Study On The Statistical Measurement And Influencing Factors Of Rural Ecological Livability In China’s Provinces

Since the reform and opening up,China’s urban biased development strategy has gradually formed a solid urban-rural dual structure,leading to rural development significantly lagging behind urban development.In order to promote the priority development of agriculture and countryside,speed up the improvement of rural development and improve the living standard of rural residents.Major decisions and arrangements for implementing the strategy of rural revitalization was put forward at the 19 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,which was regarded as the general catcher for the work of "agriculture,countryside and farmers" in the new era,As a key part of rural revitalization,ecological livability is an important basis and guarantee for improving the ecological well-being of rural residents,and it is of great significance to meet the aspirations of rural residents for a better life.At present,only a few studies at home and abroad have conducted statistical evaluation and analysis on rural ecological livability,and the existing studies are only based on the basic connotation of rural ecological livability,without combining the current characteristics of rural ecological livability with Chinese characteristics.In view of this,this study proposes a theoretical system of rural ecological livability with Chinese characteristics on the basis of summarizing the connotation,core elements and current key work of rural ecological construction in China.According to the theoretical analysis,the statistical measurement index system of rural ecological livability is constructed,and then the "four-dimensional statistical index" including level index,progress index,gap index and comprehensive index is constructed to comprehensively and objectively measure the rural ecological livability in China’s provinces.Finally,according to the measurement results,the dynamic panel regression model is further used to analyze the impact of six factors,namely,rural industrial structure,rural population density,agricultural technology level,villagers’ education level,rural fixed asset investment and government public service expenditure,on rural ecological livability in China’s provinces.The results show that the overall level of rural ecological livability in China’s provinces presents a decreasing trend in the eastern,central and western regions,of which Shanghai,Jiangsu,Beijing,Zhejiang and other provinces with strong economies in eastern China are relatively high;Hunan,Hubei,Anhui,Jiangxi and other provinces in central China are relatively ordinary;Gansu,Yunnan,Qinghai and Shaanxi and other provinces in western marginal regions of China are relatively low.According to the dynamic change characteristics of rural ecological livability level in each province,Jiangsu,Tianjin,Liaoning and other provinces in the eastern region have made rapid progress,while Beijing,Shanghai and Zhejiang have made slower progress;In the central and western regions,most provinces,such as Guizhou,Jiangxi,Guangxi and Hunan,have made rapid progress,while a small number of provinces,such as Heilongjiang and Shanxi,have made slow progress.From the analysis of the influencing factors of rural ecological livability in China’s provinces,it can be seen that rural population density has a significant negative impact on rural ecological livability;Rural industrial structure,villagers’ education level,rural fixed asset investment and government public service expenditure have significant positive effects on rural ecological livability;The agricultural technology level has no significant impact on rural ecological livability due to the offset of positive and negative effects.Finally,based on the statistical measurement of rural ecological livability in China’s provinces and the analysis results of its influencing factors,the main research conclusions are summarized.According to the research conclusions,targeted policy recommendations are proposed to improve the ecological livability of rural areas in China from six aspects:adjusting the rural industrial structure,controlling rural population density,promoting agricultural technology progress,improving villagers’ education,guiding effective rural investment and increasing rural public service expenditure.