Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban-rural Construction Land in Rural Industrialized Areas in China:Case Studies in Changyuan City and Xinxiang County of Henan Province

Since China’s reform and opening up in 1978,the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization in China had led to dramatic changes in the pattern of urban-rural land use.In this paper,we focused on the rural industrialized areas in central China(Xinxiang County and Changyuan City of Henan Province).We used the average nearest neighbor index,spatial statistical analysis,and a structural equation model to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors of urban-rural construction land based on multisource spatial data and survey data.The results showed that:1)from 1975 to 2019,the spatial distribution of urban-rural construction land in rural industrialized areas had evolved from homogeneous distribution to local agglomeration.In terms of comparative analysis of cases,the spatial distribution of urban-rural construction land in Changyuan City had shown a trend from diffusion to agglomeration,and Xinxiang County had overall shown a spatial change from homogenization to agglomeration and then to regional integration development.2)The hot spots with increased urban-rural construction land significantly expanded,and they had a high degree of spatial overlap with industrial development.Among them,Xinxiang County was concentrated in central and marginal areas,and Changyuan was mainly concentrated in central urban areas.3)From the evolution of spatial proximity of urban-rural construction land,rural industrialized areas generally decline,showing the characteristics of internal differentiation in the rate of change.4)Industrial development,social economy,the policy environment,and urban development played a positive role in promoting the expansion of urban-rural construction land in rural industrialized areas.To promote the optimal use of regional land and the integrated development of urban-rural areas,we should combine the advantages of regional endowment,formulate development strategies according to local conditions,and adjust the way that land is used in a timely manner.

Reconstructing Social Capital to Promote Urban Redevelopment:A Case of Lianjiao Area in the Pearl River Delta Region

Guangdong Province started the so-called"three olds redevelopment"in 2009,aiming to advance industrial upgrading.Existing literature points out that appropriate distribution of land rent differential among the stakeholders like urban governments,village collectives,and developers is the most important determinant.Employing the theory of urban regime,the paper focuses on the redevelopment process of the Lianjiao Area in the Pearl River Delta region to reveal how the three entities(government,rural community,and developers)interact.It has been found that the local urban government is the main driver which facilitates the positive accumulation of social capital through the supply of redevelopment policy and fi nancial support.Through the reconstruction of trust of villagers and developers,the government gains the rights to coordinate the redevelopment.As the actual landholder,rural villages represent the profi ts of villagers in bargaining with the other two parties.The improvement in infrastructure and the formulation of detailed redevelopment plans increase the land rent differential,encouraging developers’participation in the redevelopment.The three entities form a negotiation-based development alliance and fi nally lead to successful redevelopment.