Integrated development of urban and rural areas in counties of Jiangsu Province:measurement evaluation,barrier identification and digital driven analyses
An evaluation system for urban-rural integration indexes was constructed to promote the in-tegrated development of urban and rural areas in Jiangsu Province and other regions.The natural discontinu-ity method,nuclear density estimation method and exploratory spatial analysis method were combined to describe the spatiotemporal distribution and evolution of urban-rural integration in counties in Jiangsu Prov-ince from 2013 to 2021.The internal obstacles and external driving factors of urban-rural integration in counties in Jiangsu Province were identified based on obstacle degree model and geographic detector model.The results showed that the level of urban-rural integration in counties in Jiangsu Province had continued to rise since 2013,but there were differences in the level of urban-rural integration between counties and the differences were still expanding.The integration level of each dimension by 2021 from high to low was as follows:social integration,ecological integration,spatial integration,economic integration,and popula-tion integration.The integration level of each region from high to low was as follows:southern Jiangsu re-gion,central Jiangsu region,and northern Jiangsu region.There was a global spatial positive correlation be-tween urban and rural integration in counties in Jiangsu Province,and the local spatial distribution pattern was characterized by high-high agglomeration type and low-low agglomeration type,with low-level ag-glomeration accounting for the main part.Overall,the low level of industrial structure and employment structure,the deviation between industrial structure and employment structure,were the main internal ob-stacles to the integrated development of urban and rural areas in counties in Jiangsu Province.There were differences in the resistance levels of various obstacles in the southern,central,and northern regions of Ji-angsu from a regional perspective.Digital technology was an important external driving force for the integra-tion of urban and rural areas in counties in Jiangsu Province.Among them,the digitalization of rural econo-my had the most obvious driving effect on the integration of urban and rural areas,and digital marketing was the main driving path.It is believed that efforts should be made to strengthen communication and inter-action between counties,and promote coordinated and balanced development among them;optimize the in-dustrial structure and employment structure of counties simultaneously,adapt to local conditions,target the advantages and disadvantages of each county,and break down obstacles to the integrated development of urban and rural areas in counties in Jiangsu Province.Focus should be put on supporting the application of digital technology in the rural economy,cultivating new business models represented by rural e-commerce,and helping the integrated development of urban and rural areas in counties to reach a new level.
urban-rural integrationon a county scalespatiotemporal evolutionobstaclesgeographic detector
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