Study on spatial divergence of rural resilience and optimal governance paths in oasis: the case of Yongchang County in the Hexi Corridor of China

Libang Ma (), Tianmin Tao (), Ziyan Li (), Shanshan Wu () and Wenbo Zhang ()
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Libang Ma: Northwest Normal University
Tianmin Tao: Northwest Normal University
Ziyan Li: Northwest Normal University
Shanshan Wu: Northwest Normal University
Wenbo Zhang: Northwest Normal University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 2, No 71, 4603-4627

Abstract: Abstract Resilience is the basic attribute of rural regional systems and plays an important role in promoting rural revitalization and high-quality development. Taking 109 administrative villages in Yongchang County, Hexi Corridor, China, as evaluation units, this paper constructed a comprehensive evaluation indicator system of oasis rural resilience from ecological, economic and social dimensions, which comprehensively measures the rural resilience level. We selected typical sample zones, deeply analyzed the differences of rural resilience in “desert-oasis ecotone, oasis core area, oasis-desert-steppe ecotone” and revealed the formation mechanism, and proposed the differentiated oasis rural resilience optimization governance path. The results show that: (1) The mathematical agglomeration characteristics of oasis rural resilience are significant, mainly at high and medium levels. The ecological resilience is relatively high, followed by economic resilience, and social resilience is the lowest; (2) the spatial difference of oasis rural resilience is significant, showing the spatial characteristics of decreasing from oasis core area to oasis edge area. The rural resilience level of the three transects is the oasis core area > oasis-desert-steppe ecotone > desert-oasis ecotone; (3) ecological environment is the leading condition and core factor affecting the resilience of oasis villages. In addition, it is also affected by many factors such as the market economy and government regulation. The improvement of the resilience level of oasis villages requires multiple subjects to participate in the process of rural governance and promote the sustainable development of oasis villages according to local conditions.

Keywords: Oasis rural resilience; Spatial differentiation; Formation mechanisms; Optimal governance paths; Yongchang County; Hexi Corridor; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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