Rural Integration Research Articles

Urban–rural Integration and Poverty: Different Roles of Urban–rural Integration in Reducing Rural and Urban Poverty in China

Urban–rural Integration and Poverty: Different Roles of Urban–rural Integration in Reducing Rural and Urban Poverty in China

A Case Study for Sports Characteristic Town: Enlightenment to the Sport Industry

The characteristic sports town is proposed to promote urban and rural integration by implementing a national-level fitness strategy. It plays a crucial role in the sports industry's promotion, launch, and supply. The characteristic town for sports creates a form of interaction between new urbanization and the sports industry. They play a unique role in fostering the systemic reform of sports, the convergence of urban and rural areas, the legacy and creativity of popular sports culture, and addressing urban–rural people's fitness needs. The growth of the sports sector has been elevated to the strategic height of national economic building. This article considers creating a characteristic sports town as a research object, using various research techniques, such as the literature review, case analysis, and expert interviews. “Building a Characteristic Sports Town” is the latest economic growth hub for advancing sports. It supports the spiritual civilization of the people, respects economic development, and improves people's happiness. The characteristic sports town lowers the country's unemployment rate. Finally, the characteristic sports town promotes a country's health and economic development at higher rates. The experimental results show that the proposed National-level Fitness Strategy enhances outcomes of a successful sports industry curriculum development ratio of 96.2%, precision ratio of 92.1%, probability ratio of 93.5%, cost-effectiveness ratio of 94.4%, recall ratio of 91.2%, self-esteem ratio of 91.9%, interaction ratio of 98.7%, and efficiency ratio of 94.2% when compared to other methods.

Innovative Internet Solutions for Suburban Community Farm Practices: A Study in Lowland Communities of Hangzhou, China

The development of permaculture follows the principle of respecting nature and protecting ecology, which is of great significance to the development of modern urban agriculture. Community planning combines urban life with traditional agricultural production, so that agricultural development and suburban urban life have symbiosis and complement each other. On the one hand, it alleviates the contradiction between the city and ecological environment protection and guides ecological and green development in the suburbs of the city. On the other hand, it creates a better living environment for the city and promotes the sustainable development of urban–rural integration. This paper combines the sustainable design concept of permaculture with the resource conditions and advantages of the comprehensive project base and applies the concept of permaculture to the development of the “air vegetable plot” urban farm. At the same time, we use the integration strategy of agriculture and tourism, through the “Internet + Agriculture” path, to build a multi-functional industry of life, production and ecology; to promote the sustainable development of rural industries with the digitization of agricultural industries; to promote the common prosperity of rural areas; and to open a new model of “Internet + Future Agriculture”.

Study on Land Use Changes in Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan under the Background of Cultivated Land Protection Policy

The Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan region has experienced rapid social and economic development over the past 40 years, and cultivated land has changed dramatically. The contradiction between built and cultivated land has intensified, for which the local government has implemented a series of policies related to cultivated land protection. However, thus far, it is not clear what the substantial effects of the cultivated land protection policies are. To this end, this paper quantitatively characterizes the changes in the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan region during the 20 years before and after the implementation of the cultivated land occupation balance policy, based on land use data from 1980, 2000, and 2020 using intensity analysis. In this paper, we examine the types of spatial land use patterns occurring in Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan since 1980 and explore the transition path of land use types in urban–rural integration. After the cultivated land protection policy, the transformation relationship between land use types and the changing trend of the cultivated land area was analyzed from the landscape scale. The influence of policy factors on the transformation of land use types was revealed. The results show that, from 1980 to 2020, the changing intensity of construction land and unused land was relatively large and was in an active state; the amount of built land in the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan region has been growing, with a net increase of 1101 km2, while the amount of cultivated land has been showing a net decrease, with a net reduction of 677 km2. Moreover, the cultivated land has mainly been converted into built land, and the lost cultivated land area in Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan has not been fully compensated elsewhere in the region, indicating that the cultivated land protection policy has not been able to maintain the cultivated land area in Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan. From 2000 to 2020, cultivated land change was mainly due to exchange, which indicates that the policy has had a particular effect on the protection of cultivated land. Still, if the government wants to achieve the “balance of cultivated land occupation and compensation” goal, it must establish a complete system for the allocation of cultivated land resources. This study can provide a scientific reference for further implementing the cultivated land protection policy, which is thus of great significance for promoting the construction of the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan region and its high-quality economic and social development.

