Semi-urbanization identity formation through role creation theory: The dynamic villagers’ perspectives

Wang, Qianyi; Li, Yurui; Zhang, Xuanchang; Yu, Ren

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103029

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“…The human-earth relationship is a dynamic structure based on a specific geographical region in the Earth's surface layer, where individuals and the land interact and interconnect with each other in a particular area [80]. In the rapid processes of urbanization and industrialization in China, the agricultural population has evolved into a structure comprising semi-urbanized rural registered residents and rural registered residents [81,82]. A rural human settlement is shaped and influenced by social, economic, and cultural resources and the environment in the rural context [83,84].…”

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“…However, structural disparities exist within urbanization, giving rise to both "urbanization" and "semi-urbanization", resulting in the categorization of rural populations into "semi-urban" registered residents and rural registered residents. The former group works and lives in cities, but faces restrictions due to household registration systems and other institutional limitations [88], preventing them from enjoying urban services on an equal footing [81,82]. In the population of semi-urbanized rural registered residents, rural land and homesteads play a crucial role in providing basic social security for farmers.…”

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Spatial–Temporal Evolution, Impact Mechanisms, and Reclamation Potential of Rural Human Settlements in China

Ran,

Hu,

Zhang

2024

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In China’s pursuit of modernization, the government has introduced the rural revitalization strategy to combat rural decline, foster balanced urban–rural development, and reduce the urban–rural gap. Rural human settlements, as key components of this strategy, play a vital role. This paper examines the types and characteristics of human–earth relationships within rural settlements, emphasizing their significance. Using national land use and population census data, we analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of rural settlements at the county level, investigating landscape pattern changes, assessing the degree of coupling coordination between rural population and settlements, categorizing relationship types and features, and estimating the potential for remediation. Our findings reveal a growing trend in the scale of rural human settlements, particularly sourced from arable land, with significant expansions observed in the North China Plain and Northeast Plain, indicating potential for farmland reclamation and village consolidation. Landscape patterns of rural human settlements exhibit increased fragmentation, complex shapes, and aggregation. We categorize the utilization of rural human settlements into two types, each with four distinct features: human–land coordination is observed in regions characterized by either a higher rural population and larger rural settlement areas, or lower rural population and smaller rural settlement areas. Human–land trade-offs are evident in areas where there is either a higher rural population and smaller rural settlement areas, or lower rural population and larger rural settlement areas. This provides valuable insights for the Chinese government’s context-specific implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. It also serves as an experiential reference for the governance of rural human settlements in other developing countries.

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Spatial–Temporal Evolution, Impact Mechanisms, and Reclamation Potential of Rural Human Settlements in China

Ran,

Hu,

Zhang

2024

Land

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“…This term not only applies to the population living in these areas but also to the landscapes that blur the lines between towns and villages (Liu, S. et al 2004). Similarities can be seen between China's urbanisation processes and those of formal urbanisation, particularly in the nationwide rural settlement consolidation projects that have been conducted (Qianyi, W. et al 2023). These processes have led to social transformations such as modernisation and changes in lifestyle and habitus, which are collectively referred to as 'in situ urbanisation' (Ginsburg, N.S.…”

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Formal urbanisation in East-Central Europe

Trócsányi,

Karsai,

Pirisi

2024

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The East-Central European region has undergone a unique urbanisation process during socialist and postsocialist periods. These peculiarities result from social and economic development delays, which the statehas tried to remedy through massive interventions. One such intervention is urban reclassification, where the state promotes certain places it deems crucial, granting them urban status, often without actual developmentor urban characteristics. Due to its artificial character, this intervention is called formal urbanisation in our approach being a specific local feature of the urbanisation process. The visible result is the growth of the urbanpopulation, often only by administrative causes, with the reclassification of villages as towns. The emergence of numerous small towns, which we refer to as newest towns, has significantly influenced urbanisation, alteredthe concept of towns and cities3, and generated significant debates. In this paper, we compare the formal urbanisation of the socialist and post-socialist eras, trying to estimate the added value of formal urbanisation inthe latter period. We compare the administrative backgrounds of formal urbanisation in selected ECE countries for similarities and differences. Throughout the research, we analyse their formal urbanisation involvingapproximately 800 municipalities promoted since 1990 in Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Romania, trying to identify common and unique features in the processes. Based on historical determination, modernisation, and integration into new spatial processes, considering demographic and functional changes, we developedtypes of formal urbanisation. Our research has revealed several common factors in the reclassification process, such as local initiatives, while we have also identified disparities between principles and practices and varyinglevels of control from regional and national actors. The study has also led to a deeper understanding of formal urbanisation in the context of the urbanisation process as a whole.

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Semi-urbanization identity formation through role creation theory: The dynamic villagers’ perspectives

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Spatial–Temporal Evolution, Impact Mechanisms, and Reclamation Potential of Rural Human Settlements in China

Spatial–Temporal Evolution, Impact Mechanisms, and Reclamation Potential of Rural Human Settlements in China

Formal urbanisation in East-Central Europe

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