Selecting Rural Development Paths Based on Village Multifunction: A Case of Jingjiang City, China

Abstract

The diverse value of rural areas has been gradually highlighted, and promoting the sustainable development of rural areas with the theoretical guidance of rural multifunction is the key to realizing rural revitalization. This study defined the concept of rural multifunction from the perspective of resident’s demands and divided it into five main functions including rural agricultural production, nonagricultural production, living, ecological environment, and social security. By constructing the evaluation index system of rural multifunction, we analysed the spatial distribution characteristics of 160 villages of Jingjiang in Jiangsu Province. And functional combinations were identified to select targeted rural development paths oriented by balanced development of rural multifunction. The results showed the following. (1) The development of various rural functions in Jingjiang city was uneven, and agricultural production function still dominated. (2) The villages with strong agricultural production function were mainly concentrated in the northwest, while the villages with a high level of nonagricultural production function were mostly distributed in the industrial parks or around towns. There is still much room for improvement in social security function, especially in areas dominated by nonagricultural production. Nonagricultural production function had a negative effect on the ecological environment function, which is contrary to the agricultural production function. (3) Balanced development rather than equal development of rural functions should be pursued to achieve multifunctionality. Scientific guidance for the functional growth of villages in Jingjiang city and theoretical support for the microscale evaluation of rural multifunction and its application were provided by the research results.

Perencanaan Pembangunan Infrastruktur Perdesaan: Kajian Pustaka Terstruktur

“…Selanjutnya adalah panduan ilmiah untuk pertumbuhan fungsional desa-desa di Jingjiang dengan dukungan teoritis yang bertujuan untuk evaluasi skala mikro multifungsi perdesaan serta penerapannya. (He et al, 2020) Banyaknya penduduk Gullies yang pindah ke Tableland menyebabkan hilangnya lereng Desa Gully di daerah dataran tinggi Gully. Hal tersebut dikarenakan lokasi desa, kondisi berkembang, dan daya dukung ekologis desa-desa di sekitarnya sangat berpengaruh pada arah pembangunan desa-desa dan perencanaan sistem daerah ini.…”

Measurement and Path Selection of Rural Development Level in Enclave Areas: A Case Study of Jingyuan County, Gansu Province

“…The research content mainly focuses on the evaluation of rurality and the analysis of influencing factors, while the measurement of the rural development level within the micro unit is less. The existing research mainly focuses on the identification of rural development types [29,30], the construction of rural evaluation indicators [21,25,31], the spatial and temporal differentiation characteristics of rurality [13,32,33], and the evaluation of rural development and transformation. Zhang Xiaolin et al conducted a long-term exploration on the interpretation of the concept, classification, evaluation method, and index system of rurality, evaluated the rurality of different scales and regions in Jiangsu Province, and explored the evolution and influence mechanism of the rural spatial pattern [34][35][36].…”

“…Qualitative methods are widely used in British rural research [37][38][39]. Quantitative methods are widely used in the United States, Europe, Australia, China, and other regions [21,29,[40][41][42]. They mainly include the SOFM network model and geographical detector [43], the "3S" technology method [16,17,44], the sample band research method [22,45], the network analysis method, and the improved entropy method [21].…”

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

“…Given the complexity of the rural regional system, and the diversity of rural types and land-use transition channels, this study has the following deficiencies: due to the long time span, it was difficult to obtain land-use data on village scale, and part of the research content can only be supported by information obtained through a participatory evaluation method for qualitative analysis rather than quantitative analysis. The tourist villages in suburbs have different development paths [44] under different dominant factor, including government, commercial capital, or villagers [45]. This paper only provided analysis for the tourism-oriented rural land-use transition led by the government.…”