An operational classification of rural and urban areas based on Zipf's Law.

Authors: Salvati, Luca¹ (AUTHOR) luca.salvati@uniroma1.it, Alaimo, Leonardo Salvatore² (AUTHOR) leonardo.alaimo@uniroma1.it, Muolo, Alessandro^1,3 (AUTHOR) muolo.1916725@studenti.uniroma1.it

Source: Annals of Operations Research. Aug2026, Vol. 363 Issue 1, p685-703. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Regional planning, *Land management, Zipf's law, Land settlement patterns, Cities & towns, Population statistics, Spatial arrangement

Geographic Terms: Greece

川西高山峡谷区乡村聚落空间格局及其梯度效应 以茂县为例.

Alternate Title: Spatial distribution patterns and gradient effects of rural settlements in the western Sichuan alpine gorge region.

Authors: 石晓娜¹, 王铁霖², 席昕¹, 卿文华³

Source: Resources Development & Market. 2026, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p862-870. 9p.

Subject Terms: Human settlements, Land settlement patterns, Spatial arrangement, Probability density function, Subalpine zone, Hazards, Spatial variation

Geographic Terms: Sichuan Sheng (China)

Settlement and Landscape Transformations in the Khaybar Oasis From Late Antiquity to the Late Islamic Period.

Authors: McPhillips, Stephen¹ (AUTHOR) stephen.mcphillips@cnrs.fr, Chung‐To, Guillaume² (AUTHOR), Depreux, Bruno³ (AUTHOR), Colin, Sylvain⁴ (AUTHOR), Guadagnini, Kévin¹ (AUTHOR), Faiers, Charlotte⁵ (AUTHOR), Hansen, Heike⁶ (AUTHOR), Van Renterghem, Vanessa⁷ (AUTHOR), AlShilali, Saifi⁸ (AUTHOR), Lewis, Hana⁵ (AUTHOR), Dupuy, Sabine⁵ (AUTHOR), Chambraud, Elora⁹ (AUTHOR), Albukaai, Diaa³ (AUTHOR), Shabo, Shadi¹ (AUTHOR), Régagnon, Emmanuelle³ (AUTHOR), Crassard, Rémy³ (AUTHOR), AlMushawh, Munirah⁸ (AUTHOR), Charloux, Guillaume¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Arabian Archaeology & Epigraphy. Sep2026, p1. 38p. 39 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Landscape changes, *Socioeconomics, *History of Islam, *Hydraulic engineering, *Ancient history, *Archaeological surveying

SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION IN THE PRE‐POTTERY NEOLITHIC UPPER TIGRIS REGION.

Authors: Can, Özlem Ekinbaş¹ (AUTHOR) ozlemekinbas@gmail.com, Can, Şakir² (AUTHOR) sakir.can@kocaeli.edu.tr

Source: Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Sep2026, p1. 24p. 10 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Spatial arrangement, *Regionalism, *Villages, *Watersheds, *Archaeological excavations, *Neolithic Period

Geographic Terms: Tigris River

Vernacular Settlement Fabric and Within-Village Surface-Temperature Heterogeneity in Huizhou Traditional Villages: An Architecture-Informed Multiscale Analysis.

Authors: Zhang, Lei¹ (AUTHOR), Huang, Xin² (AUTHOR) huangxin@tjzj.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Heat & Technology. Aug2026, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p1371-1389. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Surface temperature, *Building layout, *Fabric structures (Architecture)

Geographic Terms: Huizhou Shi (China)

The Middle Chalcolithic Settlement Pattern in the Highlands of the Northern Central Taurus: Formation of Early Complex Socio-Political Organization.

Authors: Hacar, Abdullah¹ (AUTHOR) abdullahhacar@gmail.com, Johnson, Michael² (AUTHOR), Simge Egeci, H.³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Field Archaeology. Aug2026, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p388-403. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Political organizations, *Social stratification, *Division of labor, *Ceramic industries, *Economic structure, *Copper Age

Geographic Terms: Cappadocia (Türkiye), Taurus Mountains (Türkiye), Türkiye

何以治地:乡村人口与村庄格局演变下的 农村土地制度.

