Abstract
The influencing factors of rural residential areas have always been a key research direction in addressing rural problems in China. By introducing a spatial regression model combined with Kernel Density Estimation and Buffer Analysis, this study made a comparative study on the quantification of the influencing factors of rural residential areas in 2009, 2012, and 2015 in Lishan Township, Hubei Province, China. The results showed that the elevation and slope of Lishan Township have always played a decisive role in the distribution of rural residential areas, that the influence of the water system is abnormal, and that the influence of roads and townships has been strengthened based on the spatial statistical analysis. Then, based on spatial econometric regression analysis, the coefficients of “Topographic indices” (CTI) were 0.666, 0.719, and 0.439 in 2009, 2012, and 2015, respectively. The coefficients of Road (CR) were 0.170, 0.112, and 0.108, respectively. The coefficients of Town (CT) were 0.120, 0.127, and 0.166, respectively. The coefficients of Water system (CWS) were 0.166, 0.124, and 0.173, respectively. With the change of time, the influence of road decreased and the influence of town increased gradually. Furthermore, the influence of the water system and topography showed volatility.
Highlights
At present, China still has a large number of people living in rural areas, so rural settlements are currently, but for a long time to come, the main form of living place for the rural population and for food production [1]
By referring to the existing research results and combining them with the regional uniqueness of Lishan Township, this paper concentrated on five influential factors of rural residential areas: altitude, slope, water system, town, and road
Using spatial analysis and ring buffer analysis tools with ArcGIS10.2, we studied and compared the five influencing factors in the three years consisting of 2009, 2012, and 2015
Summary
China still has a large number of people living in rural areas, so rural settlements are currently, but for a long time to come, the main form of living place for the rural population and for food production [1]. Research on rural residential areas has always been a hot topic for scholars and experts [2,3,4,5,6]. Rural residential area is an important form of population agglomeration in China. The development of the rural residential area is an important part of sustainable development in China [7]. The research on rural settlements has always been a hot spot of Chinese scholars and international experts. The research methods are increasingly diversified and quantified qualitatively [8,9,10]
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