The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional Characteristic

This study examined the hollowing process of rural communities, which is caused by migration, and explored its influence factors based on Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) analysis in an attempt to explore effect of regional characteristic. To capture the essence of rural hollowing, a logical framewor...

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Main Authors: Ying Liu, Liqiong Shu, Li Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/9/911
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Li Peng
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Li Peng
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description This study examined the hollowing process of rural communities, which is caused by migration, and explored its influence factors based on Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) analysis in an attempt to explore effect of regional characteristic. To capture the essence of rural hollowing, a logical framework was constructed. The rural hollowing was then evaluated based on an index system. Based on the assessment, HLM analysis was conducted to explore the influence factors at the household and community levels. The results demonstrated significant differences of rural hollowing among villages. In addition, the hollowing was not only affected by household-level variables but also by community-level variables. Further, for rural hollowing, the household-level variable was endogenous drive, while the community-level variables were exogenous drive. Among all the endogenous influence factors, population quality was the most important, and thus the loss of highly educated talents will aggravate the trend of rural hollowing and hinder the sustainable development of the countryside. Furthermore, in addition to promoting economic development and its diversification to alleviate rural hollowing, improving the quality of the population is more important to the sustainable development of the countryside in China.
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spelling doaj.art-d38d2305f31a46e89f690b1e0d5edb2f2023-11-22T13:52:53ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-08-0110991110.3390/land10090911The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional CharacteristicYing Liu0Liqiong Shu1Li Peng2The College of Geography and Resources, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, ChinaThe College of Geography and Resources, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, ChinaThe College of Geography and Resources, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, ChinaThis study examined the hollowing process of rural communities, which is caused by migration, and explored its influence factors based on Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) analysis in an attempt to explore effect of regional characteristic. To capture the essence of rural hollowing, a logical framework was constructed. The rural hollowing was then evaluated based on an index system. Based on the assessment, HLM analysis was conducted to explore the influence factors at the household and community levels. The results demonstrated significant differences of rural hollowing among villages. In addition, the hollowing was not only affected by household-level variables but also by community-level variables. Further, for rural hollowing, the household-level variable was endogenous drive, while the community-level variables were exogenous drive. Among all the endogenous influence factors, population quality was the most important, and thus the loss of highly educated talents will aggravate the trend of rural hollowing and hinder the sustainable development of the countryside. Furthermore, in addition to promoting economic development and its diversification to alleviate rural hollowing, improving the quality of the population is more important to the sustainable development of the countryside in China.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/9/911rural hollowingpopulation declineaging populationmigrationHLM
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population decline
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migration
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title The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional Characteristic
title_full The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional Characteristic
title_fullStr The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional Characteristic
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title_short The Hollowing Process of Rural Communities in China: Considering the Regional Characteristic
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population decline
aging population
migration
HLM
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/9/911
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