Abstract

Compared to urban ecosystems, rural ecoenvironmentalconditions have received relatively little attentionfrom experts and scholars. However, evaluating rural ecoenvironmentalquality serves as a crucial component andscientific basis for promoting sustainable ecologicaldevelopment. It facilitates a deeper understanding of the actualstate of rural eco-environments, thereby providing scientificsupport for precise management by administrative departments,holding practical significance for advancing urbanization. Thispaper summarizes recent research progress in rural ecoenvironmentalquality evaluation, covering aspects such asindicator systems, evaluation methods, and developmentprospects. It also provides recommendations for constructing anindicator system for rural eco-environmental quality evaluation.From 2001 to August 2025, 556 key articles indexed in SCI andSSCI were systematically reviewed to examine the developmentof rural eco-environmental quality evaluation methods. Theresults show that, influenced by domestic policy orientations,most case studies have been concentrated in China and focusprimarily on understanding ecological functions, with limitedintegration of spatiotemporal and multi-dimensional analysis.To address these limitations, this study proposes a ruralorientedeco-environmental quality evaluation framework thatadopts a comprehensive weighting strategy combining bothobjective and subjective methods, and leverages dynamic,spatially explicit indices such as the Remote Sensing EcologicalIndex (RSEI) to meet the demands of precise rural management.The application of this framework enhances thecomprehensiveness of eco-environmental quality evaluation,yielding more actionable insights to inform rural planning andpolicy decisions.