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Spatial differentiation of comprehensive suitability of urban human settlements based on GIS: a case study of Liaoning Province, China

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  • Yingying Guan

    (Liaoning Normal University
    Liaoning Normal University)

  • Xueming Li

    (Liaoning Normal University
    Liaoning Normal University)

  • Jun Yang

    (Liaoning Normal University
    Liaoning Normal University)

  • Songbo Li

    (Liaoning Normal University
    Liaoning Normal University)

  • Shenzhen Tian

    (Liaoning Normal University
    Liaoning Normal University)

Abstract

The comprehensive suitability of regional human settlements is of great significance to the development and spatial distribution of regional human settlements and regional social and economic development. In this study, based on the traditional evaluation of the natural suitability of the human settlements, this study adds humanistic indicators to comprehensively evaluate the suitability of the human settlements in Liaoning, China. In particular, we sought to uncover the spatial differentiation law of the comprehensive suitability of these settlements and its correlations with population density and GDP density and provide a theoretical basis for urban human settlements planning and governance. The main conclusions were as follows: (1) the natural suitability index in Liaoning Province presents the law of longitudinal spatial differentiation from northeast to southwest, which follows the direction of the mountains, (2) the highest to lowest humanistic suitability indexes were as follows: the central, eastern, and western regions, (3) the highest to lowest spatial differentiations of the comprehensive suitability of the human settlements were as follows: the central and coastal, eastern, and western regions, and (4) the spatial distribution of population–economy density in Liaoning Province was basically consistent with the spatial distribution of the comprehensive suitability index of human settlements. The population–economy is concentrated in the areas with the best and moderate human settlements. Ultimately, we found that the distributions of population–economy and human settlement suitability were relatively coordinated and that highly suitable land was already fully utilized. Analyze the natural and humanistic advantages or limitations of the development of the human settlements in each city, and plan the construction of the natural, humanistic and human settlements in each city direction.

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  • Yingying Guan & Xueming Li & Jun Yang & Songbo Li & Shenzhen Tian, 2022. "Spatial differentiation of comprehensive suitability of urban human settlements based on GIS: a case study of Liaoning Province, China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 4150-4174, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:24:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s10668-021-01610-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01610-x
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