Alternate Title: Governing Rural Land: Rural Land System amid the Evolution of Rural Population and Village Patterns.

Authors: 李玉梅¹, 叶浩东², 陈兴彦³

Source: Journal of China Agricultural University (Social Science). 2026, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p102-118. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Rural population, *Land settlement patterns, *Institutional theory (Sociology), *Property rights, *Rural development, *Rural land use, *Rural-urban relations, *Territorial governance

Geographic Terms: China

Northwest Arabia at the Eve of Islam: Decline, Collapse or Transformation? A Reassessment of the Archaeological Evidence (Third–Eighth Century CE)

Authors: Chung‐To, Guillaume¹ (AUTHOR) guillaumechungto@gmail.com, Rohmer, Jérôme² (AUTHOR), Charloux, Guillaume² (AUTHOR)

Source: Arabian Archaeology & Epigraphy. Jul2026, p1. 26p. 19 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Middle Ages, *Archaeological discoveries, *World history, *Social change, *Historical archaeology

Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia

Cenotaph Hill: An unknown 'mound' in the En-Gedi Oasis.

Authors: Davidovich, Uri¹ (AUTHOR) uri.davidovich@mail.huji.ac.il, Mashiach, Avraham^1,2 (AUTHOR), Terem, Shulamit³ (AUTHOR), Hadas, Gideon⁴ (AUTHOR), Wachtel, Ido¹ (AUTHOR), Ahipaz, Nili⁴ (AUTHOR), Ullman, Micka^1,5 (AUTHOR), Jackson-Tal, Ruth E.^1,6 (AUTHOR), Peleg-Barkat, Orit^1,2 (AUTHOR), Marom, Nirmod⁵ (AUTHOR), Porat, Roi^1,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly. Jun2026, Vol. 158 Issue 2, p152-195. 44p.

Subject Terms: *Archaeological site location, *Land settlement patterns, *Archaeology, Roman history

Geographic Terms: Dead Sea (Israel & Jordan)

Tracing the pathways to Yathrib (Al-Madinah): A GIS-based analysis of settlement patterns and ancient trade networks.

Authors: Metwaly, Mohamed¹ (AUTHOR) mmetwaly@ksu.edu.sa, Alshami, Abdullah¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 5/7/2026, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p1-19. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Cities & towns, *Geographic information systems, *Archaeology, *Geographic spatial analysis

Geographic Terms: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia

红河哈尼梯田遗产地村寨氏族结构 对聚居空间演化的影响.

Alternate Title: Influence of Clan Structure on Settlement Spatial Evolution in the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Heritage Site.

Authors: 华红莲¹ hhl456@126.com, 蔡莹颖¹, 樊云肖¹, 孙 锦¹, 朱妙园¹ theonlyzmy@126.com

Source: Tropical Geography. May2026, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p942-953. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Lineage, *Land settlement patterns, *Family structure, *Tourism management, *Villages, *Historic sites

Mesha's Moab: Settlement Patterns and Site Interactions on the Madaba Plateau.

Authors: Danielson, Andrew J. (AUTHOR), Foran, Debra (AUTHOR), Klassen, Stanley (AUTHOR), Fessler, Heidi (AUTHOR), Ginson, Grant (AUTHOR), Braun, Gregory (AUTHOR), Doležálková, Věra (AUTHOR), Campbell, Roselyn A. (AUTHOR)

Source: Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research. May2026, Vol. 395 Issue 1, p123-158. 36p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Fortification, *Uplands, *Inscriptions, *Archaeological surveying, *Iron Age, *Archaeological excavations

South Asian Diaspora in Italy: settlement patterns and locational factors.

Authors: Morettini, Gabriele¹ (AUTHOR) g.morettini@staff.univpm.it, Valentini, Enzo² (AUTHOR) enzo.valentini@unimc.it

Source: International Journal of Manpower. 2025, Vol. 46 Issue 10, p42-59. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Great Recession, 2008-2013, *Social networks, South Asians, Land settlement patterns, Spatial arrangement, Sociodemographic factors

Geographic Terms: Italy

Spatial and temporal pattern evolution and driving characteristics of rural settlements in Xilingol League from 1915 to 1980.

