Spatial pattern of urban-rural integration in China and the impact of geography

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dc.contributor.authorPan, Wei
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jing
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yurui
dc.contributor.authorChen, Shuting
dc.contributor.authorLu, Zhi
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-22T17:21:33Z
dc.date.available2024-03-22T17:21:33Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractUrban-rural integration (URI) is a global challenge that is highly related to inequalities, poverty, economic growth, and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Existing research has evaluated the extent of URI and explored its influencing factors, but urban-rural linkages are seldom incorporated in evaluation systems, and geographical factors are rarely recognized as the influencing factors. We construct a URI framework including regional economy, rural development, urban-rural linkage, and urban-rural gap. Based on a dataset consisting of 1,669 counties in China in 2020, we reveal the spatial pattern of URI and find a high correlation between the spatial pattern of URI and the relief degree of land surface (RDLS). Using structural equation modeling, we discover that topography has direct ( − 0.18, p < 0.001) and indirect ( − 0.17, p < 0.001) effects on URI. The indirect negative effects are mediated through the infrastructure, and the combination of localized advantages and modern technical conditions could mitigate the negative impact of topography. Finally, we identify 742 counties as lagging regions in URI, which can be clustered into eight types. Our findings could facilitate policy designing for those countries striving for integrated and sustainable development of urban and rural areas.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. T2261129477 and 41971220), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA23070300).
dc.identifier.citationWei, P., Wang, J., Li, Y., Chen, S., & Lu, Z. (2023). Spatial pattern of urban-rural integration in China and the impact of geography. Geography and Sustainability, 4(4), 404–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2023.08.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2023.08.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16273
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGeography and Sustainability
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjecturban-rural integration
dc.subjectrelief degree of land surface
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectstructural equation modelling
dc.subjectsustainable urban and rural development patterns
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.titleSpatial pattern of urban-rural integration in China and the impact of geography
dc.typeArticle

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