Table 1.

Traditional village boundary form determination.

S	Form	Boundary aspect ratio λ	Type of boundary form
S ≥ 2	Finger-like form	λ < 1.5	Clump-prone, finger-like village
		1.5 ≤ λ < 2	Finger-like village with no clear inclination
		λ ≥ 2	Band-prone, finger-like village
S < 2	Banded form	λ < 1.5	Clump village
		1.5 ≤ λ < 2	Band-prone clump village
		λ ≥ 2	Banded village