Authors: Mu, Sen¹ (AUTHOR), Zhen, Jianghong^1,2 (AUTHOR) zhenjianghong@sina.com, Xi, Chun^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 4/10/2026, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Historical geography, *Spatial arrangement, *Arable land, *Internal migration, *Rurality

Geographic Terms: China

Indigenous plant knowledge and ethnobotanical patterns in District Kasur and surrounding regions of Punjab, Pakistan.

Authors: WAHEED, Muhammad¹ f19-phd-bot-5013@uo.edu.pk, ARSHAD, Fahim¹ fahim.arshad@uo.edu.pk

Source: Taiwania. 2026, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p284-296. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Ethnobotany, *Land settlement patterns, *Vegetation patterns, *Rural conditions, *Traditional ecological knowledge, *Medicinal plants, *Ecological heterogeneity, *Biodiversity

Geographic Terms: Pakistan

Pre-Hispanic Warfare in the Northern Andes: Evaluating the Existence of Conflict in a Carib Group Territory through Settlement Pattern Analysis.

Authors: Argüello García, Pedro María¹ (AUTHOR) pedro.arguello@uptc.edu.co

Source: Journal of Field Archaeology. Apr2026, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p179-190. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Hostility, *Archaeological discoveries, *Prehistoric peoples, *Military science, *Indigenous peoples of South America, *Ethnic groups

The Layout and Size of an Early Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B Small Settlement Revealed by Geophysical Prospection at Harbetsuvan Tepesi in Southeastern Anatolia.

Authors: Tada, Toshihiro¹ (AUTHOR) tada.toshihiro@chibatech.ac.jp, Moriwaki, Ryota¹ (AUTHOR), Shimogama, Kazuya¹ (AUTHOR), Suzuki, Kenta¹ (AUTHOR), Satake, Wataru¹ (AUTHOR), Küçükarslan, Nurcan¹ (AUTHOR), Uludağ, Celal² (AUTHOR), Nishiaki, Yoshihiro³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Archaeological Prospection. Apr2026, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p519-535. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Geophysical prospecting, *Land settlement patterns, *Neolithic Period, *Social structure, *Archaeological site location, *Archaeological surveying

Geographic Terms: Mesopotamia, Türkiye

Spatiotemporal urban-water interactions in upper Min River settlements within a triaxial framework.

Authors: Wei, Xinna¹ (AUTHOR), Yang, Yanping² (AUTHOR), Ma, Jiaqing¹ (AUTHOR), Zhou, Bo¹ (AUTHOR) zxt001@163.com

Source: npj Heritage Science. 3/20/2026, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Spatiotemporal processes, *Land settlement patterns, *Watersheds, *Urban watersheds, *Social attitudes, *Environmental management, *Mountain watersheds

Geographic Terms: China

The Settlement Network in Spatial Plans in the Republic of Serbia - Key Dilemmas.

Authors: Živanović, Zora¹ zoraz17@yahoo.com, Popović, Vladimir¹

Source: Geographica Pannonica. Mar2026, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p24-38. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Countries, *Public services, *Regional planning, *Land use planning, *Residents, Planning techniques

Geographic Terms: Serbia

桂圆桥文化--秦汉时期成都平原农业社会 对地形和水文的适应.

Alternate Title: Adaptation of Agricultural Societies (Settlements) to Topography and Hydrology on Chengdu Plain from Guiyuanqiao Culture to Qin-Han Period.

Authors: 鲁心怡¹ luxinyi200306@163.com, 李 纹¹, 叶柳彤¹, 何世立¹, 李函璐¹, 杨庆江¹ qjyang91@126.com, 王增武¹, 褚永彬¹, 柳锦宝¹

Source: Tropical Geography. Mar2026, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p434-443. 10p.

Subject Terms: *Land settlement patterns, *Topography, *Neolithic Period, *Plant remains (Archaeology), *Agricultural organizations, *Hydrology, *Alluvial plains, Han dynasty, China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.

Geographic Terms: China, Chengdu (China)