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Between 2013 and 2024, the Human Settlement Quality Index in the Huizhou Cultural Ecological Conservation Area exhibited a pattern of decline, increase, and stabilization, characterized by significant spatial disparities where core areas maintained a steady lead over slower-improving peripheral areas. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the spatiotemporal evolution and county-level disparities of the Human Settlement Quality Index (HSQI) within a cultural ecological conservation area from 2013 to 2024.

August 22, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Spatiotemporal assessment of human settlement quality index in the Huizhou cultural ecological conservation area

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To evaluate the spatiotemporal evolution and county-level disparities of the Human Settlement Quality Index (HSQI) within a cultural ecological conservation area from 2013 to 2024.
Constructed an evaluation framework using HSQI indicators from 2013 to 2024.
Integrated the entropy-based TOPSIS method with ArcGIS spatial analysis and Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) to assess county-level differences and indicator relationships.
Overall HSQI followed a temporal trajectory characterized by decline, subsequent increase, and eventual stabilization between 2013 and 2024.
Core areas and high-scoring counties demonstrated continuous settlement quality improvement, whereas peripheral counties experienced slower progress.
Spatial disparities among counties initially widened before gradually narrowing, with production, living, and ecological indicators showing variable consistency with HSQI trends.

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Spatiotemporal analysis reveals dynamic shifts in human settlement quality indices, suggesting that targeted planning can reduce persistent regional disparities.

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Ma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89600eca7ade938187f1af https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-67741-1

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Spatiotemporal analysis reveals dynamic shifts in human settlement quality indices, suggesting that targeted planning can reduce persistent regional disparities.

Spatiotemporal assessment of human settlement quality index in the Huizhou cultural ecological conservation area

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Spatiotemporal assessment of human settlement quality index in the Huizhou cultural ecological conservation area

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