A Rethink of the Rank-Size Rule for Rural Settlement in Traditional Agricultural Areas: A Case Study of Zhoukou City
Based on different size distribution model of rural settlement,the paper attempts to test the fitting effect of different model,in order to provide a reliable theoretical basis for the size distribution of the rural settlement.The result shows:(1) City Rank-Size Rule and Rural Settlement Rank-Size Rule belong to different distribution functions.According to the simulation Rural Settlement Rank-Size distribution,Rural Settlement Rank-Size Rule is better than the City Rank-Size Rule.(2)Cities Rank-Size Rule tends to interpret rural settlement size distribution from the perspective of urbanization,and often ignores the impact of other factors on the villages.Rural Settlement Rank-Size Rule interpretsrural settlement development issues from the perspective of themselves.(3) The Rural Settlement Rank-Size Rule is superior to City Rank-Size Rule on the aspect of predicting the future development of the rural settlement.Urban Rank-size Rule views settlements changes from a static perspective,and Rural Settlement Rank-Size Rule is available to characterize settlement Rank-Size System with the changing rate,whose essence is an evolutive,dynamic perspective of the rural settlement size change.
rank-size rulerural settlementurbanizationZhoukou City
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