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›› 2019, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 338-346.DOI: 10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2019.03.007

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Characteristics and models of village-town development in Fujian coastal area: a case study of Dongshan County

CHEN Xiji1,2, GUO Qinghai1, XIAO Lishan1, ZHU Ling3, LI Mingfeng4, YANG Dewei1   

  1. 1. Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 3610;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China;
    4. School of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, Fujian, China
  • Received:2018-01-30 Revised:2018-04-20 Online:2019-05-15

Abstract: Economic opening and rapid urbanization have caused profound impacts on rural areas. Numerous studies have focused on industrial types and relationship between urban and rural areas in a macro scale. However, micro scale study at village level will identify the actual characteristics of villages and also the heterogeneity of development elements so as to generate village-town models and form reference resolutions. Based on the political background of rural revitalization strategy, we took 60 administrative villages of Dongshan County in Fujian Province as an empirical study case. Bright spot analysis was applied to detect bright spots based on annual per capita income of the 60 villages. Based on social-economic and geographical indexes, a multiple regression model was developed to quantitatively analyze the differences among the selected villages. The results indicate that different economic levels among the villages were related to geographical location, population, industrial development, and financial system. Coast accessibility, distance to the county center, migrant population, fishery production, and per capita fiscal expenditure were significantly correlated to the economic levels of the bright spots. Two types of development models were generated. One type is motivated by urbanization, which has a balanced development of diverse non-agricultural industries including construction, transportation, and commercial service. The other is dominated by characteristic industries which has developed marine fishery and related industrial schemes. Furthermore, urban-oriented village and new type of fishing village were identified. This research demonstrated the characteristics and deficiency of villages and towns in Dongshan County, and further discussed the diversified development models formed by multiple factors in Fujian Province. The results provide micro insights into village-town development models in coastal areas of China and lay scientific foundation and decision-support for rural areas to decide countermeasures and development models according to local advantages.

Key words: village and town, bright spot, development characteristics, model, Dongshan County

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