Research on Evolution law and driving factors of rural settlements in hilly areas of western Chongqing from the perspective of urban-rural interaction – A case study of Yongchuan District in Chongqing

Abstract

From the perspective of urban-rural interaction, taking Yongchuan district in hilly area of western Chongqing as an example, the characteristics of urban and rural settlement evolution were quantitatively studied based on land conversion and human-land relationship, and the influencing factors were quantitatively analysed by geographical detector. The research shows that the rural revitalization cannot be only discussed on the basis of countryside, and the development of villages and towns is not only different but also closely related to the urban development. Industrial transformation and integration, road and port construction and related policies and plans are the core driving forces of rural urbanization development in Yongchuan District. Natural resource endowment, location and population migration are the leading factors of development. Under the comprehensive action of these factors, the local reconstruction of urban and rural space constantly takes place, forming the regional spatial pattern of ‘group layout, driven by multiple points; Central agglomeration, periphery expansion; the inner suburbs compact and the outer suburbs shrink’. Different development modes, land use indicators and development strategies should be determined according to different types of urbanization areas, sustainable development and contraction of rural areas, so as to play a better leading role of planning.