Skinner Regional Systems Analysis Dataverse

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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Japan-G Dataset, Gun and Kuni Maps (1887) Aug 25, 2016 - Japan Dataverse Mizoguchi, Tsunetoshi; Skinner, G.W.; Koehler, Catherine, 2012, "Japan-G Dataset, Gun and Kuni Maps (1887)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PJKLWJ, Harvard Dataverse, V6 Gun sketch maps digitized from Kyudaka kyuryo torishirabecho 旧高旧領取調帳 by Motoi Kimura 木村礎. 205 Attributes, primarily historical variables and analytical derived variables. Original data does not include Hokkaido. (updated version includes completed Kuni maps, including Hokkaido). Compilers: Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi, G. W illiam Skinner, Catherine Koehle...
Japan Digital Elevation Model [DEM] Jan 19, 2015 - Japan Dataverse Skinner, G.W.; Henderson, Mark; Berman, Lex, 2015, "Japan Digital Elevation Model [DEM]", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/28762, Harvard Dataverse, V1 For the Regional Systems Analysis of Japan, the GTOP0 30 arc second resolution data tiles were projected into Lambert Comformal Conic projection using Clarke 1866 datum, with units in meters. The details for this are: Units: meters Central meridian: 135 E Standard parallel #1: 39 N Standard parallel #2: 27 N Latitude of origin: 33 N Datum: Clarke 1...
Socioeconomic Macroregions of China Jul 2, 2013 - China - Modern Dataverse G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson; Merrick Lex Berman, 2013, "Socioeconomic Macroregions of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VNG9YM, Harvard Dataverse, V1 The regional system analysis of 20th-century China revealed nine macroregional economies/societies, excluding Inner Asian territories. The analysis covers the urban and the associated local and regional system hierarchies of these macroregions during the 1990-2000 period. The Socioeconomic Macroregions available here are snapshots of the regional s...
Physiographic Macroregions of China Jul 2, 2013 - China - Late Imperial Dataverse G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson; Zumou Yue, 2013, "Physiographic Macroregions of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/4BEKKX, Harvard Dataverse, V1 The map of China's physiographic macroregions specifies our informed decisions as to (1) the precise location of cutpoints in river systems that extend across regional systems, (2) the macroregional affiliation of small coastal river systems, and (3) which internal drainage basins along the Inner Asian frontier should be included in China Proper. (...
Japan-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones) Mar 20, 2013 - Japan Dataverse G. W. Skinner; Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi; Mark Henderson, 2013, "Japan-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I4MNQK, Harvard Dataverse, V3 Japan-CPZ, the core periphery zones of Japan, circa 1878 (Meiji 11). The cpz definitions are based on the central place analsyis of Japan, which is found in the Japan-T dataset.
Japan-T (Cities of Japan, 1878) Mar 18, 2013 - Japan Dataverse G. W. Skinner; Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi; Mark Henderson, 2013, "Japan-T (Cities of Japan, 1878)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MKGYEQ, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Japan-T (Central Places of Japan, 1878) contains a record for every central place in Japan for the Western year 1878 CE (Meiji 11). The population figures used for the central place analysis were derived from a variety of sources, but were not fully documented, to our knowledge. In it's current form, there are 975 point features in the dataset, eac...
Language Atlas of China Oct 18, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse Lavely, William; Berman, Lex, 2012, "Language Atlas of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QPUONU, Harvard Dataverse, V1 This dataset contains county level administrative units for 1990, with major language groups encoded to each, based on the Language Atlas of China. Full description of the project is found in the attached paper: "Coding Scheme for the Language Atlas of China," By William Lavely (University of Washington), 2000. The original coding scheme contained...
ChinaHydro NavNet Oct 10, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse Lawrence Crissman; Lex Berman, 2012, "ChinaHydro NavNet", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/E9YI8P, Harvard Dataverse, V1 ChinaHydro_NavNet contains arcs representing sections of rivers in China that are navigable. This data was revised by the Regional Systems Analysis lab, and edited by Lex Berman. The river sections are NOT named. Derived from the "Navigable Waterways of China," compiled by Lawrence Crissman, (c) ACASIAN 1998.
ChinaHydro Basins Oct 9, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse Lawrence Crissman; Lex Berman, 2012, "ChinaHydro Basins", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KBFNSW, Harvard Dataverse, V2 The ChinaHydro data contains two higher level layers for 40 MajorBasins and 349 SubBasins , serving as a national level framework for the drainage systems in China.
G. W. Skinner Research Bibliography Sep 13, 2012 G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson, 2012, "G. W. Skinner Research Bibliography", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3EUBZK, Harvard Dataverse, V1 This archive contains the original.enl file of the Skinner Lab research bibliography exported from Endnote to .ris format, as well as a Zotero compliant version of the same bibliography .ris format. The bibliography contains more than 11,000 entries. Some duplicated author names, or inconsistencies from the original data entry process have not been...

