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Area of Science:

  • Human Geography
  • Urban Planning
  • Geospatial Analysis

Background:

  • Central Place Theory (CPT), developed 90 years ago, provides a framework for understanding settlement systems.
  • The applicability of CPT in the current era of informatization and geospatial reconstruction requires re-evaluation.
  • Human settlement systems significantly influence land use, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the relevance of CPT's quantitative laws in contemporary rural settlement systems.
  • To analyze settlement distribution and service ranges using large-scale mobile phone trajectory data.
  • To investigate the influence of CPT principles on settlement hierarchy and service areas.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 2.0362 billion trip trajectories from 37.53 million mobile phone users in China's Jing-Jin-Ji region.
  • Analyzed settlement distribution patterns and service ranges based on travel behavior data.
  • Examined the relationship between travel volume, distance, and settlement hierarchy.

Main Results:

  • Settlement distribution aligned with CPT's hierarchical law, closer to the administrative principle (K=7).
  • Settlement service ranges also followed CPT's hierarchical law, nearer to the marketing principle (K=3).
  • A basic service range of approximately 3 km was identified for rural residents, with travel volume shifting from linear to power-law distribution beyond this distance.

Conclusions:

  • CPT's traditional principles continue to influence settlement service ranges and hierarchy (K value).
  • The spatial influence of these factors varies across different regions.
  • Findings enhance understanding of CPT and settlement systems in rapidly urbanizing societies.