Table 1 Factor index system of spatial pattern evolution of rural residential areas in Guangdong Province.
From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of rural settlement evolution in Guangdong Province, China
Factors | Index description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | Convergence | Agglomeration degree of rural settlement Y1 | Average nearest neighbor index of rural settlements |
Scale | Scale of rural settlement Y2 | The average patch area of rural settlements (km2) | |
Density | Density of rural settlement Y3 | Patch density of rural settlements (PCS/km2) | |
Driving factors | Natural factors | Altitude X1 | Elevation (m)53 |
Slope X2 | Topographic slope (°)53 | ||
Precipitation X3 | Annual precipitation (mm)54 | ||
Economic factors | Agricultural output value X4 | Total annual agricultural production (yuan)55 | |
Per capita disposable income X5 | Per capita disposable income statistics (yuan)56 | ||
Per capita GDP X6 | The gross domestic product/total population of the town (yuan)57 | ||
Social factors | Urbanization rate X7 | Non-agricultural population/total population (%)58 | |
Population density X8 | Total population/area (person/km2)59 | ||
Locational factors | Distance from river X9 | Distance from rural settlements to rivers (km2)60 | |
Distance from road X10 | Distance from rural settlements to roads (km2)61 | ||
Distance from the town center X11 | Distance from rural settlements to urban centers (km2)62 |
