Investigating spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Yellow River Basin from the perspective of human–land relationship
Randomized trial investigates spatial distribution in traditional villages, suggesting factors affecting placement and conservation efforts.
Key Points
This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of traditional villages and the factors influencing them in the Yellow River Basin.
Utilized 2,022 traditional village points across nine regions.
Employed techniques like Nearest Neighbor Index, DBSCAN, Kernel Density Estimation, and Geodetector.
Analyzed spatial clustering and human-land interaction factors.
Villages exhibited a clustered distribution with a nearest neighbor ratio of 0.299, z-score of -61.16, p < 0.001.
DBSCAN identified seven clusters and 166 noise points.
Geodetector revealed national key cultural relic protection units had the highest influence (q = 0.1755).