Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Its Influencing Factors of Traditional Villages in the Yangtze River Delta

Abstract

Taking 1 255 traditional villages in the Yangtze River Delta as the research object, using GIS to analyze the spatial distribution and differentiation of traditional villages, and adopting the quantitative method of geo-detecting factors to analyze the relevant influencing factors. The results showed that: 1) the spatial distribution of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Delta is agglomerated, forming two high-density areas of Huangshan City and Lishui City; 2) traditional villages in the Yangtze River Delta show a distribution characteristic of ″dense center and sparse surroundings″, with great regional differences; 3) different factors have different effects on the spatial distribution of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Delta, the influence of natural conditions factors is obviously stronger than other factors, the interaction between natural conditions is stronger than other factors, the interaction of various influencing factors jointly affects the spatial distribution of traditional villages in the Yangtze River Delta.