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Since China’s reform and opening up in 1978, the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization in China had led to dramatic changes in the pattern of urban-rural land use. In this paper, we focused on the rural industrialized areas in central China (Xinxiang County and Changyuan City of Henan Province). We used the average nearest neighbor index, spatial statistical analysis, and a structural equation model to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors of urban-rural construction land based on multi-source spatial data and survey data. The results showed that: 1) from 1975 to 2019, the spatial distribution of urban-rural construction land in rural industrialized areas had evolved from homogeneous distribution to local agglomeration. In terms of comparative analysis of cases, the spatial distribution of urban-rural construction land in Changyuan City had shown a trend from diffusion to agglomeration, and Xinxiang County had overall shown a spatial change from homogenization to agglomeration and then to regional integration development. 2) The hot spots with increased urban-rural construction land significantly expanded, and they had a high degree of spatial overlap with industrial development. Among them, Xinxiang County was concentrated in central and marginal areas, and Changyuan was mainly concentrated in central urban areas. 3) From the evolution of spatial proximity of urban-rural construction land, rural industrialized areas generally decline, showing the characteristics of internal differentiation in the rate of change. 4) Industrial development, social economy, the policy environment, and urban development played a positive role in promoting the expansion of urban-rural construction land in rural industrialized areas. To promote the optimal use of regional land and the integrated development of urban-rural areas, we should combine the advantages of regional endowment, formulate development strategies according to local conditions, and adjust the way that land is used in a timely manner.
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SHI Yanwen: article concept, research ideas, and original writing, project management; Li Xiaojian: theoretical analysis and policy suggestions; HU Xueyao: data analysis and visualization, first draft editing, and review; Li Zeyi: form analysis and formatting editor. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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Foundation item: Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42271225), Research Program Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 22YJA790050), Henan Provincial Planning Fund for Philosophy and Social Sciences (No. 2022BJJ011), Postgraduate Cultivating Innovation Action Plan of Henan University (No. SYLYC2022014), Henan University of Economics and Law Huang Tingfang/Xinhe Young Scholars Program (No. 13)
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Shi, Y., Li, X., Hu, X. et al. Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban-rural Construction Land in Rural Industrialized Areas in China: Case Studies in Changyuan City and Xinxiang County of Henan Province. Chin. Geogr. Sci. 33, 850–864 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-023-1383-8
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