Spatial-Temporal Divergence and Driving Mechanisms of Urban-Rural Sustainable Development: An Empirical Study Based on Provincial Panel Data in China

Chao Wei, Zuo Zhang, Sheng Ye, Mengxi Hong and Wenwen Wang
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Chao Wei: School of Public Administration, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
Zuo Zhang: Collage of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Sheng Ye: School of Public Administration, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Mengxi Hong: China University of Geosciences Press Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430074, China
Wenwen Wang: Hubei Institute of Geosciences, Wuhan 430034, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: China’s long-standing urban-rural dichotomy has led to a widening gap between urban and rural areas, posing a huge challenge to the sustainable development of Chinese society. This paper adopted the subjective-objective weighting method, coupled coordination degree model, and geographically weighted regression model to conduct urban-rural sustainable development research on 31 provincial administrative regions in China and discussed their spatial-temporal divergence and driving mechanisms during 2007–2018. The results showed that (1) the quality of both rural revitalization and new urbanization improved during the study period, and the gap between them showed a trend of increasing after fluctuations. Both of them had significant spatial and temporal divergence characteristics. (2) The urban-rural coupling coordination degree in China continued to increase during the study period and showed an overall pattern of “high in the east-west and low in the north and southwest”. The changes of relative development type indicated that new urbanization had far surpassed rural revitalization during the study period. (3) The coefficients of driving factors varied significantly in space, showing a hierarchical band distribution. Seven of the eight driving factors showed a strong positive correlation in the vast majority of regions. The results and suggestions of this research can further promote the organic combination of rural revitalization and new urbanization strategy, which is of great practical significance for narrowing the urban-rural gap and realizing sustainable urban-rural development. Likewise, it can be a reference for other developing countries around the world.

Keywords: urban-rural relationship; sustainable development; coupling coordination; rural revitalization; new urbanization; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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