Abstract:

【Objective】To analyse the causes of the contradiction between the coordinated development of rural economy and ecological environment in Liping County，Guizhou Province，and to provide a theoretical framework for the coordinated development of rural economy and ecological environment protection.【Methods】An evaluation index system for the coordination of rural economy and ecological environment was constructed based on the economic and social statistical data of Liping County，Guizhou Province from 2012 to 2020. The level of coordination between the development of the rural economy and the ecological environment was analyzed and evaluated using the entropy weighting method and the coupling coordination model.【Results】In Liping County，the comprehensive evaluation indices for the rural economy and ecological environment were 0 to 0.90 and 0.10 to 0.13 respectively，indicating an increase trend. The growth of the rural economy were ahead of the conservation of the ecological environment. The development of rural economy and ecological environment in Liping County bordered by 2015，had gone through two stages：phased imbalance and coordinated and coupled development. The coupling degree of the two systems ranged from 0.196 to 0.584 and their state of coupling was improving. The coupling coordination degree ranged from 0.096 04 to 0.752 64，with high coupling coordination degree and strong interaction degree.【Conclusion】The coordination degree of rural economy and ecological environment in Liping County had gradually changed from severe imbalance to moderate level of coordination. It is currently in the period of coupling adaptation. Economic growth was now being constrained by the ecological environment. To achieve sustainable development of the rural economy，the interaction between rural economic development and environmental preservation should be well coordinated in the future.

Key words: Rural economy, Ecological environment, Coordinated development, Liping County