Table 6 The aggregation and connectivity indexes of the rural settlement spaces along the Tianjin Section (analysis using Fragstats)

From: In situ characteristics and patterns of settlement spatial differentiation along the Grand Canal’s Tianjin Section

Type

AI

Division

Cohesion

Connect

Paddy fields

94.8502

1

94.8377

10

Dry land

97.2918

0.9352

99.7777

1.3214

Forest land

91.5877

1

95.7776

0.5873

Sparse forest land

98.7636

1

98.0081

0

Other forest land

86.3014

1

86.4184

33.3333

High coverage grassland

88.5083

1

94.7788

2.8674

Medium coverage grassland

92.2819

1

89.005

0

River channels

73.1935

0.9999

98.5452

2.0557

Lakes

96.9068

1

97.4076

0

Reservoirs and ponds

88.2382

1

93.1538

0.2265

Township land

98.2089

0.9986

99.3843

4.4082

Village settlements

93.2154

0.9999

96.8349

0.2897

Other built-up land

91.634

1

95.3849

0.2666

Wetlands

87.1565

1

93.2966

6.6667