Spatio-Temporal Coupling Relationship between Rural Population and Cultivated Land Changes at the County Level in Guangdong Province

Based on the data regarding the rural population and cultivated land at the county level in Guangdong Province in 2000, 2010 and 2020, this paper analyzes the changes in rural population and cultivated land area at the county level and their spatio-temporal coupling characteristics based on GIS technology and model methods such as the elastic coefficient, and reveals the transformation process of the rural “man–land” relationship in Guangdong Province. The results show that the rural population of Guangdong Province shows a continuous growth trend, and the cultivated land area and per capita cultivated land area show a trend of continuous reduction. From 2000 to 2010, the rural population grew by 1.37% annually, while the cultivated land area and per capita cultivated land area decreased by 0.09% and 1.28% annually, respectively. From 2010 to 2020, the rural population grew by 0.07% annually, while the cultivated land area and per capita cultivated land area decreased by 1.09% and 1.15% annually, respectively. The overall coupling type of rural population and cultivated land change in Guangdong Province presents a trend of mainly maladjusted types and gradually changing to coordinated types. From 2000 to 2010, 70.64% of the counties displayed maladjusted development types. From 2010 to 2020, the number of counties with maladjusted development types decreased, while the proportion of coordinated types increased. The natural environment, economic development level and governmental decision-making behaviors were all driving factors of coupled development of rural population and cultivated land, and the driving mechanisms of different factors have clear spatial differences in different regions of Guangdong Province. The governments and relevant departments should stick to the red line of cultivated protection, make intensive use of cultivated land and improve the livelihoods of farmers. Moreover, the Pearl River Delta, eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong and northern Guangdong should improve the cooperation mechanism for rural revitalization. The study is conducive to providing a scientific basis for rural population and cultivated land utilization management, rural revitalization and new rural construction, and promoting urban–rural integration development under the new situation.

Rural Revitalization and Land Institution Reform: Achievement, Conflict and Potential Risk

Rural depression is a global issue in the process of worldwide urbanization. Compared with rural economic institution reform, rural land institution reform is more thorough in realizing rural revitalization. In this paper, polycentric governance theory is used to introduce marketization reform of collective profit-oriented land (MRCPL). MRCPL aims to allow rural collective profit-oriented construction land to be sold and leased with the same rights and at the same price as state-owned construction land. In the process of MRCPL, we suppose that the key subject is the central government, and the multiple auxiliary subjects include local governments, markets, villagers, and village collectives. Herein, Deqing County was selected as the research area and its achievements, conflicts, and potential risks in the process of MRCPL were studied. This study found that in Deqing County, a unified urban–rural construction land market has been preliminarily established, the rural revenue allocation mechanism has been updated, and the rural land finance mechanism has been developed. However, MRCPL may have conflicts with existing land requisition institutions and land banking institutions, and may also have conflicts within different subjects (farmers, village collective, local government, and central government). These conflicts may lead to potential risks, such as rent-seeking risk, land-financing risk, and real-estate-bubble risk. In general, the MRCPL aims to allow rural collective profit-oriented construction land to be sold and leased with the same rights and at the same prices as state-owned construction land. This reform can protect farmers’ land rights and promote the construction of urban and rural integration.

Interlinkages among County-Level Construction Indicators and Related Sustainable Development Goals in China

Counties are the fundamental platforms of urban–rural integration in China. Indicators at the county level, however, are insufficiently investigated for their interlinkage with each other. This study focuses on the indicators in the China Statistical Yearbook (county level) and China County Seat Construction Statistical Yearbook based on the classification of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Average weighted degree and modularity are adopted to reveal the indicators with high connections to others, as well as the trends of indicator connections and network divisions as the total index increases. Construction indicators regarding green space, water supply and wastewater treatment are found to be most influential in the indicator correlation network. The inverted U curve of modularity indicates that a county may encounter a bottleneck when the total index is at the middle level, as the indicators become more isolated. This study also compares the results with those in the Sustainable Development Report 2020 and Rural Construction Evaluation Report 2020 to verify the findings at the county/county-seat level. Additional indicators regarding public services and environment protection are required in further statistics to track the comprehensive performance of SDGs at this level.

