A Study of the Spatial Form of Maling Village, Henan, China

Qindong Fan, Fengtian Du and Hu Li
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Qindong Fan: School of Architecture, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Fengtian Du: School of Art and Design, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Hu Li: School of Architecture, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-24

Abstract: In order to improve the study of the spatial form of villages, fractal theory is used to analyze the plane and facade of Maling Village, Changdai Town, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China. The results show that the village facade and plane spatial shape of Maling Village have obvious fractal characteristics and the fractal dimension can be used as an important index to evaluate the plane and facade shape of the village. The fractal dimension of each land use type is between 1.2415 and 1.7443. The stability index of land use types in the village follows the order of village construction land > cultivated land > road > garden land > woodland > grassland. The research results can provide decision-making information for the rational use and planning of village land.

Keywords: village spatial morphology; fractal theory; plane; facade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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