Research on Paths of Differentiated Whole-Territory Comprehensive Land Consolidation in Rural Areas
Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization, China’s urban-rural dual structure has persisted over the long term, with problems such as insufficient rural development, inefficient land use, and ecological degradation constraining high-quality development. As a key policy tool for reshaping territorial spatial patterns and empowering rural revitalization, comprehensive land consolidation is currently facing practical dilemmas including unitary objectives and homogenized models. Based on the fundamental nature that villages are complex dynamic systems, this study adopts the theoretical framework of mutual feedback among “factors-structures-functions”. Combined with the latest classification ideas set forth in the Comprehensive Rural Revitalization Plan (2024–2027), rural areas are classified into six dominant functional types, namely agglomeration upgrading, urban-suburban integration, characteristic conservation, relocation and consolidation, activation and optimization, and ecological protection. This paper systematically elaborates the differentiated coupling logic of whole-territory comprehensive land consolidation corresponding to each rural type.Furthermore, this study puts forward an analytical path of “consolidation demand identification –consolidation potential measurement–spatial overlay matching”. On the basis of the current status of rural production-living-ecological spaces, consolidation demands are accurately diagnosed. A potential evaluation framework is established by integrating multi-dimensional constraining factors including population, economy, society and culture. Subsequently, seven differentiated practical paths are generated through the spatial overlay of consolidation demands and potentials,specifically: "land consolidation + smart agriculture empowerment", "land consolidation + digital-intelligent industrial upgrading", "land consolidation + urban-rural integration and co-promotion", "land consolidation + agritourism experience enhancement", "land consolidation + orderly relocation and resettlement", "land consolidation + facility optimization for ecological supply", and "land consolidation + ecological supply quality improvement". The study reveals that the heterogeneity of rural typologies dictates that whole-territory comprehensive land consolidation must adhere to the inherent logical chain of "target positioning – problem diagnosis – path adaptation", rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all uniform model. The classified targeted governance framework constructed in this paper can deliver operable spatial governance guidelines for villages with disparate consolidation potentials and development demands. Meanwhile, it provides a theoretical foundation for refining differentiated institutional safeguards and dynamic regulation mechanisms supporting whole-territory comprehensive land consolidation.
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