Study on the “Space Gene” Diversity of Traditional Dong Villages in the Southwest Hunan Province of China

Traditional villages are essential carriers of traditional culture and ethnic culture. Hence, it is of great significance to study and protect them in the context of urban–rural integration. From the perspective of the “Space Gene”, this study proposes the identification and extraction of the space gene. Then, we examine six traditional Dong villages in the Pingtan River Basin selected as cases to quantify their space gene diversity. The results show that (i) traditional Dong villages are rich and diverse in terms of their space types. (ii) The important value of the public space reflects the social cohesion of the Dong people. (iii) However, the sample villages still have differences in their space gene diversity index values. (iv) The characteristic culture encapsulated by the spaces of traditional Dong villages is facing disappearance. Furthermore, we propose a conservation strategy for traditional villages. Through the space gene diversity index, we can examine the current state of the protection and development of the village. The main objective of this study was to deepen our interpretation of the space in order to study the cultural value behind it.

Identifying and evaluating suburbs in China from 2012 to 2020 based on SNPP–VIIRS nighttime light remotely sensed data

• China’s suburbs can be effectively identified based on SNPP-VIIRS data. • We provide a more lone-time series and fine-resolution suburb dataset in China. • China’s suburbs present a fluctuation-growth trend. • Population density, GDP, and roads are major driver factors of suburban development. Suburbs, as bridges between urban areas and rural hinterlands, are areas with the most intense urban–rural conflicts and drastic land use changes in the urbanization process. Accurate identification and evaluation of suburbs are important to effectively break the urban–rural dichotomy, improve the utilization and management of land resources, and promote urban–rural integration and coordinated development. Previous suburb identification studies have suffered from low identification efficiency owing to the influence of subjective factors, small scales, short time-series, and single data characteristics. Thus, we took China as experimental object, and attempted to identify suburbs from the Suomi National Polar-orbit Partnership’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (SNPP–VIIRS) nighttime light remotely sensed data using the K-means algorithm and subsequent series of post-processing approaches. Thereafter, our study further evaluated the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of suburb development. Accuracy verification results show that suburb identification based on SNPP–VIIRS data can identify more details than the existing urban area data and Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System data. Compared with traditional mutation detection methods, the proposed method has the advantages of being fast, efficient, and less subjective. Furthermore, we found that China’s suburbs present a fluctuation-growth trend, with the proportions increasing from 0.6% to 1.3% in the period 2012–2020. China’s suburb development was mainly driven by the development of population density, GDP, and road network. Our study provides an innovative way to conduct a rapid, efficient, and large-scale and accurate suburb identification over a long time series, thereby facilitating the study of socio-environmental issues in the urbanization process. The annual series (2012–2020) of suburbs in China are available free of charge at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/M5EED5 .

A Multi-Scenario Land Expansion Simulation Method from Ecosystem Services Perspective of Coastal Urban Agglomeration: A Case Study of GHM-GBA, China

Balancing urban development and ecosystem conservation in the context of natural resource scarcity can provide scientific guidance for land use planning. We integrated research methods, such as ecosystem services (ES) assessment, coastal vulnerability assessment, multi-objective linear planning, and land use change simulation, to develop a new model framework for multi-scenario urban land expansion simulation based on ecosystem services. In relation to the land use scale and constraints, we simulated three types of scenarios in 2035, including a status quo continuity scenario (SCS), economic development scenario (EDS), and ecological protection scenario (EPS), to explore the ideal land use optimization strategies to enhance ES and land use efficiency. The results indicated that the scale of construction land under the three scenarios grew, and arable land and grassland had the largest losses. The continued urban expansion in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area has already had a significant negative impact on ecosystem services and could result in a total ESV loss of USD 28.1 billion by 2035 if an economic-first development model is adopted. Based on the hotspots of urban construction land expansion in the ecological–economic priority game, we proposed a classification and optimization strategy for land use, including proactive restoration of damaged ecological spaces with high ESVs (Zhaoqing City and Huizhou City), optimization of green space quality and formation of ecological corridors (Guangzhou City, Shenzhen City, Hong Kong, and Macao), and implementation of natural resource conservation planning and spatial regulation in the urban–rural integration area (Foshan City and Dongguan City). This research framework scientifically allocates the “quality” of ecosystem values and “quantity” of natural resources and provides a reference for regional “bottom-up” territorial spatial planning.

