Historical Settlement Patterns in Xilingol League, China (1915–1980)

108.0 B of geospatial boundary data reconstructs settlement evolution in a pastoral region of northern China. Sen Mu's study, published on figshare in 2026, uses declassified statistics and historical documents to analyze patterns without remote sensing imagery. The research identifies a fan-shaped expansion trajectory and quantifies the influence of cultivated land and livestock as primary drivers.

Use Cases

• Analyzing settlement clustering patterns based on kernel density estimation and hotspot analysis mentioned in the description
• Modeling the influence of socio-economic drivers like cultivated land area and livestock numbers on settlement evolution
• Mapping the demarcation between pastoral and agro-pastoral zones based on the 42°N parallel described in the study
• Visualizing the fragmented northeastward expansion of settlements over the 1915–1980 time period

Strengths

• Data is derived from declassified statistical data and historical documents, providing a historical reconstruction
• Study employs quantitative methods (kernel density estimation, hotspot analysis, geographical detector) for analysis
• Specific explanatory power values are provided for key drivers (cultivated land area q=0.6266, livestock numbers q=0.6215)

Limitations

• Dataset size is 108.0 B, indicating a very limited scope, likely a single boundary file
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sen Mu

Collection Method

Reconstructed from declassified statistical data and historical documents using kernel density estimation, hotspot analysis, and geographical detector

Time Range

1915–1980

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:35:23; freshness should be verified

Geography

Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China