Decoding Rural Space Reconstruction Using an Actor-Network Methodological Approach: A Case Study from the Yangtze River Delta, China

Haoyu Liu, Dalai Weng and Hongguang Liu
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Haoyu Liu: College of Public Administration (College of Land Management), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Dalai Weng: College of Public Administration (College of Land Management), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Hongguang Liu: College of Public Administration (College of Land Management), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-20

Abstract: Using actor-network theory (ANT), this paper explores the process and mechanisms of rural space reconstruction in China in the post-urbanization era. In the context of urban–rural integration development in China, villages have become diversified. They are not only the living spaces of villagers, but they are also consumption spaces of urban residents. Through a case study of a typical village in the Yangtze River Delta, this study highlights that the actor-network of rural spatial reconstruction includes heterogeneous actors, such as the village committee, villagers, governments, tourism enterprises, makers, housing, and landscape—among which the Lishui Government is the key actor. Therefore, this paper argues that China’s rural space reconstruction is greatly dependent on external resources such as government policy support or enterprise investment. In the future, promoting public participation will be necessary to realize villages’ endogenous transformation and development.

Keywords: Shishanxia; rural China; spatial reconstruction; actor-network theory; public participation (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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