Demand Response Transit Scheduling Research Based on Urban and Rural Transportation Station Optimization

To reduce the operating cost and running time of demand responsive transit between urban and rural areas, a DBSCAN K-means (DK-means) clustering algorithm, which is based on the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) and K-means clustering algorithm, was proposed to cluster pre-processing and station optimization for passenger reservation demand and to design a new variable-route demand responsive transit service system that can promote urban–rural integration. Firstly, after preprocessing the reservation demand through DBSCAN clustering algorithm, K-means clustering algorithm was used to divide fixed sites and alternative sites. Then, a bus scheduling model was established, and a genetic simulated annealing algorithm was proposed to solve the model. Finally, the feasibility of the model was validated in the northern area of Yongcheng City, Henan Province, China. The results show that the optimized bus scheduling reduced the operating cost and running time by 9.5% and 9.0%, respectively, compared with those of the regional flexible bus, and 4.5% and 5.1%, respectively, compared with those of the variable-route demand response transit after K-means clustering for passenger preprocessing.

Spatial Distribution Pattern and Influencing Factors of Homestays in Chongqing, China

As an emerging business form of tourism development, homestays also play an important role in China’s rural revitalization and tourism transformation and upgrading, and has attracted increasing social attention. At present, Chongqing is the city with the largest number of homestays in China. Taking Chongqing as a case-study area, based on the homestay data of the Baidu map, this paper comprehensively uses the methods of spatial analysis, multiple regression and geographical weighted regression to thoroughly analyze the regional characteristics and influencing factors of homestay distribution in Chongqing. The results show that: (1) the nearest-neighbor index R of homestay distributions in Chongqing and all regions is one, which shows an obvious agglomeration type. (2) In addition to being highly concentrated in the central urban area, three secondary high-density areas are also formed in the surrounding areas of the central urban area, and there is a trend of concentration and contiguity. The spatial distribution densities of the two urban agglomerations in Southeast and Northeast Chongqing are very low, and the overall distributions are extremely uneven. (3) The factors, such as tourism resource endowment, economic development, service industry development, traffic location, consumption demand and social development conditions, have significant impacts on the distribution pattern of homestays, and the impacts of each factor on the layout of homestays has obvious spatial heterogeneity. Analyzing and revealing the temporal and spatial characteristics and dynamic mechanism of homestays has an important theoretical value and practical significance for better serving the new urbanization plan and implementing the strategy of urban–rural integration and rural revitalization.

ARCHITECTURE AS SOCIAL LABORATORY: Modernity, Cultural Revival, and Architectural Experiment in Peri‐urban China

AbstractThis article engages with the emerging scholarship on experiments in urban and regional contexts to investigate an architectural experiment overseen by Wang Shu, a renowned Chinese architect, in Wencun Village, a peri‐urban village on the fringe of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. In particular, we examine how architectural projects are mobilized to provide a solution to rural decline amidst deepening urban–rural integration. Architecture is supposed to generate knowledge about the relationships between built forms and positive social and cultural changes, in this case involving the revival of rural cultures and identities. Empirically, this article provides a novel study that investigates culture‐based interventions into the revival of peri‐urban regions in the context of intensifying urban–rural interactions. Theoretically, it contributes to the study of experiments in urban and regional contexts by, on the one hand, correcting the urban bias inherent in this corpus and arguing for the relevance of experiment to peri‐urban and rural contexts. On the other hand, while this study reaffirms the importance of using relatively bounded sites of study and controlled parameters to produce plausible knowledge about regional transformation, it equally calls for attention to the contingencies and surprises that exceed and destabilize preconceived theories, epistemological frameworks and hypotheses.

Analysis on Modernization Measures of Regional Governance Ability of Xi 'an Urban and Rural Integration

With the development of urbanization, the urban scale of Xi'an continues to expand, and the surrounding counties and villages are administratively divided into the urban development planning of Xi'an. However, the traditional urban-rural dual economic situation has not changed, especially in the urban-rural junction area, the residents' income gap is large, the distribution of infrastructure and public facilities is obviously unbalanced, and the regional governance capacity is significantly different from the main urban area. Through the analysis of the problems in the regional governance of urban-rural integration in Xi'an, and with the help of advanced artificial intelligence technology, the measures to improve the regional governance capacity of urban-rural integration, such as changing the governance concept, enhancing the people's collaborative participation, accelerating the construction of professional personnel, and promoting the modernization of urban governance by accelerating the construction of digital intelligence technology infrastructure, are proposed to change the status quo of Xi'an's dual economy and realize real urban-rural integration, and build a modern pattern of urban governance in Xi'an metropolis.

