Table 2 Typical literatures on spatial distribution pattern of traditional villages at different geographical scales.

From: Influence of human settlements factors on the spatial distribution patterns of traditional villages in Liaoning province

research scale

research method

References

Nationwide

Standard Deviation Ellipse, spatial autocorrelation analysis

Chen et al. (2023b)

Tibetan Plateau (Natural zone)

Nearest Neighbor Index, Kernel Density Estimation Method, spatial autocorrelation analysis

Jin et al. (2022)

Jiangnan (Cultural zone)

Nearest Neighbor Index, Kernel Density Estimation Method, spatial autocorrelation analysis

Bi et al. (2024)

Central Plains economic zone

Kernel Density Estimation Method, spatial autocorrelation analysis

Guan et al. (2017)

Eastern China

Fujian Province

Geographical concentration index, Imbalance index, spatial autocorrelation analysis, Kernel Density Estimation Method

Ma et al. (2024)

South China

Gudong Province

Nearest Neighbor Index, Gini Coefficient, Imbalance index

Feng et al. (2017)

North China

Shandong Province

Moreland index, Standard Deviation Ellipse, Kernel Density Estimation Method

Li et al. (2024b)

Qingdao City

Nearest Neighbor Index, Moreland index, Kernel Density Estimation Method

Zhang et al. (2020)

Central China

Henan Province

Nearest Neighbor Index, Gini Coefficient, Kernel Density Estimation Method

Liu et al. (2023b)

Hunan Province

Standard Deviation Ellipse, Kernel Density Estimation Method

Liu et al. (2024)

Southwest China

Kernel Density Estimation Method

Ma and Tong (2022)

Northwest China

Nearest Neighbor Index, Kernel Density Estimation Method, spatial autocorrelation analysis

Huang et al. (2021)