Rural Spatial Governance in Jiangsu Province:Stages,Trajectories,and Models
In the context of integrated urban-rural development,the focus of China's urban-rural development has shifted from"rural China"to"urban China"and is now gradually transitioning towards"urban-rural China".The social structure,industrial structure,and settlement patterns in rural areas are undergoing fundamental changes,underscoring the exigent need to examine theories and practice of rural spatial gover-nance.As a province with a relatively high level of urbanization and a small urban-rural income gap within China,Jiangsu Province is a forerunner in the country's pur-suit of"urban-rural China".The province has proactively implemented systematic spa-tial planning,coordinated management of"three living spaces",and strategies to fa-cilitate urban-rural factor flows.Following a review of rural spatial governance in Ji-angsu,the paper summarizes three distinct stages as well as the key focus,ratio-nales,and characteristics of rural spatial governance in Jiangsu.It reveals that Ji-angsu has followed the path of planning coordination,action coordination,and syner-getic policy making,establishing an exemplary model for rural spatial governance in the new era.Finally,the paper offers additional insights into Jiangsu's rural spatial governance model from the perspectives of theoretical framework,governance ap-proaches,and governance rules.Specifically,the model aligns with the dynamic rela-tionships among people,land,and production,providing differentiated approaches to four types of villages and reinforcing the pivotal role of rural planning in spatial governance.