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Spatiotemporal Evolution of Specialized Villages and Rural Development

A Case Study of Henan Province, China

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ID3775729
AuthorsJiajun Qiao (0000-0003-0684-6931, Henan University), Jay Lee (0000-0002-4022-4274, Kent State University), Xinyue Ye (0000-0001-8838-9476, Henan University)
Year2016
Volume106
Issue1
Pages57-75
Publication date2016-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of the American Association of Geographers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2469-4452 • E-ISSN: 2469-4460
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00045608.2015.1086951
OpenAlexW2216194352
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited62

Regional economic development is inherently uneven as determined by the local conditions and available resources. Specialized villages (SVs) in China played a very important role in the development and economic transformation in rural areas. By integrating regional spatial structure theory, multilevel network theory, and spatial interface theory, this article examines the spatial and temporal evolution of SVs in Henan Province, China. Results from the analyses show that the development of SVs over time progressed in four stages, each corresponding to important adjustments in national agricultural policy. SVs were distributed unevenly in space and the distribution seemed to be scale-dependent. At a macrolevel, SVs displayed a dispersed pattern over a large area. SVs showed localized clusters at a microlevel, however, also exhibiting a core–periphery structure. Rural economic development in China showed that SVs formed a multilevel network hierarchy. We also observed that SVs were often in transitional areas including urban–rural and plain–mountain interfaces and administrative marginal zones. Finally, spatiotemporal clusters of SVs helped to identify the locations and time periods when SVs grew significantly for analysis of impacts by national policies on rural development

Cartography · China · Common spatial pattern · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Hierarchy · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Urban hierarchy · Demography · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Rural development and sustainability · Ecology

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