An archive of the datasets developed for the Regional Systems Analysis laboratory, under the direction of G. William Skinner. See also sample layers as webmaps.

The core datasets, including GIS layers and tabular data, are being preserved in this repository. Together the datasets will present a case study of the methodology used for determination of the Levels in Urban Hierarchy (LUH), Urban-Rural Continuum values (URC), and the delineation of Core Periphery Zones (CPZ).

For a comprehensive description of the analysis method, please see Spatial Contexts of Urbanization and Land Conservation in North China by Mark Henderson.

Archive Editors:
Mark Henderson, Mills College Public Policy Program

Merrick Lex Berman, China Biographical Database
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China-A Dataset, County-Level Units 1990
China-A Dataset, County-Level Units 1990
Jun 10, 2022 - China - Modern Dataverse
G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson, 2012, "China-A Dataset, County-Level Units 1990", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BW68TU, Harvard Dataverse, V5, UNF:5:Pdx5uRcz7IuT0e8n6nelng== [fileUNF]
The ChinaA Datasets combine the raw geographical units and the essential county-level unit variables used for Skinner's 1990 China Regional Systems analysis. ChinaA MQ Dataset is composed of the ChinaA MQ (Merged Qu) geographic units that have been joined to tabular data compiled from the 1990 Census variables. ChinaA AVARS Dataset containst the an...
ChinaBAS.equivalents.16Jun08.xls
Jun 10, 2022 - China-A Dataset, County-Level Units 1990
MS Excel Spreadsheet - 2.1 MB - MD5: 0664862e6fa17d85b6a0cf315af39eb7
Table of equivalent units between ChinaA (1990 map)/ChinaS (1990 census 1% sample) and ChinaB (2000 census and map).
G. W. Skinner Regional Systems Analysis
Dec 19, 2020 - Japan Dataverse
Lex Berman, 2020, "G. W. Skinner Regional Systems Analysis", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KXXT5O, Harvard Dataverse, V1
slides prepared for the festschrift on Skinner's work, organized by Stevan Harrell and William Lavely, held at the HK University of Science and Technology (June 2018).
Skinner_HRS_HK2018_2017-07-07.pdf
Dec 19, 2020 - G. W. Skinner Regional Systems Analysis
Adobe PDF - 10.3 MB - MD5: 97b3ea1fbcf56eaa6d4f243ed017b569
slides illustrating the G. W. Skinner regional systems datasets
China-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)
China-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)
May 10, 2018 - China - Modern Dataverse
G. W. Skinner; Zumou Yue; Mark Henderson, 2013, "China-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HBERON, Harvard Dataverse, V2
China-CPZ, the core periphery zones of China, circa 1990. Core-Periphery Zones are based on a regional systems analysis of China, drawing on data about population density and agricultural intensity for county level units (see the Regional Systems Index in the ChinaA datafile). Zones were delineated considering physical geographical features such as...
Township_Assignments_to_Coreperiphery_Zones_Lower_Yangzi_Macroregion_2000.png
Township_Assignments_to_Coreperiphery_Zones_Lower_Yangzi_Macroregion_2000.png
May 10, 2018 - China-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)
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"Township Assignments to Core Periphery Zones, Lower Yangzi Macroregion, 2000" map by Mark Henderson.
Key to Skinner Dataset Names and Abbreviations
Key to Skinner Dataset Names and Abbreviations
May 10, 2018
Henderson, Mark; Skinner, G. W., 2018, "Key to Skinner Dataset Names and Abbreviations", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/T7J5DA, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Abbreviations for datasets with descriptions of the contents, time periods, and areas covered by the Skinner datasets.
SkinnerDatasetKey.pdf
SkinnerDatasetKey.pdf
May 10, 2018 - Key to Skinner Dataset Names and Abbreviations
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China-T (1990) Central Place Analysis
China-T (1990) Central Place Analysis
May 10, 2018 - China - Modern Dataverse
G. W. Skinner; Zumou Yue; Mark Henderson, 2013, "China-T (1990) Central Place Analysis", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MJNZG2, Harvard Dataverse, V3
ChinaT Dataset contains a record for every central place in China that was the central city (Cc) of a shi (municipality) or classed as a zhen (town) as of 1 July 1990. To these were added (1) records for qu (centers of peri-urban urban districts that do not appear as such in the census tables), and (2) capitals of county-level units that do not ran...
Townshiplevel_units_of_Manchuria2000-1.jpg
Townshiplevel_units_of_Manchuria2000-1.jpg
May 10, 2018 - China-T (1990) Central Place Analysis
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ChinaT Analysis Example, Township Level Units of Manchuria, 2000. By Mark Henderson.
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