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

Urban-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.

Comparison of Integrated Urban-Rural Development between Chongqing and Chengdu

On the basis of review of integrated urban and rural development process in Chengdu and Chongqing, we summed up experience of reform and compared the practice in these two regions. Results show that both regions have opened free flow of rural and urban factors, made detailed and scientific planning of integrated urban and rural development, and carried out exploration in equalization of urban and rural public service.

A new approach towards the sustainability of urban-rural integration:The development strategy for central villages in the Abbasiya District of Iraq using GIS techniques

The development of rural areas usually has a positive impact on the urban-rural integration. This study explores an innovative approach to stimulate rural development by proposing qualified villages as central villages that can provide basic urban services for their residents and residents of neighboring villages. This approach can contribute to overcoming the various problems that rural areas faced at the social, economic, and environmental levels. It seeks to achieve spatial sustainability of rural areas, representing a new approach by integrating urban development methods to revitalize rural villages. The study analyzed 15 villages belonging to Abbasiya District of AL Kufa City in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. Based on the GIS techniques and the analysis of urban service indicators(village population, percentage of urban building materials used in villages, distance between village and health centers, distance between village and main roads, nature of economic activity, distance between village and educational institutions, distance between village and drinking water sources, number of communication towers, and distance between village and urban administrative center), this study proposed that Abu Gharb and Albu Ghraib can served as central villages in Abbasiya District in the future. This study establishes a new rural spatial structure to achieve rural sustainable development, improves the development status of rural areas, and provides a theoretical basis for the government and relevant institutions to use urban service indicators, achieving rural sustainable development and formulating relevant development policies in Abbasiya District.

Study on the Mechanism of the Integration of Urban and Rural Development from the View of Elements Flow

Fromthe enterprise,individual and government,which are the three main economic behavior subject,this paper analysis factors impact of flow behavior main body and the change of the objective function,constraint function and the impact of the change of behavior equation,and then summarizes their effects on the integration of urban and rural development,to build fromexogenous shocks to the endogenous to adapt to the economic decision-making framework,clarify elements flow affect the running mechanismof the urban-rural integration.

Development Path of Urban-rural Integration

The urban and rural areas are regarded as two major components of the regional economic system. Only through joint balanced development of the two can we achieve overall economic optimization and social welfare maximization. But the great social division of labor has separated urban areas from rural areas,which casts the shadow of city-oriented theory on cooperative relations between urban and rural areas. Mutual separation between urban and rural settlements and independent development trigger off a range of social problems. We must undertake guidance through rational development path of urban-rural integration,to eliminate the phenomenon of urban-rural dual structure,and promote the sustainable development of population,resources and environment in urban and rural areas as soon as possible.

Analyzing the transportation infrastructure-rural industry integration relationship in China

Transportation infrastructure is crucial to China’s economic growth because it substantially contributes to the holistic development of rural primary,secondary,and tertiary industries.This study innovatively examines transportation infrastructure and urbanization levels to explore,both theoretically and empirically,their relationship with the holistic development of primary,secondary,and tertiary industries in rural China,and the mediating role of urbanization on this relationship.We employed fixed-effects models,the entropy weight approach,mixed regression,and generalized method of moments to analyze the data of 30 provinces across China from 2013 to 2020.The results indicate that the construction of transportation infrastructure directly fosters the collective advancement of such industries in rural areas and that urbanization partially mediates the transportation infrastructure-rural industry integration relationship.However,the western region shows disparities in the integrated development of these sectors.Further analysis reveals that foreign investments amplify the positive influence of transportation infrastructure on rural industry integration.Essentially,the enhancement of rural transportation infrastructure,promotion of urbanization,implementation of strategic planning,and strengthening of support mechanisms are crucial aspects in the comprehensive development of rural industries and the achievement of rural revitalization in China.

The Influence of the Urban-Rural Income Disparity on the Industrial Structure—Taking the Yangtze River Delta Region as an Example

In this paper, the effect of the mediation effect is mainly used to test and analyze the regression model, and most scholars have studied the impact of the modernization of the industrial structure on the income gap. However, this paper is from another perspective, based on the social background of high-quality development, the main study is the impact mechanism of urban and rural income gap on the industrial structure, taking the Yangtze River Delta as the main research object, and specifically selecting 22 central cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, which is also one of the highlights of this study. The regression model is constructed by using the intermediary effect, and the four intermediary variables of fiscal expenditure (M1), fixed asset investment (M2), number of patent applications (M3), and total import and export (M4) are selected, which represent the role of the government, fixed asset investment, scientific and technological level and opening-up level, and study and analyze the inherent influence mechanism between each variable. Before doing specific research, I consulted the papers and literature of many other outstanding scholars, among which Cheng Yuhong and Cheng Chi’s “The Influence Mechanism of industrial structure of urban and rural income gap” [1] has great reference value for this paper. According to the research results, under the background of high-quality development in the Yangtze River Delta region, the expansion of the income gap between urban and rural areas will inhibit the upgrading of the industrial structure, so it is necessary to focus on building a new type of urbanization, accelerating the construction of an urban innovation system, optimizing the rural employment structure to narrow the income gap between urban and rural areas, and providing impetus for the continuous upgrading of the industrial structure.

