Relationship between settlements and topographical factors: An example from Sichuan Province, China | |
Xi Chang-bai; Qian Tian-lu; Chi Yao; Chen Jie; Wang Jie-chen | |
刊名 | JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE |
2018 | |
卷号 | 15期号:9页码:2043-2054 |
关键词 | Settlement Topographical factor Distributive entropy Spatial pattern Geographical Information System |
ISSN号 | 1672-6316 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11629-018-4863-z |
文献子类 | Article |
英文摘要 | Terrain can influence the spatial distribution of settlements. Studies on the terrain characteristics of settlements can help to understand the effects of the environment on human activities. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the relationship between settlements and topographical factors. A statistically significant sample of residential locations and ASTER GDEM V2 were used to investigate terrain traits and settlements distributions. We selected eight topographical factors and introduced a practical concept, distributive entropy, into assessing the aggregation extent of the settlements' spatial distribution. The study showed that topography varies within the study area, and distributive entropy indicates that settlements have distinctive distribution tendency in statistic approach. According to the results of this study, mountain inhabitants prefer to settle in valleys. Additionally, with distributive entropy, residential suitability was divided to three levels: suitable, normal, and unsuited. The results showed that suitable area is small in Sichuan Province, accounting for 8.2%similar to 29.9%; however, unsuited area is large, accounting for 33%similar to 63.3%. |
电子版国际标准刊号 | 1993-0321 |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000443996500015 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/46311] |
专题 | Journal of Mountain Science_Journal of Mountain Science-2018_Vol15 No.9 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Xi Chang-bai,Qian Tian-lu,Chi Yao,et al. Relationship between settlements and topographical factors: An example from Sichuan Province, China[J]. JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,2018,15(9):2043-2054. |
APA | Xi Chang-bai,Qian Tian-lu,Chi Yao,Chen Jie,&Wang Jie-chen.(2018).Relationship between settlements and topographical factors: An example from Sichuan Province, China.JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,15(9),2043-2054. |
MLA | Xi Chang-bai,et al."Relationship between settlements and topographical factors: An example from Sichuan Province, China".JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE 15.9(2018):2043-2054. |
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