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Spatial Patterns and Driving Factors of Modern Urban-Rural System

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 3755

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xun Li

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1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
2. China Regional Coordinated Development and Rural Construction Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: regional planning; community participatory planning; urban and rural human settlements construction
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Dr. Wei Lang

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1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
2. China Regional Coordinated Development and Rural Construction Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: public participation and community planning; rural construction and planning; urban form and planning; spatial structure and regional planning
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Dr. Tingting Chen

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School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Interests: urban planning; community planning; urban renewal
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite researchers from a variety of disciplines, such as urban planning, human geography, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences, and other related disciplines, to submit papers to this Special Issue titled “Spatial Patterns and Driving Factors of Modern Urban-Rural Systems”. The relationship between urban and rural areas is the most basic economic and social relationship. The solution to urban and rural problems directly affects the methods and results of national structural transformation. After experiencing rapid urbanization, developed Western countries have quickly completed de-agriculture and de-peasantization through farmers going to cities to become workers. The studies on the relationship between urban and rural areas in the Western disciplines of architecture, geography, economics, and urban planning provide theoretical references for forming the idea of a new era of urban-rural integration. International scholars have conducted in-depth theoretical analyses and empirical research on the relationship between urban and rural, have measured integration development, and have formed urban and rural relation theory. The existing literature provides a theoretical and methodological basis for coordinating urban and rural development and for realizing urban and rural co-prosperity. Thus, we need to consider this fact and use scientific methodology and take  worldwide experiences to promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas in the longer term. This Special Issue will shed light on the development of megacity regions across countries as a spatial medium forming integrated urban-rural development, which plays a crucial role in regional economic development. Multidisciplinary research that addresses multiple social–environmental–economical facets given transitional urban-rural development from county and territory perspectives is particularly welcome.

Prof. Dr. Xun Li
Dr. Wei Lang
Dr. Tingting Chen
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • rural-urban linkage
  • rural construction and evaluation
  • integrated urban-rural development
  • county economy
  • county and territory ordinating
  • urban and rural communities
  • public participation
  • human settlement environment improvement
  • coordinated regional development
  • regional planning and governance

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Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Rural Governance Demonstration Villages in China
by Xinyu Xie, Ying Zhang and Xiaoping Qiu
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4538; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054538 - 03 Mar 2023
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Rural governance plays a significant role in constructing national governance systems and promoting rural development. An accurate understanding of the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of rural governance demonstration villages is conducive to giving full play to their leading, demonstration and radiating [...] Read more.
Rural governance plays a significant role in constructing national governance systems and promoting rural development. An accurate understanding of the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of rural governance demonstration villages is conducive to giving full play to their leading, demonstration and radiating roles and further promoting the modernization of rural governance systems and governance capacity. Therefore, this study uses Moran’s I analysis, local correlation analysis, kernel density analysis and a geographic concentration index to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of rural governance demonstration villages. Moreover, this study proposes a conceptual framework to construct the cognition of rural governance and uses Geodetector and vector data buffer analysis methods to explore the internal influence mechanism of their spatial distribution. The results show the following: (1) The spatial distribution of rural governance demonstration villages in China is unbalanced. The distribution difference between the two sides of the “Hu line” is significant. The peak appears at 30° N and 118° E. (2) The rural governance demonstration villages in China are clustered, which forms a high-density core area, a sub-high density belt, two sub-high-density centers and several single core concentration areas. Additionally, the hot spots of rural governance demonstration villages in China are mostly located on the eastern coast, tending to cluster in places with superior natural conditions, convenient transportation, and excellent economic development. (3) Based on the distribution characteristics of Chinese rural governance demonstration villages, this study proposes a “one core, three axes and multiple centers” spatial structure to optimize the distribution of rural governance demonstration villages. (4) A rural governance framework system consists of a governance subject subsystem and influencing factor subsystem. The results of Geodetector show that under the mutual leading role of the three governance subjects, the distribution of rural governance demonstration villages in China is the result of multiple factors. Among them, nature is the basic factor, economy is the key factor, politics is the dominant factor, and demographic is the important factor. The interaction network formed by general public budget expenditure and total power of agricultural machinery affects the spatial distribution pattern of the rural governance demonstration villages in China. Full article
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Problems and Strategies of Allocating Public Service Resources in Rural Areas in the Context of County Urbanization
by Muzhe Pan, Yaofu Huang, Yawen Qin, Xun Li and Wei Lang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(21), 14596; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114596 - 07 Nov 2022
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Imbalances in allocating public service resources are a universal problem worldwide, especially in urban and rural areas. As a developing country with a significant imbalance between urban and rural areas, China is representative of the unbalanced allocation of public service resources. Presently, China [...] Read more.
Imbalances in allocating public service resources are a universal problem worldwide, especially in urban and rural areas. As a developing country with a significant imbalance between urban and rural areas, China is representative of the unbalanced allocation of public service resources. Presently, China has entered the county urbanization stage. Therefore, this study can provide a new way to realize the equalization of urban and rural public services with the county as the basic unit. Taking counties as the primary study area, this paper analyzes the new trends of population mobility in China’s counties. It combines large-scale questionnaires and field surveys to investigate the new demand of rural residents for public services and the shortcomings of public service resource allocation. First, the county seat attracts a concentration of the county’s rural residents and returning population, whose high expectations for the county seat’s education and medical services have not yet been met. Second, the township assumes the vital function of elementary school education and medical services in rural areas, and the rural children have a great demand for elementary school education services in the township. However, there are still apparent shortcomings in support of teaching facilities and the quality of education services. Third, the problem of aging and hollowing out in rural areas is serious, and the education, medical and elderly service needs of left-behind children and the elderly are difficult to be guaranteed. Finally, this paper proposes targeted planning strategies and policy recommendations for allocating county public service resources at three levels based on the “county–town–village” hierarchy. Full article
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