Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model

Abstract The Yangtze River Basin (YRB) is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and is rich in traditional village resources. Studying their spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors can guide the protection, inheritance, and development of traditional villages in YRB. This study...

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Main Authors: Wanxu Chen, Liyan Yang, Jianhua Wu, Jiahui Wu, Guanzheng Wang, Jiaojiao Bian, Jie Zeng, Zhiling Liu
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00948-x
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author Wanxu Chen
Liyan Yang
Jianhua Wu
Jiahui Wu
Guanzheng Wang
Jiaojiao Bian
Jie Zeng
Zhiling Liu
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Liyan Yang
Jianhua Wu
Jiahui Wu
Guanzheng Wang
Jiaojiao Bian
Jie Zeng
Zhiling Liu
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description Abstract The Yangtze River Basin (YRB) is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and is rich in traditional village resources. Studying their spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors can guide the protection, inheritance, and development of traditional villages in YRB. This study takes 5 batches of 3346 traditional villages in YRB since 2012 as the research object. Using the nearest neighbor index, kernel density analysis, standard deviation ellipse, and Geodetector model, we analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of traditional villages in YRB and detected their influencing factors. The results show that the distribution of traditional villages in YRB exhibited a spatial pattern of cohesive clusters, forming a high-density area and development center in the junction zone between Guizhou and Hunan provinces and southeast of Anhui Province, and secondary-density areas in Northeast Yunnan Province and east Jiangxi Province. The results of the Geodetector show that the formation of the spatial distribution pattern of traditional villages in YRB is affected by the combined effects of natural and socio-economic factors, among which elevation and NDVI were the main factors, and the interaction of multiple factors showed an enhanced trend. The findings of this study can provide scientific decision-making support for the development and protection of traditional villages in YRB.
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spelling doaj.art-46c4abd367c34754ade672be40b957cd2023-05-21T11:23:00ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452023-05-0111111510.1186/s40494-023-00948-xSpatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector modelWanxu Chen0Liyan Yang1Jianhua Wu2Jiahui Wu3Guanzheng Wang4Jiaojiao Bian5Jie Zeng6Zhiling Liu7Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesDepartment of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of GeosciencesSchool of Public Administration, China University of GeosciencesAbstract The Yangtze River Basin (YRB) is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and is rich in traditional village resources. Studying their spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors can guide the protection, inheritance, and development of traditional villages in YRB. This study takes 5 batches of 3346 traditional villages in YRB since 2012 as the research object. Using the nearest neighbor index, kernel density analysis, standard deviation ellipse, and Geodetector model, we analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of traditional villages in YRB and detected their influencing factors. The results show that the distribution of traditional villages in YRB exhibited a spatial pattern of cohesive clusters, forming a high-density area and development center in the junction zone between Guizhou and Hunan provinces and southeast of Anhui Province, and secondary-density areas in Northeast Yunnan Province and east Jiangxi Province. The results of the Geodetector show that the formation of the spatial distribution pattern of traditional villages in YRB is affected by the combined effects of natural and socio-economic factors, among which elevation and NDVI were the main factors, and the interaction of multiple factors showed an enhanced trend. The findings of this study can provide scientific decision-making support for the development and protection of traditional villages in YRB.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00948-xTraditional villagesSpatial distribution characteristicsInfluencing factorsGeodetector modelYangtze River Basin
spellingShingle Wanxu Chen
Liyan Yang
Jianhua Wu
Jiahui Wu
Guanzheng Wang
Jiaojiao Bian
Jie Zeng
Zhiling Liu
Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
Heritage Science
Traditional villages
Spatial distribution characteristics
Influencing factors
Geodetector model
Yangtze River Basin
title Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
title_full Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
title_fullStr Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
title_full_unstemmed Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
title_short Spatio-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Basin: a Geodetector model
title_sort spatio temporal characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the yangtze river basin a geodetector model
topic Traditional villages
Spatial distribution characteristics
Influencing factors
Geodetector model
Yangtze River Basin
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00948-x
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