Abstract Urban-rural integration (URI), as a tendency of urban-rural development worldwide,
is an inevitable way to create a coordinated and sustainable human society. China has been …

Urban-rural integration (URI) is a global challenge that is highly related to inequalities,
poverty, economic growth, and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Existing …

Urban–rural integrated (URI) development strategy is designed to solve the accumulated
urban–rural gap of China in the rapid urbanization stage. As the significant link in the …

China has undergone a dramatic transition echoed the unprecedented urbanization and
economic growth since the late 1970s. The current research on urbanization has overlooked …

This study presents a groundbreaking theoretical framework to examine the role of urban-
rural system functions (URSFs) in the coordinated development of urban-rural integration …

The urban–rural equalized development is not only significant theoretically, but also a
strategic challenge facing the coordinated development of urban and rural China. In this …

Working within the context of enlarged urban–rural inequalities in China, this paper aims to
identify different urban–rural interaction patterns and to propose specific ways of achieving …

Rapid urbanization in China has induced profound changes in the relationship between
urban and rural areas, especially in urban agglomerations. This paper contributes a better …

The change in urban construction land (UCL) and rural residential land (RRL) and their
coupling relationship are the main manifestation of urban-rural construction land transition …

The urban-rural equalized development (URED) as a definite measure and operating model
is beneficial to gradually eliminating the dual-track structure of urban-rural development …