An Evaluation and Optimization of the Spatial Pattern of County Rural Settlements: A Case Study of Changshu City in the Yangtze River Delta, China

The development model of rural settlements in economically developed regions has reference and guiding significance for other developing rural settlements. The study was conducted to discuss the spatial distribution and scale structure evolution characteristics, in order to understand the development process and the problems of rural settlements in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province. Then, based on the multi-stage goals of Rural Revitalization of “pole–field–zone–network”, a multi-stage rural settlement spatial structure was revealed to promote the optimization of settlement layout and promote urban–rural integration. The data of rural settlements were extracted from the land use data of nearly 20 years from 2000 to 2020. Different research methods were utilized for the study. The results revealed that the spatial pattern and scale structure of rural settlements in Changshu had experienced two periods of drastic changes and stable adjustment in the past 20 years. The rural settlement density generally presented a spatial pattern of dense in the north, sparse in the South and sparse in the East. The scale system of rural settlements tended to disperse from centralization, but the spatial agglomeration was enhanced. Finally, based on the above research results and problems, a “pole–field–zone–network” multi-stage settlement structure was revealed, which helps to form a reasonable urban and rural network.

Spatial heterogeneity of urban–rural integration and its influencing factors in Shandong province of China

Based on nighttime light data and statistical data, this study calculated the level of urban–rural integration (URI) of Shandong province, researched spatial heterogeneity of URI levels by local spatial autocorrelation analysis, Geodetector, and geographically weighted regression, and analyzed its influencing factors and spatial heterogeneity. The results concluded that: (1) The spatial pattern of urban–rural integrated level is consistent with the level of regional economic development in Shandong province. The level of URI is higher along the Qingdao–Jinan railway and along the coast, whereas the level is lower in southwest Shandong and northwest Shandong. (2) The cities of Yantai and Weifang are High–High cluster areas of urban integration, and Jining is a Low–Low cluster area. The spatial agglomeration characteristics are not significant in other cities. (3) Among the main factors affecting URI, the explanatory power of the rural population with high school or technical secondary school education or above, the area of urban construction land, and the secondary and tertiary industry GDP to the spatial pattern of URI in Shandong province are 73.58%, 62.08%, and 58.66%, respectively. As the key factors, spatial heterogeneity, such as north–south differences, southwest-to-northeast differences, and east–west differences, is evident.

The Governance Path of Urban–Rural Integration in Changing Urban–Rural Relationships in the Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

Since the founding of the country, China’s urban–rural relations have experienced four stages: differentiation, opposition, coordination, and equivalence. The scope of rural research has expanded from individual villages to group relations, and the research content also tends to the urban–rural integration trend of factor flow. In the context of New Urbanization and the Rural Revitalization Strategies, urban–rural integration is an important starting point to solve urban–rural contradictions, and the metropolitan area is an important spatial carrier to achieving urban–rural integration. Based on investigating the key issues of urban–rural integration and metropolitan governance, this paper constructs a “place function” cognitive framework of urban–rural space in the metropolitan area, and takes Wuhan metropolitan area with its dense rural distribution as an example to recognize the urban–rural spatial characteristics of the metropolitan area scale from six dimensions: spatial structure, land use, settlement distribution, scenic spots, agricultural enterprises, and service facilities. Then, it proposes a spatial development model of the Wuhan metropolitan area of the “point axis structure-, functional area-, resilient network”, and further explores the urban–rural integration path of “planning guidance, policy promotion, and spatial support”.

