Table 3 The scale Changes of rural settlements in four regions of Guangdong Province.

From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of rural settlement evolution in Guangdong Province, China

Index

NP

TA

MPS

Periods

2002–2012 (%)

2012–2022 (%)

2002–2012 (%)

2012–2022 (%)

2002–2012 (%)

2012–2022 (%)

2002–2022 (%)

Pearl River Delta

− 14.96

− 23.82

− 29.53

17.79

− 17.13

54.61

28.12

Eastern Guangdong

− 1.52

− 27.76

− 6.87

22.59

− 5.44

69.70

60.48

Western Guangdong

− 0.80

0.62

− 2.86

5.06

− 2.08

4.41

2.24

Northern Guangdong

− 1.29

− 20.55

0.25

− 14.78

1.56

7.26

8.94

Guangdong Province

− 5.32

− 15.46

− 14.27

8.48

− 9.45

28.32

16.20