How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China

To promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, China has adopted a hybrid strategy of urbanization and rural village renewal. Due to the large development differences between villages, choosing appropriate strategies is significant for rural development. By introducing a new idea t...

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Main Authors: Wenhua Yuan, Jianchun Li, Chengqing Liu, Ran Shang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2161
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author Wenhua Yuan
Jianchun Li
Chengqing Liu
Ran Shang
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Jianchun Li
Chengqing Liu
Ran Shang
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description To promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, China has adopted a hybrid strategy of urbanization and rural village renewal. Due to the large development differences between villages, choosing appropriate strategies is significant for rural development. By introducing a new idea to promote urban–rural integration development through a “rural cluster”, this paper explores the comparative advantages of villages in urbanization and renewal, identifies the spatial interaction between villages, and proposes a rural cluster strategy based on the same characteristics and close relationships. Taking Laizhou city, a coastal county in eastern China, as the study area, it provides a new way to deal with village problems at a small scale but of a large number due to difficult development in China. The results indicated that some villages have both high or low rural urbanization suitability (<i>RUS</i>) and village renewal potential (<i>VRP</i>), which makes it difficult to choose development strategies. Compared with the <i>VRP</i>, the spatial interaction of villages in the <i>RUS</i> is closer, but fewer villages participated. The results of village clustering show that the scale of different village clusters and the degree of interaction between villages in Laizhou differ greatly, and village clusters across townships are very common. Since the driving forces of the different scale of rural groups vary, this paper suggests that the development direction and investment focus should be determined according to the scale and characteristics of individual rural groups.
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spelling doaj.art-663030c142814a1e82932bfaf1b59b152023-11-24T16:06:25ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-11-011112216110.3390/land11122161How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, ChinaWenhua Yuan0Jianchun Li1Chengqing Liu2Ran Shang3Business School, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, ChinaBusiness School, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, ChinaCarbon Neutralization Research Institute, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250000, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, ChinaTo promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, China has adopted a hybrid strategy of urbanization and rural village renewal. Due to the large development differences between villages, choosing appropriate strategies is significant for rural development. By introducing a new idea to promote urban–rural integration development through a “rural cluster”, this paper explores the comparative advantages of villages in urbanization and renewal, identifies the spatial interaction between villages, and proposes a rural cluster strategy based on the same characteristics and close relationships. Taking Laizhou city, a coastal county in eastern China, as the study area, it provides a new way to deal with village problems at a small scale but of a large number due to difficult development in China. The results indicated that some villages have both high or low rural urbanization suitability (<i>RUS</i>) and village renewal potential (<i>VRP</i>), which makes it difficult to choose development strategies. Compared with the <i>VRP</i>, the spatial interaction of villages in the <i>RUS</i> is closer, but fewer villages participated. The results of village clustering show that the scale of different village clusters and the degree of interaction between villages in Laizhou differ greatly, and village clusters across townships are very common. Since the driving forces of the different scale of rural groups vary, this paper suggests that the development direction and investment focus should be determined according to the scale and characteristics of individual rural groups.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2161urbanizationvillage renewalurban–rural integrationspatial interactionvillage cluster
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How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
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urbanization
village renewal
urban–rural integration
spatial interaction
village cluster
title How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
title_full How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
title_fullStr How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
title_full_unstemmed How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
title_short How to Realize the Integration of Urbanization and Rural Village Renewal Strategies in Rural Areas: The Case Study of Laizhou, China
title_sort how to realize the integration of urbanization and rural village renewal strategies in rural areas the case study of laizhou china
topic urbanization
village renewal
urban–rural integration
spatial interaction
village cluster
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2161
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