Does adaptability matter?

Libang Ma

doi:10.1007/s11442-023-2184-9

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Does adaptability matter?

2023-12-21

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DOI：10.1007/s11442-023-2184-9

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The construction of rural life circle has an essential impact on the change of rural social space. Analyzing the adaptation relationship between the two can be a new content in the study of physical-social space. Using social behavior as a link, we construct a logical relationship framework between rural life circle and social space. Based on the survey data of Baijia village in the loess hilly region, this paper analyzes the characteristics and adaptability of the two and discusses preliminary ideas of life circle reorganization and social space reconstruction. The study results are as follows: (1) Based on the location of four types of service facilities and the travel mode of villagers, two life circles of 15 min and 25 min have been formed in Baijia village. The rural social spaces such as communicative behavior space, health seeking behavior space, leisure behavior space, and consumption behavior space show a specific concentric circle structure and unique hierarchical structure. (2) The analysis of the adaptation between them shows that the 15 min life circle in Baijia village has a high level of adaptation to communicative and leisure behavior spaces. It plays a positive feedback role in the construction of social space. However, it has a low level of adaptability to the space of health seeking and consumption behavior spaces and has a negative feedback effect on the construction of social space. The 25 min life circle is the opposite. (3) The reorganization of facility layout, hierarchical structure, and service functions in the village life circle will lead to changes in the range, frequency, and purpose of villagers' behavioral activities, resulting in a new social spatial pattern. These findings are important for formulating village development and construction plans, improving the settlement habitat, and reconstructing the order of social life.

Keywords:

rural life circle

rural social space

space adaptation

reconstruction of social space

Baijia village

loess hilly region of China