共同富裕目标下的高质量县域城镇化评价体系建构

共同富裕是中国式现代化的重要特征,城镇化是实现中国式现代化的必由之路。当前,县域城镇化建设中存在区域发展不平衡、城乡差距不断扩大、基础设施建设不健全、公共服务配套不完善等问题,制约了共同富裕的实现。如何构建一个科学合理的评价体系来评估县域城镇化的发展水平和城乡融合的实现程度,对于推动县域城镇化健康发展、实现共同富裕具有重要意义。在系统回顾已有共同富裕历史渊源与理论内涵的基础上,探究县域城镇化促进共同富裕的内在机理,基于系统性、科学性、客观性和前瞻性原则,依据统计年鉴数据及由“浙江大学—浙江移动数据智能与城市未来联合实验室”开发的“科研数智通”(DIPS)平台大数据,从收入公平、消费公平和城乡融合三大评价维度(一级指标)出发构建了包含9项二级指标和26项三级指标的县域城镇化评价体系。该体系有助于多维度、多视角、多主体评价县域城镇化发展情况,支持并引导县域城镇化高质量发展。

大都市郊区乡村多功能分类、演化趋势与研究展望

大都市郊区是城乡融合发展的前沿阵地,未来如何通过功能拓展满足城市和居民的多元化需求,如何通过功能的优化组合和协同发展实现自身振兴,是城乡融合发展实践中亟需解决的现实问题。文章以Web of Science、中国知网等为文献来源数据库,运用文献调研法,系统梳理了相关文献,在客观辨识大都市城乡主体需求特征的基础上,梳理了大都市郊区乡村多功能的内涵、特征及分类,多功能演化动力机制与趋势,并对未来研究进行展望,结果表明:1)大都市郊区乡村多功能是为满足城乡居民各类需求、维持郊区乡村自身及所依托大都市融合共生和城乡协作发展所能提供的各类服务和功能的总和,率先响应城乡主体需求而分化和拓展。据此,基于乡村内生型和城镇引致型2类需求,设计了基于“三生”功能视角的大都市郊区乡村多功能分类体系;2)乡村多功能演化发展是自然地理系统、社会经济系统、政策与制度以及人类活动等共同作用的结果,其功能演化进程领先于一般乡村,率先呈现“生产功能现代化与特色化、生活功能便利化与人文化、生态功能绿色化与可持续”的发展趋势;3)从基础理论和分类体系构建、创新发展规划政策约束下乡村多功能分区识别方法、积极探索多功能协同的典型路径与模式、完善乡村多功能转型发展的政策支撑体系4个方面展望了大都市郊区乡村多功能未来协同演化的研究方向。

要素流动对城乡融合发展的影响机理与空间分异研究

城乡要素双向自由流动有利于提高要素配置效率和优化城乡关系,促进城乡融合发展。现有关于要素流动对城乡融合发展的研究主要围绕传统生产要素对城乡融合发展的研究展开讨论,鲜有文献将数据这一新型生产要素纳入城乡要素流动范围并探索其对城乡融合发展的影响机理。基于2010—2021年中国31个省份的面板数据,在测算要素流动、城乡融合发展水平的基础上,构建双向固定效应模型、地理加权回归模型和中介效应模型实证检验要素流动对城乡融合发展的影响效应及作用机制。研究发现:第一,全国要素流动总指数呈现出小幅度增长的态势,位于均值之上的地区中64%是城乡融合发展试验区,说明城乡融合发展政策实施具有重要的引导作用;第二,要素流动显著促进城乡融合发展,这一结论在引入城乡之间距离作为工具变量进行内生性检验、采用删除4个直辖市和缩短时间窗口的方法进行稳健性检验之后仍然成立;第三,空间异质性分析中,劳动力、土地和数据要素始终表现出促进城乡融合发展的作用,随着时间的推移,土地要素对不同地区城乡融合发展影响程度逐渐增强、影响范围逐步扩大,技术要素对城乡融合发展的促进逐渐凸现,由华东和华南地区向东北和西南地区转移;第四,在要素流动影响城乡融合发展的过程中,电商销售是要素流动影响城乡融合发展的重要途径,农业机械化和产业结构变迁并未发挥出中介变量的作用,不同于已有的研究结果。因此,今后持续深化城乡融合发展的内涵与外延、拓展深度与广度;始终以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导,运用科学的世界观和方法论,坚持整体推进与试点示范相统一的指导原则,推广实践中形成的典型经验。研究结论为城乡要素双向合理流动的机制建立、城乡融合发展体制机制的健全提供了理论和经验上的参考。

