Abstract
There is a complicated and contradictory relationship between landscape functions and human activities, especially in the suburban rural communities of metropolises. Previous studies focused on human interference to landscape function, ignoring the impact of landscape functions on human activities. Hence, the present study is focused on the impact of landscape function (based on ecosystem services) on human activities in suburban rural communities of China. The study evaluated the intensity of human activities based on big data; furthermore, the authors analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics through spatial autocorrelation, and probed into the spatial variations in the relationship between human activities and landscape functions using ordinary least squares (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) models. The result indicates that there are obvious spatial distribution differences in the intensity of human activities in suburban rural communities; that is, the intensity decreases from the inner to the outer suburban areas. Positive influencing factors of human activities are construction area, bus station, road network density, and leisure entertainment, among which, construction area is the principal driver; cultural heritage, hydrological regulation, and provision of aesthetics are negatively or positively correlated with human activities in various regions. The results offer insights for the sustainable development of rural environment in suburban areas and the big data-driven rural research.
Highlights
Due to the urbanization and rapid economic development, human needs and activities are increasingly diverse, which causes landscape to be increasingly multi-functional under the limited conditions of the natural ecosystem
As interfaces between urban settlements and rural hinterlands, the metropolitan suburban rural communities are characterized by complex landscape patterns and stronger landscape functional requirements [1,2], due to their impact on the economic, environmental, and social dynamics of cities [3]; for this reason, they often serve as arenas of conflicts of interest [4]
All-day high-heat areas are principally observed in the central–northern part of the study area; such areas are substantially close to the main urban area and considered to be inner suburban area
Summary
Due to the urbanization and rapid economic development, human needs and activities are increasingly diverse, which causes landscape to be increasingly multi-functional under the limited conditions of the natural ecosystem. As interfaces between urban settlements and rural hinterlands, the metropolitan suburban rural communities are characterized by complex landscape patterns and stronger landscape functional requirements [1,2], due to their impact on the economic, environmental, and social dynamics of cities [3]; for this reason, they often serve as arenas of conflicts of interest [4]. It is worth emphasizing that the type and quantity of landscape function (LF) vary depending on the type of landscape in suburban rural communities; different management is needed [5,6].
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