Research on the measurement and zoning of rural human settlements in economically developed areas under “nature-economy-society” coupling

Research on the measurement and zoning of rural human settlements in economically developed areas under “nature-economy-society” coupling | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Research on the measurement and zoning of rural human settlements in economically developed areas under “nature-economy-society” coupling Jiayi Zhuang, Siyan Wang, Can Li, Wenguang Chen, Linhao Wu, Ziyan Gao This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8788878/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Under the framework of the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), rural residential quality of life (REQL) has become a core issue in measuring regional coordination and sustainable development. For economically underdeveloped or ecologically fragile areas, scholars have focused on natural and material space attributes, ignoring the complexity of REQL in economically developed areas. In this study, a comprehensive analysis framework based on “nature–economy–society” coupling is established, Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province, China, is selected as a case study, the spatial differentiation trend of regional REQL is analyzed, a coupled coordination degree model is used to reveal the relationships between different dimensions of REQL, and a bivariate spatial analysis model is constructed to control the partitioning of REQL. The results show that (1) the REQL in Guangzhou is at the upper-middle level, with patterns of “strong in the south and weak in the north” and “the plains are better than the hills”; (2) the “economy-society” system is the most closely coupled, and economic development significantly promotes the improvement of the social service level. The degree of coordination of the “nature-society” system is the lowest, and the ecological advantages have not been effectively transformed into public service capabilities. (3) Based on the comprehensive characteristics of quality and coordination, four types of control are considered: “comprehensive leading optimization areas”, “collaborative upgrading cultivation areas”, “potential recovery and strengthening areas” and “key reconstruction intervention areas”. Rural living environment “natural–economic–social" coupling spatial differentiation zoning control Guangzhou city Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Competing interests Authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and publication of this article. Author contributions Shuyin Wu, Can Li, Ting Feng, Xiaodong Wang, Jiayi Zhuang(2025) Characteristics and Structural Differences in Land Use in Urban Villages. Tropical Geography, 45(10),1866-1876. https://doi.org/10.13284/j.cnki.rddl.20240745. Wu Linhao, Li can, Zhuang jiayi, Li Wei, Chen Wenguang, Kong xiangbin (2025) Spatio temporal characteristics and control zoning of the coupling between rural population hollowing out and farmland abandonment in Guangdong Province. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 41 (23), 231-242. https://link.cnki.net/urlid/11.2047.S.20251112.1531.058 Funding sources (1) The National Natural Science Fund, (42371268), Research on the functional transformation mechanism and regulation mode of rural residential land (2) Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences, (22YJA630038), Research on the impact mechanism and control path of homestead utilization transformation (3) Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation, (GD25CGG17)， Transformation of rural homestead utilization: internal mechanism, realistic dilemma and governance path Supplementary material NONE Data statement The data set is provided by Geographic remote sensing ecological network platform(www. gisrs. cn), Resource and environmental science and data center, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Baidu Maps Open Platform. Acknowledgements We are thankful to the The National Natural Science Fund, (42371268), “Research on the functional transformation mechanism and regulation mode of rural residential land”; Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences, (22YJA630038), “Research on the impact mechanism and control path of homestead utilization transformation” ;Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation, (GD25CGG17), “Transformation of rural homestead utilization: internal mechanism, realistic dilemma and governance path”. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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