城乡空间高质量融合发展路径研究——以关中平原城市群为例

深入实施区域协调发展和新型城镇化战略是基于城乡社会发展实际,推动我国全面高质量发展的重要抓手。关中平原城市群作为我国西部地区经济社会发展的重要空间载体,其城镇空间、乡村空间和区域经济发展具有一定的地域特征和代表性。基于新时代背景,构建城乡空间高质量融合发展内涵和发展模式的理论框架。通过对关中平原城市群城乡发展核心问题研判,提出以“中心城镇拉动”“乡村崛起推动”等为代表的城乡融合发展动力机制,从优化城乡空间格局、构建城乡产业体系、推进城乡基础设施互通、统筹城乡公共服务共享、健全城乡要素流动保障等方面探索关中城市群适宜性发展路径,助推关中平原城市群城乡空间高质量融合发展。

以现代化产业体系建设赋能城乡融合发展:逻辑、堵点与进路

作为现代化国家的重要物质技术基础,现代化产业体系建设能够在推动城乡融合发展中发挥积极作用。在理论逻辑上,现代化产业体系建设通过加速传统农业转型升级、引领城乡产业融合发展、畅通城乡要素双向流动、推动实现农村现代化等路径赋能城乡融合发展。针对要素双向流动受阻、乡村空间利用低效、现代农业发展困难、县域支撑不足等现实堵点,应当以破除城乡要素流动的体制障碍、推动现代化乡村空间治理体系建设、加大现代农业发展的要素投入保障、强化现代化产业体系建设县域支撑等为实践进路,推动现代化产业体系建设更好赋能城乡产业融合发展。

城乡融合发展背景下农村养老难题破解路径

城乡融合发展已成为我国加快实现农业农村现代化进程中高度关注的重要命题,而农村养老问题是制约我国城乡融合发展的重要因素。长期以来,农村养老存在经济资源不足、养老服务主体缺失、农村老人精神贫困等诸多难题,农村养老供需结构性矛盾突出。城乡融合发展背景下,应通过增强土地养老功能,缩小城乡社会保障水平差距,鼓励发展城乡互动养老模式,依托文化和自然资源发展乡村旅居养老,数字赋能农村智慧养老等措施,积极引导城市各项资源下乡,充分利用农村闲置资源,有效解决农村养老难题。

城乡融合发展背景下浙江省未来乡村建设及其推进机制

在国家乡村振兴、新型城镇化及城乡融合发展战略下,浙江省率先探索未来乡村建设路径,其本质是新时代乡村建设的重要成果。作为浙江省共同富裕现代化创建单元之一,未来乡村重点围绕人本化、生态化、数字化三大价值理念,对乡村九大场景建设营造提出具体要求,并集成共富乡村、美丽乡村、数字乡村、人文乡村、善治乡村于一体。在未来乡村建设实践层面,浙江省通过“地方探索—试点创建—建成提升—全面推广”的实施路径,省市县三级联动的申报创建评价流程体系以及各个政府部门的职责作用,逐步形成“千村引领、万村振兴、全域共富、城乡和美”的乡村建设格局,以全面推动乡村振兴、宜居宜业和美乡村建设和城乡融合发展。

以人口高质量发展应对老龄化城乡倒置的挑战

纵观全球,老龄化城乡倒置现象具有普遍性和阶段性特征。对中国而言,随着由乡入城人口的地域流动,老龄化城乡倒置格局不断演变,呈现出“农村先老、农村快老、农村更老、农村高老、农村弱老”的特征,给中国式现代化发展带来诸多挑战。以人口高质量发展为核心积极应对老龄化城乡倒置问题,需从建设人才队伍、提升人口素质、优化人口布局、提高老年人生产生活质量等方面着手,以实施乡村振兴战略为契机,推进城乡全面深度融合发展,促进共同富裕。

如何优化乡村小规模学校布局

乡村小规模学校布局优化是城乡教育一体化发展的重点和难点,更是确保乡村儿童接受公平优质教育的重要基础。但现实中,小规模学校布局仍存在诸多问题:布局分散程度高;决策中缺少科学的程序和技术;布局规划中学校教育资源不足、弱势学生入学机会不均等;校际空间隔离,跨校资源共享难以稳定持续等。因此,应进一步明确小规模学校布局优化的逻辑理路:以教育规划理论引领布局优化的教育功能发挥;以“公平、效率、质量”框架重构布局规划目标;以“集中+分散”布局结构为乡村振兴奠定教育服务基础;以“入学可达性提升”促进乡村儿童入学机会均等;以资源均衡配置促进城乡学校一体化发展。同时,围绕“空间可达、服务范围、学校规模、校际发展优质均衡程度、能否促进学校传承乡土文化”等维度因地制宜设置学校布局标准,并提供支持性策略,主要包括:综合区位因素,构建小规模学校布局与乡村振兴规划融合系统;以参与式GIS技术为基础,优化学校布局规划程序;强化各级政府责任,妥善处理好布局规划中的伴生问题;共享教育资源,促进小规模学校与县镇学校一体化发展。

