Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102241

	Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study
	Li Yurui 2,4; Qiao Luyin 3; Wang Qianyi 5; Karacsonyi, David 1,6
刊名	HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
	2020-11-01
卷号	105 页码:12
关键词	Rural livability Evaluation Theoretical framework Quality of life Village-scale Rural vitalization
ISSN号	0197-3975
DOI	10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102241
通讯作者	Qiao Luyin(qiaoly@sxu.edu.cn)
英文摘要	Livability, especially the livability of cities, attracts more and more attention in contemporary China. However, our knowledge towards understanding, evaluating, and improving rural livability is still weak. This paper attempts to sort out the concept and connotation of rural livability, put forward an indicator system for evaluating rural livability at village level in Changshu city of Jiangsu province, and thus provide theoretical and methodological support for better implementing national rural vitalization strategy. Rural livability defined as a rural place equipped with the capacity to achieve the aspired or desired quality of life for the residents reflects the combination of environment and life quality concerns. A livable village in Chinese context is conceptualized with substance of survival and revival to livability. The index system established in the article therefore contains five dimensions, namely infrastructure conditions, public services, sanitation situations, employment opportunities, and social engagement. The empirical case study found obvious disparities in the scores of the comprehensive index and each dimension. Specifically, the scores of infrastructure conditions and sanitation situations dimensions are higher than that of the other three. And the total scores of the 222 villages shows an obvious circle structure centered on the county-town. In the process of rural vitalization, we could adopt more precise measures according to the spatial differences of scores of livability, so as to improve the livability of rural areas more effectively. The authors argue that more attention should be paid to strengthen the construction of comprehensive monitoring system for rural livability evaluation and establish threshold value for each evaluation index, and identify and coordinate the livability needs of different groups, such as the elderly, women, children, and migrants.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41971220] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41701195] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571166] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA23070300]
WOS关键词	TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL AREAS ; ENTROPY-WEIGHT METHOD ; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ; URBAN LIVABILITY ; URBANIZATION ; DETERMINANTS ; COUNTY ; LAND ; TRANSFORMATION ; SATISFACTION
WOS研究方向	Development Studies ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public Administration ; Urban Studies
语种	英语
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000583279000005
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/156531]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Qiao Luyin
作者单位	1.Hungarian Acad Sci, Inst Geog, Budapest, Hungary 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Shanxi Univ, Res Ctr Urban Rural Dev, Taiyuan 030006, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev Modeling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 5.Shandong Technol & Business Univ, Econ Sch, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China 6.Charles Darwin Univ, Northern Inst, Darwin, NT, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li Yurui,Qiao Luyin,Wang Qianyi,et al. Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study[J]. HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,2020,105:12.
APA	Li Yurui,Qiao Luyin,Wang Qianyi,&Karacsonyi, David.(2020).Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study.HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,105,12.
MLA	Li Yurui,et al."Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study".HABITAT INTERNATIONAL 105(2020):12.