Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 213-230.doi: 10.1007/s11442-019-1593-2
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Ren YANG1(), Qian XU2,*(
), Xuanfang XU1, Yanchun CHEN1
Received:
2018-01-22
Accepted:
2018-03-26
Online:
2019-02-25
Published:
2019-02-25
Contact:
Qian XU
E-mail:yangren0514@163.com;xuqian19840613@163.com
About author:
Author: Yang Ren (1984-), PhD and Associate Professor, specialized in rural geography and land science. E-mail:
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Ren YANG, Qian XU, Xuanfang XU, Yanchun CHEN. Rural settlement spatial patterns and effects:Road traffic accessibility and geographic factors in Guangdong Province, China[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2019, 29(2): 213-230.
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Table 1
Rural settlements in different zones of road traffic accessibility resistance values to prefecture-level cities, counties, and towns in Guangdong Province in 2013"
Resistance value to prefecture-level cities(×104) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) | Resistance value to counties (×104) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(ha) | |||||||||
<20 | 123183 | 24.81 | 282599.8 | 39.46 | <10 | 153337 | 30.87 | 315588.46 | 44.06 |
20-30 | 124256 | 25.02 | 165219.2 | 23.07 | 10-15 | 162224 | 32.66 | 215535.62 | 30.09 |
30-40 | 106480 | 21.44 | 128698.7 | 17.97 | 15-20 | 110236 | 22.19 | 116102.82 | 16.21 |
40-50 | 80260 | 16.16 | 72256.98 | 10.09 | 20-25 | 56121 | 11.3 | 54703.57 | 7.64 |
>50 | 62419 | 12.57 | 67383.22 | 9.41 | >25 | 14863 | 2.99 | 14355.27 | 2 |
Resistance value to towns (×104) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) | |||||
<4.5 | 236972 | 47.58 | 342533.842 | 47.62 | |||||
4.5-9.0 | 183301 | 36.81 | 267395.335 | 37.18 | |||||
9.0-13.5 | 59388 | 11.93 | 86747.7314 | 12.06 | |||||
13.5-18.0 | 14326 | 2.88 | 17894.74635 | 2.49 | |||||
>18.0 | 4013 | 0.81 | 4669.517706 | 0.65 |
Table 2
Rural settlements in different zones of elevation and slope in Guangdong Province in 2013"
Elevation (m) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) | Slope (°) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<100 | 279634 | 55.99 | 562847.5 | 77.74 | <5 | 194421 | 38.93 | 382235.6 | 52.82 |
100-300 | 167842 | 33.61 | 130262.92 | 17.99 | 5-10 | 145839 | 29.2 | 214827.7 | 29.69 |
300-500 | 38177 | 7.64 | 22833.94 | 3.15 | 10-15 | 75585 | 15.14 | 73520.49 | 10.16 |
500-700 | 11064 | 2.22 | 6315.56 | 0.87 | 15-25 | 65703 | 13.16 | 43263.33 | 5.98 |
>700 | 2707 | 0.54 | 1396.14 | 0.19 | >25 | 17852 | 3.57 | 9801.06 | 1.35 |
Table 3
Rural settlements in different zones of the distance from main rivers and temperature in Guangdong Province in 2013"
Distance (km) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) | Annual average temperature (°C) | Number | Percentage (%) | Area (ha) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<10 | 262033 | 52.60 | 386671.2 | 53.40489 | <16 | 4637 | 0.93 | 3337.59 | 0.47 |
10-20 | 149341 | 29.98 | 179346.4 | 24.77033 | 16-17 | 49352 | 9.92 | 46745.21 | 6.51 |
20-30 | 72714 | 14.60 | 107934.2 | 14.90727 | 17-18 | 152311 | 30.62 | 126434.36 | 17.62 |
30-40 | 8093 | 1.62 | 20802.5 | 2.873127 | 18-19 | 175543 | 35.29 | 286322.48 | 39.90 |
>40 | 5979 | 1.20 | 24857.18 | 3.433137 | >19 | 115614 | 23.24 | 254841.83 | 35.51 |
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