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This chapter explores mechanisms driving changes in rural life space amidst urbanization, focusing on China's Jianghan Plain. It integrates both macro-level rural development capacity and micro-level household livelihood adaptations. Urbanization impacts rural areas through population migration, industrial transformation, and land transfer, aiming to enhance residents’ quality of life by reshaping residential, employment, consumption, and leisure spaces. Analysis (2005–2014) indicates continuous improvement in the Jianghan Plain's rural development capacity, driven by urbanization, industrialization, and marketization. However, a clear east–west spatial disparity persists, with the eastern region benefiting significantly from the Wuhan metropolitan area's influence. At the household level (2007–2017), rural livelihoods diversified, with a dominant shift from full-time to part-time farming. Despite this, agricultural production remains central for approximately 90% of households. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the research investigates how socioeconomic characteristics (distance from regional center, household head's age, per capita income, dependency ratio) influence spatial mobility via livelihood capital and transition. Key findings include: (1) Socioeconomic characteristics significantly affect livelihood capital and strategies. The household head's age strongly influences total and residential mobilities, primarily mediated by livelihood capital. (2) For employment mobility, both age and dependency ratio have negative impacts, with livelihood transition showing a stronger mediating/suppressing role. (3) Livelihood capital more strongly mediates total and residential mobilities for factors like distance from regional center and income. Effects on consumption and leisure mobility are often weak or complex, involving suppression effects. The study concludes that rural life space changes are a result of the complex interplay between external urbanization pressures and internal household livelihood adaptations.

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Mechanism of the Changes in Rural Life Space in the Jianghan Plain

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    2025年

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  • Rongrong Zhuo

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This chapter explores mechanisms driving changes in rural life space amidst urbanization, focusing on China's Jianghan Plain. It integrates both macro-level rural development capacity and micro-level household livelihood adaptations. Urbanization impacts rural areas through population migration, industrial transformation, and land transfer, aiming to enhance residents’ quality of life by reshaping residential, employment, consumption, and leisure spaces. Analysis (2005–2014) indicates continuous improvement in the Jianghan Plain's rural development capacity, driven by urbanization, industrialization, and marketization. However, a clear east–west spatial disparity persists, with the eastern region benefiting significantly from the Wuhan metropolitan area's influence. At the household level (2007–2017), rural livelihoods diversified, with a dominant shift from full-time to part-time farming. Despite this, agricultural production remains central for approximately 90% of households. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the research investigates how socioeconomic characteristics (distance from regional center, household head's age, per capita income, dependency ratio) influence spatial mobility via livelihood capital and transition. Key findings include: (1) Socioeconomic characteristics significantly affect livelihood capital and strategies. The household head's age strongly influences total and residential mobilities, primarily mediated by livelihood capital. (2) For employment mobility, both age and dependency ratio have negative impacts, with livelihood transition showing a stronger mediating/suppressing role. (3) Livelihood capital more strongly mediates total and residential mobilities for factors like distance from regional center and income. Effects on consumption and leisure mobility are often weak or complex, involving suppression effects. The study concludes that rural life space changes are a result of the complex interplay between external urbanization pressures and internal household livelihood adaptations.