Abstract From urban and rural coordination to urban and rural integration to urban and rural integrated development are three important stages in the development of urban and rural relations in the process of Chinese path to modernization. In depth analysis of the temporal evolution process, laws, and spatial differentiation mechanism of urban-rural integration is of great value for accurately grasping the spatiotemporal evolution pattern, influencing factors, and enhancing the synergistic effect of spatial and structural "dual dimensions" of urban-rural integration. The study constructs a five dimensional evaluation index system of "population society economy space ecology" to depict the temporal evolution process of urban-rural integration in China from 2003 to 2020 and reveal its spatial differentiation mechanism. Research has found that: 1) The overall level of urban-rural integration in China and the four major regions have shown an upward trend in temporal evolution, but the spatial differentiation characteristics of urban-rural integration between the four regions are obvious; 2) The main reason for the spatial differentiation of urban-rural integration comes from regional differences, with significant differences between the eastern and western regions, and higher differences within the eastern region compared to the northeast, central, and western regions; 3) The differences in social, spatial, and demographic integration are the main structural sources of spatial differentiation in China's urban-rural integration. 4) The differences in social security and spatial construction are the reasons for the increased spatial differentiation of overall urban-rural integration in China. The differences in spatial communication and ecological governance are the reasons for the increased spatial differentiation in the east.
ZENG Peng,ZENG Nu-jiao. THE TEMPORAL EVOLUTION PROCESS AND SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION MECHANISM OF URBAN-RURAL INTEGRATION IN CHINA[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2025, 40(1): 101-112,153.
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