Spatial differentiation and interaction of rural settlements'morphology and functions in counties:The case of Shanxian County,Southwest Shandong
Finding new theoretical perspectives to effectively identify and analyze the spatial differentiation characteristics and patterns of rural settlements can provide basic support for planning the spatial reconstruction of rural settlements and the path of revitalization and development of rural areas.Taking 442 rural settlement units in Shanxian County,Southwest Shandong as the research object,this study constructed an analytical framework of morphological differentiation-functional differentiation-interactive relationship.By developing a quantitative evaluation method of spatial morphology and functions adapted to the third national land survey data,the spatial differentiation characteristics of rural settlements in the county were systematically identified.Then,the interaction between spatial morphology and functions of rural settlements was analyzed through Spearman's rho and bivariate spatial autocorrelation methods.The results show that:1)The rural settlements in Shanxian County are characterized by the spatial pattern of"dispersion and homogeneity",which is a typical feature of traditional plain agricultural areas.In terms of distribution,the rural settlements show the layout characteristics of"scattered villages are widely distributed,interspersed with agglomerated villages";In terms of scale,the rural settlements show two spatial structure modes:the circular zonal type with the towns as the center and the point-axis type along the main traffic lines;In terms of shape,most rural settlements have regular boundaries,and irregular settlements are oriented by roads and micro topography.2)The level of living function of rural settlement units in Shanxian County shows circular zonal distribution around the city and towns;The level of production function shows a point-axis distribution characteristic along the main traffic lines;The settlement units with better ecological function have higher proximity to surface water bodies;The distribution of settlement units with better comprehensive functions has obvious spatial preference toward centers and roads,and has negative correlation with ecological functions.3)The three-dimensional morphology and functions are mainly collaborative,and the trade-off relationship is mainly between the three-dimensional morphology and ecological function.The coordination/trade-off between scale and multiple functions is the most prominent.The morphology-function coordination/trade-off has a function-oriented spatial differentiation rule.The spatial reconstruction and governance of rural settlements in traditional plain agricultural areas need to take function improvement as the core goal,and strengthen the collaborative optimization of morphology and functions.