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Spatial change and its influence factors of rural settlements in Xiji of Ningxia in Loess Plateau area

SUN Guiyan1,2, WANG Chuansheng1, XIAO Lei3, LIU Yi1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. Western Institute of China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Chongqing 401120, China
  • Received:2014-09-22 Revised:2015-03-30 Online:2015-09-15

Abstract:

This work takes Xiji as a typical area to investigate the development trend and its influence factors in the ecological fragile areas and poor areas from county level to farmer level. Under the background of economic and social development, the number and size of villages significantly increased and concentrated on good ecological environment and traffic convenient areas. The influencing factors are analyzed. At the macro level, population and economic growth are the main driving forces. The government immigration and structure upgrade also significantly contribute to the space evolution of rural settlements. Under the background of population pressure and ecological degradation, rural development in Xiji has entered a vicious cycle: relocation-ecological deterioration-increasing poverty, which is the result of fragile ecology, extensive development mode, and lagging economy. At the micro level (from farmer's respect), the core reasons of spatial variation of rural settlements are found to be the family separation, working outside, and other social factors rather than revenue growth, based on Logistic regress analysis.

Key words: Xiji, rural settlement, space change, influence factor

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