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Spatial Evaluation of Villages and Towns Based on Multi-Source Data and Digital Technology: A Case Study of Suining County of Northern Jiangsu

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  • Yuan Zhang

    (School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210003, China)

  • Xiang Ji

    (Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Building Energy Saving and Construction Technology, Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China)

  • Liang Sun

    (School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China)

  • Yaxi Gong

    (School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China)

Abstract

Based on the research on the current situation and transformation path of the spatial construction of villages and towns in northern Jiangsu, “compactness” and “convenience” are extracted as the elements of spatial evaluation. With multi-source data, comprehensively using ENVI remote sensing image interpretation, GIS spatial analysis, Fragstats landscape index calculation, entropy weight–TOPSIS comprehensive evaluation, and SPSS cluster analysis, a “digital full cycle” of a research framework for the spatial evaluation of villages and towns is built. In this paper, Suining County is taken as the research object, and the spatial construction level of its villages and towns is studied. The research results show that at the county level, the spatial compactness of villages and towns roughly presents the characteristics of an “X” pattern, decreasing from the middle to the four sides, while facility convenience generally presents the characteristics of a right “人” (Chinese character) pattern. At the town level, facility convenience basically presents the pattern characteristics of the “center-node” differentiation structure. The research aims to guide villages and towns to solve the current dilemma of spatial construction, promote the construction of digital villages and towns, and impel the digital transformation of the village and town evaluation system, data, and methods, so as to provide real-time, quantitative, and accurate data and method support for planning and decision-making in villages and towns.

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  • Yuan Zhang & Xiang Ji & Liang Sun & Yaxi Gong, 2022. "Spatial Evaluation of Villages and Towns Based on Multi-Source Data and Digital Technology: A Case Study of Suining County of Northern Jiangsu," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-25, June.
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