Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China

Abstract The coordinated development of urban–rural integration and rural resilience is of great significance for the achievement of regional sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study explores the coupled and coordinated evolution between ur-ban-rural i...

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Main Authors: Zhengyong Yu, Jiqing Lin, Yifei Zhao, Wei Liu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08492-3
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description Abstract The coordinated development of urban–rural integration and rural resilience is of great significance for the achievement of regional sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study explores the coupled and coordinated evolution between ur-ban-rural integration and rural resilience and its driving mechanism in Southwest China. By constructing an evaluation index system for urban–rural integration development and rural resilience, this research analyses the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in Southwest China from 2012 to 2022 by applying the entropy weighting method, comprehensive evaluation model, coordination degree model, and geodetector model. The results show that the overall coupled coordination degree of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in Southwest China shows an upward trend, but there are significant spatial differences among provinces, with higher coupled coordination degrees in Yunnan and Sichuan and lower ones in Tibet and Guizhou. The analysis of the temporal evolution of the degree of coupling coordination reveals a trend of gradually increasing regional coordination, while the analysis of the spatial evolution shows a spatial pattern of high in the centre and low on both sides. In addition, the level of infrastructure, economic development, and resource endowment are the main factors affecting the degree of coordination between urban–rural integration and rural resilience. The findings of this study provide a decision-making reference for policy makers, pointing out key areas such as strengthening infrastructure development, promoting balanced regional economic development, and rationally utilizing resource endowments to promote the coordinated development of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in the Southwest region and to realize sustainable regional development.
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spelling doaj-art-83e6cbfcedf24f608fccd385259c15bd2025-08-20T03:45:28ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111810.1038/s41598-025-08492-3Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest ChinaZhengyong Yu0Jiqing Lin1Yifei Zhao2Wei Liu3School of Business and Tourism Management, Yunnan UniversitySchool of Geographical Science and Tourism, Zhaotong UniversityCollege of Management Science, Chengdu University of TechnologySchool of Environment, Tsinghua UniversityAbstract The coordinated development of urban–rural integration and rural resilience is of great significance for the achievement of regional sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study explores the coupled and coordinated evolution between ur-ban-rural integration and rural resilience and its driving mechanism in Southwest China. By constructing an evaluation index system for urban–rural integration development and rural resilience, this research analyses the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in Southwest China from 2012 to 2022 by applying the entropy weighting method, comprehensive evaluation model, coordination degree model, and geodetector model. The results show that the overall coupled coordination degree of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in Southwest China shows an upward trend, but there are significant spatial differences among provinces, with higher coupled coordination degrees in Yunnan and Sichuan and lower ones in Tibet and Guizhou. The analysis of the temporal evolution of the degree of coupling coordination reveals a trend of gradually increasing regional coordination, while the analysis of the spatial evolution shows a spatial pattern of high in the centre and low on both sides. In addition, the level of infrastructure, economic development, and resource endowment are the main factors affecting the degree of coordination between urban–rural integration and rural resilience. The findings of this study provide a decision-making reference for policy makers, pointing out key areas such as strengthening infrastructure development, promoting balanced regional economic development, and rationally utilizing resource endowments to promote the coordinated development of urban–rural integration and rural resilience in the Southwest region and to realize sustainable regional development.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08492-3Urban–rural integrationRural resilienceCoupled coordination degreeDriving mechanismSouthwest China
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
Scientific Reports
Urban–rural integration
Rural resilience
Coupled coordination degree
Driving mechanism
Southwest China
title Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
title_full Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
title_fullStr Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
title_full_unstemmed Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
title_short Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural–urban integration and rural resilience in Southwest China
title_sort spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of coupled coordination between rural urban integration and rural resilience in southwest china
topic Urban–rural integration
Rural resilience
Coupled coordination degree
Driving mechanism
Southwest China
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08492-3
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