[1]LI Sheng-kun,ZHANG Yi,YAN Xin,et al.Characteristics of Landscape Pattern and Spatial Distribution of Rural Settlements in Zhuxi County[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2014,21(04):203-207,218.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
21
Number of periods:
2014 04
Page number:
203-207,218
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Public date:
2014-08-28
- Title:
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Characteristics of Landscape Pattern and Spatial Distribution of Rural Settlements in Zhuxi County
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LI Sheng-kun1, ZHANG Yi1, YAN Xin2, CAO Juan1
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1. College of Urban and Environmental Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China;
2. College of Geographical Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Keywords:
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rural settlements; landscape index; kernel density estimation; spatial distribution; Zhuxi County
- CLC:
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K901.8
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- Abstract:
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Zhuxi County of Hubei Province was taken as the study area. Based on the second land survey data of 2009 and DEM data as the data sources, this paper analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of rural settlements in Zhuxi County through the methods of landscape ecology theory and kernel density estimation. At the same time, GIS technology was used to analyze factors affecting the spatial distribution of rural settlements in Zhuxi. Results show that Zhuxi County belongs to the region with more dense rural settlements. The land use proportion of rural settlements in Zhuxi has a significant spatial difference, there are two clear distribution zones, one is from Xianhe Town, Chengguan Town to Jiangjiayan Town, the other is from Chengguan Town to Longba Town. The county's rural settlements are in regular shape. The rural settlements' number in the north and east of the county is large, proportion of rural settlement land of high value area and kernel density of high value area are not coincident in space. The distribution of rural settlements is apparently influenced by elevation, slope, aspect, farming environment factors, especially has a very close relationship with spatial distribution of the cultivated field. The erosion area of the cultivated land in regions with larger population and more rural settlements is big.