangxi,the Logistic model analysis and field investigation was conducted to explore the utilization status and reclamation willingness of household homesteads.The results revealed that:(1)One-household-one-homestead was the primary form of homestead for relocated households,characterized by large land occupancy,low construction costs,and early construction years.(2)The reclamation rate of homesteads needed to be further improved,with 7.66%of homesteads remaining idle and 37.13%occasionally or regularly used.(3)The overall reclamation willingness of relocated households was low,with only 29.4%indicating willingness to reclaim homesteads.(4)The willingness of relocated poverty-stricken households to reclaim their homestead land was lower for male participants who own larger homesteads and had not transferred contracted land,and who intended to return to rural areas for retirement.In contrast,those who had higher income and worked in non-agricultural sectors showed a higher willingness to reclaim their homestead land.(5)Homesteads carried strong spiritual significance for male and households hoping to return to rural areas for elderly care,while they still played a functional role in production and daily life for households with non-transferred contracted land and engaged in farming.In addition,the larger the homestead area,the higher the construction costs.The study suggests that,under the reality of relatively complete soft and hard infrastructure in resettlement communities,the underlying factors that affect the willingness of relocated households to reclaim homesteads are rooted in local sentiment,livelihood patterns and capacity,and homestead sinking costs.