Rural sustainable development: A case study of the Zaozhuang Innovation Demonstration Zone in China

Binsheng Liu, Xiaohui Zhang, Junfeng Tian, Ruimin Cao, Xinzhang Sun, Bin Xue · 2023 · Regional Sustainability

Summary. This case study of China's Zaozhuang Innovation Demonstration Zone examines how innovation drives rural sustainable development. Between 2016 and 2020, economic and social sustainability grew strongly, but ecological sustainability declined. Rural innovation capacity increased rapidly yet had weak effects on overall sustainable development. The authors identify imbalances across sustainability dimensions and propose a multi-dimensional pathway combining policy, technology, projects, and institutions to strengthen innovation's role in rural development.

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@article{liu-2023-rural-sustainable-development-case-study,
  title   = {Rural sustainable development: A case study of the Zaozhuang Innovation Demonstration Zone in China},
  author  = {Binsheng Liu and Xiaohui Zhang and Junfeng Tian and Ruimin Cao and Xinzhang Sun and Bin Xue},
  journal = {Regional Sustainability},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.regsus.2023.11.004},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsus.2023.11.004}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.regsus.2023.11.004

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, climate-and-environment

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