Land-Use Transition of Tourist Villages in the Metropolitan Suburbs and Its Driving Forces: A Case Study of She Village in Nanjing City, China

Yibei Chai, Weifeng Qiao, Yi Hu, Tianqi He, Kaiyang Jia, Ting Feng and Yahua Wang
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Yibei Chai: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Weifeng Qiao: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Yi Hu: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Tianqi He: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Kaiyang Jia: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Ting Feng: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Yahua Wang: School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: In the context of the transition from “Native-rural China” to “Urban-rural China”, suburban villages have undergone rapid reconstruction of format, industry, and function. Aiming to reveal the evolution characteristics and driving forces, this study selected She Village, located in suburban areas of Nanjing, to analyze the changes of both dominant and recessive morphology of land use by employing participatory rural appraisal, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. The results showed that She Village witnessed three stages, including industrial development, ecological restoration, and service industry development, from 1980 to 2018, with more diversified management modes, multifunctional land use, and intensified land fragmentation. The drivers included natural resources, population growth, policy of Grain for Green, urban market demand, etc., the intensity of which showed trends of “increase–increase–increase”, “increase–decrease–decrease”, “periodically intermittent”, and “increase–decrease–increase” in turn. The tourist villages undergo three stages of industrial development, agricultural development, and service industry development, with periodical characteristics driven by top-down policies, the endogenous force of the village, and the radiation and diffusion of the city. This research deepens the understanding of the development process of suburban villages and provides a reference for land policy making and planning in other similar villages.

Keywords: rural transformation; land-use morphology; rural multifunction; spatial differentiation; impact intensity (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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