Japan-G Dataset, Gun and Kuni Maps (1887)

Aug 25, 2016 - Japan Dataverse

Mizoguchi, Tsunetoshi; Skinner, G.W.; Koehler, Catherine, 2012, "Japan-G Dataset, Gun and Kuni Maps (1887)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PJKLWJ, Harvard Dataverse, V6

Gun sketch maps digitized from Kyudaka kyuryo torishirabecho 旧高旧領取調帳 by Motoi Kimura 木村礎. 205 Attributes, primarily historical variables and analytical derived variables. Original data does not include Hokkaido. (updated version includes completed Kuni maps, including Hokkaido). Compilers: Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi, G. W illiam Skinner, Catherine Koehle...

Japan Digital Elevation Model [DEM]

Jan 19, 2015 - Japan Dataverse

Skinner, G.W.; Henderson, Mark; Berman, Lex, 2015, "Japan Digital Elevation Model [DEM]", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/28762, Harvard Dataverse, V1

For the Regional Systems Analysis of Japan, the GTOP0 30 arc second resolution data tiles were projected into Lambert Comformal Conic projection using Clarke 1866 datum, with units in meters. The details for this are: Units: meters Central meridian: 135 E Standard parallel #1: 39 N Standard parallel #2: 27 N Latitude of origin: 33 N Datum: Clarke 1...

Socioeconomic Macroregions of China

Jul 2, 2013 - China - Modern Dataverse

G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson; Merrick Lex Berman, 2013, "Socioeconomic Macroregions of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VNG9YM, Harvard Dataverse, V1

The regional system analysis of 20th-century China revealed nine macroregional economies/societies, excluding Inner Asian territories. The analysis covers the urban and the associated local and regional system hierarchies of these macroregions during the 1990-2000 period. The Socioeconomic Macroregions available here are snapshots of the regional s...

Physiographic Macroregions of China

Jul 2, 2013 - China - Late Imperial Dataverse

G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson; Zumou Yue, 2013, "Physiographic Macroregions of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/4BEKKX, Harvard Dataverse, V1

The map of China's physiographic macroregions specifies our informed decisions as to (1) the precise location of cutpoints in river systems that extend across regional systems, (2) the macroregional affiliation of small coastal river systems, and (3) which internal drainage basins along the Inner Asian frontier should be included in China Proper. (...

Japan-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)

Mar 20, 2013 - Japan Dataverse

G. W. Skinner; Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi; Mark Henderson, 2013, "Japan-CPZ (Core Periphery Zones)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/I4MNQK, Harvard Dataverse, V3

Japan-CPZ, the core periphery zones of Japan, circa 1878 (Meiji 11). The cpz definitions are based on the central place analsyis of Japan, which is found in the Japan-T dataset.

Japan-T (Cities of Japan, 1878)

Mar 18, 2013 - Japan Dataverse

G. W. Skinner; Tsunetoshi Mizoguchi; Mark Henderson, 2013, "Japan-T (Cities of Japan, 1878)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MKGYEQ, Harvard Dataverse, V1

Japan-T (Central Places of Japan, 1878) contains a record for every central place in Japan for the Western year 1878 CE (Meiji 11). The population figures used for the central place analysis were derived from a variety of sources, but were not fully documented, to our knowledge. In it's current form, there are 975 point features in the dataset, eac...

Language Atlas of China

Oct 18, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse

Lavely, William; Berman, Lex, 2012, "Language Atlas of China", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QPUONU, Harvard Dataverse, V1

This dataset contains county level administrative units for 1990, with major language groups encoded to each, based on the Language Atlas of China. Full description of the project is found in the attached paper: "Coding Scheme for the Language Atlas of China," By William Lavely (University of Washington), 2000. The original coding scheme contained...

ChinaHydro NavNet

Oct 10, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse

Lawrence Crissman; Lex Berman, 2012, "ChinaHydro NavNet", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/E9YI8P, Harvard Dataverse, V1

ChinaHydro_NavNet contains arcs representing sections of rivers in China that are navigable. This data was revised by the Regional Systems Analysis lab, and edited by Lex Berman. The river sections are NOT named. Derived from the "Navigable Waterways of China," compiled by Lawrence Crissman, (c) ACASIAN 1998.

ChinaHydro Basins

Oct 9, 2012 - China - Modern Dataverse

Lawrence Crissman; Lex Berman, 2012, "ChinaHydro Basins", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KBFNSW, Harvard Dataverse, V2

The ChinaHydro data contains two higher level layers for 40 MajorBasins and 349 SubBasins , serving as a national level framework for the drainage systems in China.

G. W. Skinner Research Bibliography

Sep 13, 2012

G. W. Skinner; Mark Henderson, 2012, "G. W. Skinner Research Bibliography", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3EUBZK, Harvard Dataverse, V1

This archive contains the original.enl file of the Skinner Lab research bibliography exported from Endnote to .ris format, as well as a Zotero compliant version of the same bibliography .ris format. The bibliography contains more than 11,000 entries. Some duplicated author names, or inconsistencies from the original data entry process have not been...

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