乡村收缩的内涵界定与测度研究

乡村收缩是我国城乡结构转化进程中呈现的新现象。文章首先从概念层面阐释了乡村收缩的内涵,梳理了我国乡村收缩需要重点把握的逻辑线索,进而通过文献调查和实地调研,以甘肃省为例从县域尺度对乡村收缩程度进行测度,从乡村人口、经济和社会三个维度揭示其形成机理。研究发现:(1)乡村收缩在不同语境其内涵可能存在差异,但其本质均是青壮年劳动力的过度流失;(2)2000年、2010年、2020年甘肃省乡村收缩指数均值呈现动态大幅度上升趋势,分别为26.11%、38.97%、49.98%,且上升趋势具有比较显著的空间差异性;(3)城乡二元结构下,资源禀赋和地理区位、经济发展与要素流动、历史基础与社会文化、政策安排与治理能力都对乡村收缩有影响。新时代我国应从振兴县域经济出发,依靠产业聚集、人才引进、资金筹措、城乡融合的政策组合来回应乡村收缩现象。

我国义务教育优质均衡发展的现实困境与战略选择

义务教育优质均衡发展是我国义务教育发展的新目标、新任务。义务教育优质均衡发展和城乡一体化是两个紧密相连的动态过程,二者相互依存、相互促进、相互融合。由于城乡之间在经济发展、体制机制、社会文化和资源配置等方面长期以来存在较大差距,我国在推动实现义务教育优质均衡发展进程中,仍然面临义务教育评价功利化、多主体协作浅表化、乡村文化底蕴流失、软硬件资源投入不均等困境。为解决这些困境,需要从价值引导、政策推动、文化认同和历史趋向的角度厘清义务教育优质均衡发展的内在逻辑理路,进而搭建城乡义务教育优质均衡发展的逻辑架构,为我国义务教育城乡一体化发展提供战略选择。

在城乡融合发展中全面推进乡村振兴:核心任务、突出问题与关键举措

全面推进乡村振兴是解决城乡发展不平衡不充分问题的重要举措,是贯彻落实新发展理念的生动体现。首先,梳理中国城乡关系的走向以及“三农”工作总抓手的转变,总结归纳在城乡融合发展中全面推进乡村振兴的实践逻辑。其次,针对在城乡融合发展中全面推进乡村振兴需要完成“农业强、农村美、农民富”的三大核心任务。再次,研究发现:中国正面临农村经济发展相对落后、生态环境短板挑战较大、城乡要素双向流动不畅、公共资源配置均等化程度不高、城乡收入失衡局面尚待扭转以及县域经济综合承载力不足等突出问题。最后,从加速农业现代化转型、加强乡村治理、打破城乡制度性约束、加大农村公共资源投入力度、多渠道增加农民收入以及推动县域经济高质量发展等角度提出相应的政策建议。

数字化转型视域下我国县域商业发展态势与推进策略

县域商业是实现城乡融合发展和乡村振兴的有效途径,也是满足农村居民多元化、多层级、多形态消费需求的纽带,是推动县域经济高质量发展的关键动力源。近年来,我国县域商业发展已取得长足进步,主要体现在县域商品和服务市场规模稳定扩张、流通网络不断完善、流通新业态新模式加快孵化、农村电商创新发展、物流快递配送体系明显优化、农产品流通渠道持续延拓等多方面。但我国县域商业发展过程中仍然存在着数字基础设施相对滞后、商业网点数字化改造和升级程度不足、商贸流通企业数字化转型成效亟待提升等短板,成为制约我国县域商业高质量发展的主要堵点。进入数字经济时代,我国县域商业发展呈现出以新发展理念为科学指导、以数字技术和数据要素应用为驱动内核、以线上线下融合为关键路径、以满足人民对美好生活向往为最终目标的时代特征。数字化转型视域下,传统商业变革迎来新机遇,政府部门应进一步加强县域数字基础设施和商业大数据中心、“互联网+农产品”流通体系、物流配送体系三领域的建设力度,鼓励商贸流通新业态、新模式、新应用场景三维度的创新,实现县域市场主体竞争力、县域商业人力资本储备、县域消费环境三方面的改善,进而推动县域商业沿着更大规模、更高质量、更深层次、更便民惠民的方向发展,繁荣农村消费市场,推进乡村全面振兴。