A GIS-based research on the distribution of rural settlements in Yulin of northern Shaanxi |
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| Authors: | ZHAO Mu-dan TANG Guo-an SHI Wen-zhong LIU Yong-mei |
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| Institution: | 1. Dept. of Urban and Resources, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China|
2. Dept. of Land Survey and Geo-informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
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| Abstract: | The development and distribution pattern of rural settlements was greatly limited by their natural and social environment. Taking Yulin prefecture in northern Shaanxi’s Loess Plateau area as an example, 1:250,000 map-scale national geographical database as a major information source, a GIS-based research was conducted to investigate the spatial distribution of the rural settlements. In this paper, many significant characteristics of the rural settlement distribution are reviewed by means of a series of GIS-based information processing methodology. The results obtained in this study should be helpful for the urban and rural settlements reconstruction planning in this area. |
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| Keywords: | GIS rural settlement distribution Yulin prefecture |
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