Study on the Sustainable Development of Rural Landscape in the UK: Take the Cotswolds rs an Example.

With the acceleration of globalization and urbanization, rural areas in China, particularly traditional villages have been faced with various problems and the development bottleneck. On the contrary, rural areas in the UK are well-known for picturesque scenery and outstanding characteristics, and able to maintain the sustainable vitality and charm in economy and culture, rural areas in the UK make successful examples for the global rural construction and development. This paper took Cotswolds in the UK for example, analyzed the maintenance and continuation of traditional rural landscapes in the UK from the perspectives of natural scenery, overall layout, folk dwellings, yard plants and so on. On the other hand, the paper explored the all-around sustainable development of rural landscapes in the UK from the perspectives of internal drives such as intangible cultural confidence, production mode, economic foundation and environmental protection. The study tried to provide references for the sustainable development of rural landscapes in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]