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Research on the Theoretical Framework, Spatio-temporal Laws, and Driving Mechanism of Beautiful Human Settlements—A Case Study of the 14 Prefecture-Level Cities in Liaoning Province

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  • Shenzhen Tian

    (School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Research Base of Urban Agglomeration in Central-South Liaoning of China Urban Agglomeration Research Base Alliance, Dalian 116029, China
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Biyan Jin

    (School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China)

  • Hang Li

    (School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China)

  • Xueming Li

    (School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Research Base of Urban Agglomeration in Central-South Liaoning of China Urban Agglomeration Research Base Alliance, Dalian 116029, China
    University Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Economy High-Quality Development of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116029, China)

  • Jun Yang

    (School of Geography, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    Research Base of Urban Agglomeration in Central-South Liaoning of China Urban Agglomeration Research Base Alliance, Dalian 116029, China
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

Abstract

The existing research on Beautiful China focuses on the major strategic research that is horizontal and comprehensive, and it is urgent to conduct a vertical and in-depth study from the important focus of human settlements. This paper proposes the theoretical framework of “five-sphere integrated plan”, “three-state entirety”, and “binary fusion” of beautiful human settlements, and integrates the entropy power method, kernel density estimation method, geographic probe, and spatial analysis to study the spatio-temporal Laws and the driving mechanism of beautiful human settlements in Liaoning Province. The results show that: (1) In terms of time course, from 2009 to 2018, the beautiful human settlement in Liaoning showed a fluctuating upward trend, and there were more obvious stage divergence characteristics and discrete characteristics; over time, they clustered from low level to high level. (2) In terms of spatial pattern, beautiful human settlements in general showed regional heterogeneous characteristics. The construction in western Liaoning is relatively stable, while northern Liaoning has changed greatly. There is an obvious inverted “U” spatial structure in the province, and it was both higher in the north and south and lower in the east and west, specifically decreasing from southeast to northwest. The distribution pattern is a “dicaryon” dominated by Shenyang and Dalian, and a “triad” trend of core area, development area, and starting area. (3) System properties, such as environmental, support, and social systems show fluctuating upward trends, while systems such as population show downward trends with different discrete characteristics. (4) Driving mechanisms, social systems, and support systems are the main driving systems, and it is also driven by a combination of urban economic strength, population quantity and quality, infra-structure development such as housing, and emerging technology development. The purpose of studying the beautiful human settlements is to promote the integration and development of the sciences of human settlements and other cross disciplines and to clarify the focus of Liaoning local government on building a Beautiful China.

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  • Shenzhen Tian & Biyan Jin & Hang Li & Xueming Li & Jun Yang, 2023. "Research on the Theoretical Framework, Spatio-temporal Laws, and Driving Mechanism of Beautiful Human Settlements—A Case Study of the 14 Prefecture-Level Cities in Liaoning Province," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-25, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1165-:d:1028685
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