TableĀ 4 Comparison of the general costs, compactness, and sizes of the conservation areas across scenarios

From: Mapping cultural diversity conservation networks to enhance cultural sustainability in rural Southwest China

Conservation scenarios

CR

Number of conservation areas

Average size of conservation areas (km2)

General costs (RMB yuan)

Value-based scenario

0.09

32

7451.92

29.27 × 1010

Existing systems fixed scenario

0.07

61

3465.07

36.70 × 1010

High conservation level scenario

0.06

59

8896.63

62.21 × 1010

Low conservation level scenario

0.12

16

3576.01

6.85 × 1010