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Basic Characteristics and Spatial Patterns of Pseudo-Settlements—Taking Dalian as An Example

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  • Jiaji Gao

    (School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Applied Technology College of Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116300, China
    The Research Center of Human Settlements, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yingjia Zhang

    (School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    The Research Center of Human Settlements, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xueming Li

    (School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    The Research Center of Human Settlements, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China)

Abstract

A person’s living behavior patterns are closely related to three types of settlements: real-life settlements, imagined settlements, and pseudo-settlements. The term “pseudo-settlement” (PS) refers to the places that are selectively recorded and represented after the mass media chose and restructure the residence information. As the mass media rapidly develops and people’s way of obtaining information gradually change, PS has already become one of the main ways for people to recognize and understand real-life settlements, as well as describe their impressions of imagined settlements. PS also has a profound impact on tourism, employment, investment, migration, real estate development, etc. Thus, the study of PSs has important theoretical and practical significance. This paper proposes to put forward residential quarters where the mass media is displayed as the object of study and establishes the pseudo-settlement index system of Dalian in and elaborate analysis of the concept of PSs. From three aspects, including pseudo-buildings, pseudo-districts and pseudo-culture, this paper uses the ArcGIS 10.0 kernel density (spacial analyst) to analyze and interpret the basic characteristics and spatial patterns of 14 elements of the PS in Dalian. Through systemic clustering analysis, it identifies eight major types of PSs in Dalian. Then it systematically elaborates current situations and characteristics of the spatial pattern of PSs in Dalian, namely: regionally concentrated, widely scattered and blank spaces without pseudo-settlements. Finally, this paper discusses the mechanism of formation of PSs in Dalian.

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  • Jiaji Gao & Yingjia Zhang & Xueming Li, 2016. "Basic Characteristics and Spatial Patterns of Pseudo-Settlements—Taking Dalian as An Example," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:1:p:145-:d:62513
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    1. Chuanglin Fang & Haitao Ma & Chao Bao & Zhenbo Wang & Guangdong Li & Siao Sun & Yupeng Fan, 2022. "Urban–rural human settlements in China: Objective evaluation and subjective well-being," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Shenzhen Tian & Xueming Li & Jun Yang & Hui Wang & Jianke Guo, 2023. "Spatiotemporal evolution of pseudo human settlements: case study of 36 cities in the three provinces of Northeast China from 2011 to 2018," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 1742-1772, February.

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