Interactive relationship between rural residential land structure and function: Theoretical framework and application directions

Abstract

Under the background of economic and social transformation, it is of great significance to explore the interactive relationship between rural residential land structure and function and promote their adaptive development, which will reshape rural space and promote rural revitalization. On the basis of explaining the connotation of “interactive relationship between rural residential land structure and function”, this study analyzed the basic conditions and dynamic mechanism, process, and characteristics of the interaction between the two, constructed a theoretical framework, and explored the application directions of the theory. The study found that: (1) Interaction between rural residential land structure and function is a process of “factor-structure-function” adjustment caused by the internal and external environments of the rural residential land system, which is characterized by staged, self-adaptive and driven. (2) Affected by the rate of regional economic development, the transition degree of the economy, and the difference of social structures, the interactive relationship between rural residential land structure and function is not corresponding on the temporal and spatial scales, showing mismatch, competition, and synergy. (3) By carrying out rural space reconstruction, attaching importance to the projection of village function to material space, innovating mixed village planning, and improving relevant system support under the guidance of “function-led land use structure adjustment”, we can promote the coordinated adaptation of rural residential land structure and function.

Keywords

• rural residential land|land structure|function|interactive relationship|theoretical framework