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Arid Land Geography ›› 2025, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (10): 1878-1891.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.052

• Regional Development • Previous Articles    

Spatio-temporal evolution and driving mechanism of coupling coordination between new urbanization and agricultural modernization in the Yellow River Basin

LI Zhanwen1(), WU Wenheng1,2(), YAO Hangang1, ZHU Yuze1, LI Yuxuan1   

  1. 1. College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi, China
    2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2025-01-25 Revised:2025-04-23 Online:2025-10-25 Published:2025-10-27
  • Contact: WU Wenheng E-mail:lizhanwen@stumail.nwu.edu.cn;wuwh@nwu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Understanding the coupled coordination of new urbanization and agricultural modernization (the “two modernizations”) in China's Yellow River Basin is important for promoting ecological protection, high-quality development, urban-rural integration, and coordinated regional development in the region. This study quantitatively analyzes the levels and spatiotemporal patterns of the “two modernizations” in 67 prefectures of the Yellow River Basin from 2010 to 2022 and examines the related mechanisms. To this end, an index system is constructed, and the entropy method, coupling coordination degree, and geographic detector method are employed for analysis. The results show the following: (1) During the study period, the level of the “two modernizations” in the Yellow River Basin increased significantly, showing a spatial distribution pattern of high in the east and low in the west. (2) The type of coupled coordination of the “two modernizations” has evolved from being mostly disorderly to being dominated by reluctant coordination, with the scope of primary and secondary coordination steadily expanding. (3) There is considerable spatial agglomeration in the coupled coordination of the “two modernizations”. For instance, a core area of extreme hotspots has formed in Shandong Province, while two cold-spot agglomeration areas have emerged in Shanxi Province and Gansu-Ningxia Provinces. (4) The spatial differentiation pattern of coupled coordinated development is the result of synergies and interactions among multiple factors. Core drivers include the economy, the market, and digital finance. Agri-tech and income are secondary drivers, while transportation significantly interacts with other factors. This study strengthens our theoretical understanding of the coupled coordination of the “two modernizations” and provides a policy reference for promoting new urbanization, agricultural modernization, and integrated urban-rural development in the region.

Key words: new urbanization, agricultural modernization, coupling coordination, spatio-temporal pattern, geographic detector, Yellow River Basin