Study on Spatial–Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Restrictive Factors of Urban–Rural Integration in Northeast China from 2000 to 2019

With the rapid development of urbanization and the widening gap between urban and rural areas, how to effectively enhance the balanced development of urban and rural areas as well as promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas have become heated topics. Based on the basic theory of urban–rural integration and spatial balance, this paper establishes a comprehensive evaluation system. Using a coupling coordination model and an obstacle degree model, this paper selects 32 indicators from aspects of economy, society and ecology to measure the development level of urban–rural integration in 34 prefecture-level cities in Northeast China from 2000 to 2019. We also analyze the spatial pattern, evolution type characteristics and obstacle factors of urban–rural relations. The results show that: (1) The growth rate of urban development in Northeast China is higher than that of rural development. Except for rural ecology, all dimensions of urban and rural areas have increased year by year, but there are large spatial differences within the region. (2) The urban–rural integration development level of Northeast China is growing constantly and the types of urban and rural coordination are all rising to a higher level. Areas with high urban–rural coordination levels are concentrated in the Harbin–Changchun urban agglomeration and the central and southern Liaoning urban agglomeration, with obvious agglomeration effects. (3) In the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, the restrictive degree of the rural social subsystem was higher than that of the urban subsystem. The restrictive factors in the coordinated development of urban and rural areas are relatively stable, and include per capita consumption expenditure, per capita public budget expenditure, books in public libraries per thousand people, etc. (4) The functions of rural social elements should be enhanced, and the social urban–rural integrated development mechanism should be established to promote the integrated development of urban and rural society.

Analyzing the Driving Mechanism of Rural Transition from the Perspective of Rural–Urban Continuum: A Case Study of Suzhou, China

Rural transition has become a core topic in the study of the urban–rural relationship in China. Analyzing the transition process and sorting out the key driving factors in different periods is essential for providing critical references for the urban–rural integration and rural revitalization policy. This paper takes Suzhou, a rapidly urbanizing prefecture-level city that has experienced three obvious stages of rural transition since China’s reform and opening-up, as the case area to explore the driving mechanism from the perspective of rural–urban continuum. We first construct the index system for measuring rural transition from two dimensions of rurality and urbanity. Then, we identify the core influencing factors of different phases from 1990 to 2015, employing spatial regression models and then extract the main driving mechanism. The results revealed the following key findings. (1) Rural transition in Suzhou has both proximity effects and structural effects; the development patterns of rural areas are becoming more heterogeneous. (2) From the rurality dimension, the regression coefficient of index representing grain production changes from positive to negative during the research periods, reflecting the “non-grain” trend of agricultural production in rural areas. (3) From the urbanity dimension, the regression coefficient of index promoting by foreign direct investment increases from 0.372 in 1990 to 0.829 in 2015, indicating that the external driving force of rural transition has become stronger. (4) In 2015, the regression coefficient of index representing tertiary industry reaches 0.468, meaning the modern service industry has played an increasingly important role in rural development. Our study provides valuable insights into the dynamic change of driving mechanism of rural transition at the town level, argues that the general trend of viewing transition process as rurality weakens and urbanity enhances could be replaced by multifunctional pathways. This study supplements existing research to understand new phenomena during the transition process, the latter offer implications for policy-making, such as grain security, spatial spillovers, and rural tourism.

Resource and Environment Constraints and Promotion Strategies of Rural Vitality: An Empirical Analysis of Rural Revitalization Model Towns

In response to the challenges of rural chronic poverty caused by insufficient self-development ability, establishing a development model conducive to poverty alleviation and stimulating rural development potential have become core tasks of deepening rural revitalization. Resources and environment play an important role in invigorating rural vitality. Based on symbiosis theory, we have constructed a new conceptual framework to analyze dynamic performance of rural areas in population, industry and facilities, and dynamic constraints in resources and environment. Using an improved TOPSIS evaluation method and panel Tobit model, we have selected 106 rural revitalization model towns from Shandong province as research samples, empirically analyzed the performance of rural vitality and its resources and environment constraints, explored differences of rural vitality performance and vitality constraints of different village types, and put forward long-term mechanisms to maintain rural vitality. Results show that from 2012 to 2019, rural vitality of rural revitalization model towns in Shandong province was gradually improved, among which industrial development had contributed the most; agriculture-tourism towns are more dynamic than industrialized agriculture towns and characteristic agricultural towns. Through analysis of resources and environment constraints on rural vitality, we found that resources had the greatest impact on rural vitality, and the short-term constraints of total amount restriction on rural vitality were not obvious; binding force of ecological environment on rural vitality changed from weak to strong and increasingly became the bottleneck restricting rural vitality. We have further proposed a long-term mechanism to stimulate rural vitality from the aspects of promoting comprehensive utilization of rural residential land, strengthening concept of ecological priority and green development, taking the road of urban–rural integration, and promoting integrated development of rural industries.