Overall urban-rural coordination measures-A case study in Sichuan Province, China

Abstract

Focusing on urban-rural development issues, this paper analyzes the necessity of coordinated development between the narrowing gap and integral development. An overall urban-rural development dynamic model aimed at two major objectives is pointed out. A principal component analysis (PCA)-Grey Entropy measurement model is proposed to evaluate urban-rural coordination from economic development, social security, public services, and environmental quality perspectives. In this model, principal component analysis (PCA) was used to extract the components that explained overall urban-rural coordination. This model was then combined with Grey Entropy to measure the level of urban-rural development coordination. By establishing a scientific measurement model, the coordination value of the rural and urban areas was effectively calculated from a comprehensive perspective, including subsystems and static and dynamic coordination values. Finally, the model was applied to Sichuan Province as an example to show its effectiveness in measuring urban-rural coordination.