Multi-Dimensional Feature Recognition and Policy Implications of Rural Human–Land Relationships in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. Standard Deviation Ellipse
2.3.2. Per Capita Rural Settlement Area
2.3.3. Theil Index
2.3.4. Tapio’s Elastic Decoupling Model
3. Results
3.1. Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Rural Population and Rural Settlements
3.2. Relationship between Rural Population and Rural Settlements
3.2.1. Per Capita Rural Settlement Area
3.2.2. Spatial Matching between Rural Population and Rural Settlements
3.2.3. The Coupling Coordination Degree of Temporal Change in the Rural Populations and Rural Settlement Area
4. Discussion
4.1. Comparison with Relevant Studies
4.2. Understanding the Rural Human–Land Relationship
4.3. Policy Implications
4.3.1. Rural Homestead Withdrawal and Transfer
4.3.2. Cross-Regional “Increasing Versus Decreasing Balance”
4.3.3. Rural Revitalization and Village Planning
4.4. Recommendations for Future Study
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Theil Index | Contribution | |||
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T | Tw | Tb | Rw | Rb | |
2009 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
2018 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
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Dong G, Zhang W, Xu X, Jia K. Multi-Dimensional Feature Recognition and Policy Implications of Rural Human–Land Relationships in China. Land. 2021; 10(10):1086. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101086
Chicago/Turabian StyleDong, Guanglong, Wenxin Zhang, Xinliang Xu, and Kun Jia. 2021. "Multi-Dimensional Feature Recognition and Policy Implications of Rural Human–Land Relationships in China" Land 10, no. 10: 1086. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101086