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Arid Land Geography ›› 2024, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (11): 1915-1923.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2023.707

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Spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of rural ecological resilience in China

REN Hongjie(), LI Huishang()   

  1. Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Big Data, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2023-12-15 Revised:2024-01-16 Online:2024-11-25 Published:2024-12-03
  • Contact: LI Huishang E-mail:renhongjie202105@163.com;lihuishang@caas.cn

Abstract:

Based on the theory of resilience governance, this paper utilizes panel data from 30 provinces (cities) in China from 2004 to 2021 to construct evaluation indices from the pressure, state, and response dimensions. It objectively measures and systematically portrays the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of China’s rural ecological resilience, employing the spatial Durbin model to empirically explore the factors influencing rural ecological resilience. The findings indicate that: (1) Although the overall ecological resilience of rural areas nationwide shows an upward trend, it remains at a low level, exhibiting the pattern of main grain marketing areas>main grain producing areas>areas with balanced grain production and marketing. (2) The rural ecological resilience scores display the characteristics of “the curve shifts rightward, the right tail extends, and the width broadens” during the study period. Decomposition of regional disparities using the Dagum Gini coefficient reveals that overall regional differences are not severe and show a persistent trend of narrowing. (3) Analysis of spatial spillover effects indicates that the intensity of environmental regulation significantly and positively influences rural ecological resilience, accompanied by a significant negative spillover effect. Conversely, the urbanization rate significantly and negatively impacts rural ecological resilience, with a significant positive spillover effect. The levels of rural economic growth and government financial support for agriculture also influence rural ecological resilience positively and negatively, respectively, though these effects are not statistically significant. Both factors exhibit significant negative spillover effects in terms of indirect influence.

Key words: rural ecology, resilience, spatial and temporal evolution, influencing factors