Evolution characteristics and driving factors of rural living space system in the Three Gorges reservoir area:A case study of Santuo Village in Chongqing Municipality
[Objective]The evolution of rural living space system is a crucial aspect of the interac-tive relationship of rural production,living,and ecological spaces.In the context of rural transfor-mation and development,focusing on the rural living space system at the village scale,exploring their changes,and clarifying the driving mechanisms of their change provide a theoretical basis and case support for enhancing the capacity of rural spatial governance and modernizing the gover-nance system.[Methods]Taking Santuo Village in Anping Town,Fengjie County,Chongqing Mu-nicipality,within the Three Gorges reservoir area as a case study,this research utilized GIS spatial analysis,supplemented by land use data,socio-economic data,field visits and household survey da-ta,etc,to systematically analyze the characteristics and driving factors behind of the changes of ru-ral living space system from 2000 to 2022.[Results](1)The living space system in Santuo Village have experienced significant changes.The period from 2000 to 2010 was marked by a steady change,while the period from 2011 to 2022 experienced an accelerated changes.(2)Key evolution characteristics include the clustering and convenience improvement of settlement-residential space system,diversification of livelihood-employment space system,expansion of consumption-shop-ping space system,enrichment of leisure-interaction space system,and improvement of public ser-vice facilities space system.(3)The core factors that influenced these changes were per capita household income,industrial participation status,proximity to major roads,slope,relocation poli-cies,the improvement level of household facilities,average farming distance,and compensation methods.Secondary factors included altitude,distance to township center,distance to county cen-ter,primary forms of employment,distance to main relatives'residences,and frequency of interac-tion with these relatives.[Conclusion]In the past 20 years,the rural living spaces in the Three Gorges reservoir area had been gradually optimized due to the combined influence of socioeconom-ic development,the willingness of rural entities,and post-project implementation support policies of the Three Gorges Project.Summarizing the evolution characteristics of rural living space sys-tems and analyzing their driving factors is a key measure for the construction of livable,business-friendly and beautiful rural areas.
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