Analysis of the Expansion Characteristics of Rural Settlements Based on Scale Growth Function in Himalayan Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. Rural Settlement Scale Growth Function
2.3.2. Spatial Division of Rural Settlement Scale Growth
3. Results
3.1. Fitting of Rural Settlement Scale Growth Function
3.2. Spatial Pattern of Rural Settlement Evolution
3.3. Differentiation Characteristics of Rural Settlement Evolution
4. Discussion
4.1. The Dependence Path of Rural Settlement Scale Growth
4.2. Spatial Paradigm of Rural Settlement Scale Evolution
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Name | Initial Year | Rural Scale of Initial Year (m2) | Final Year | Rural Scale of Final Year (m2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rebujialin | 2003 | 11,003 | 2013 | 20,507 |
Dongga | 2005 | 10,537 | 2013 | 18,087 |
Chusong | 2010 | 14,747 | 2018 | 15,334 |
Riba | 2005 | 14,686 | 2013 | 20,536 |
Luba | 2008 | 18,294 | 2013 | 20,663 |
Baka | 2010 | 11,697 | 2018 | 17,103 |
Diya | 2004 | 8565 | 2016 | 46,245 |
Xiangzi | 2002 | 55,204 | 2012 | 91,949 |
Dongbo | 2001 | 4975 | 2013 | 6261 |
Sangrang | 2001 | 18,996 | 2013 | 25,227 |
Zhaburang | 2002 | 38,068 | 2018 | 62,257 |
Qulong | 2004 | 25,239 | 2011 | 34,959 |
Qusong | 2008 | 24,260 | 2015 | 43,770 |
Bolin | 2002 | 13,491 | 2018 | 35,279 |
Daba | 2002 | 47,123 | 2011 | 64,531 |
Name | Initial Year | Final Year | ||||
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C | T | R2 | C | T | R2 | |
Rebujialin | 2.5 | 13 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 36 | 0.996 |
Dongga | 2.8 | 15 | 0.999 | 2.6 | 15 | 0.999 |
Chusong | 2.6 | 16 | 0.991 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.996 |
Riba | 2.6 | 17 | 0.999 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.999 |
Luba | 2.5 | 17 | 0.994 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.997 |
Baka | 2.5 | 19 | 0.999 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.997 |
Diya | 2.5 | 19 | 0.991 | 2.6 | 21 | 0.998 |
Xiangzi | 2.5 | 23 | 0.998 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.999 |
Dongbo | 2.5 | 24 | 0.994 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.985 |
Sangrang | 2.6 | 30 | 0.998 | 2.6 | 20 | 0.999 |
Zhaburang | 2.4 | 31 | 0.997 | 2.5 | 38 | 0.994 |
Qulong | 2.4 | 33 | 0.998 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.999 |
Qusong | 2.4 | 34 | 0.999 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.998 |
Bolin | 2.5 | 37 | 0.996 | 2.6 | 36 | 0.998 |
Daba | 2.6 | 44 | 0.999 | 2.7 | 50 | 0.998 |
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Guo, K.; Huang, Y.; Chen, D. Analysis of the Expansion Characteristics of Rural Settlements Based on Scale Growth Function in Himalayan Region. Land 2022, 11, 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030450
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Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Kairui, Yong Huang, and Dan Chen. 2022. "Analysis of the Expansion Characteristics of Rural Settlements Based on Scale Growth Function in Himalayan Region" Land 11, no. 3: 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030450