Based on different spatial scale data, and relied on GIS spatial visualization technology, this paper discusses the agglomeration and equilibrium evolution characteristics, regional gaps and scale characteristics of r...
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Based on different spatial scale data, and relied on GIS spatial visualization technology, this paper discusses the agglomeration and equilibrium evolution characteristics, regional gaps and scale characteristics of regional development pattern in China during the first decade in 21st century. The study shows that there is strong regularity in spatial change process between China's population and economy, mainly reflected by the trend of aggregated distribution in the coastal, riverside and other major spatial development axis. The east-west regional gap is still the main development gap. Urban-rural income gap and regionaldevelopment gap have strong spatial coupling, and spatial distribution of population and economic dislocation is the main factor leading regional gaps.
The study profiles and explains the significant changes that have taken place in China's spatial developmentpatterns since the inception of its economic reform and opening two decades ago. Principal component an...
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The study profiles and explains the significant changes that have taken place in China's spatial developmentpatterns since the inception of its economic reform and opening two decades ago. Principal component analysis is used to delineate spatial patterns. The analyses show that prior to the reform China's spatial developmentpattern was characterized by the dominance of the three municipalities and the Northeast, as well as by both the coast-interior and the north-south disparities. Northern provinces were generally more industrialized and economically powerful than the southern ones. After two decades of reform, regionaldevelopment has become multi-centered with South China, the Yangtze Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin area being the three most important regions of the country. The coastal provinces as a whole rose to prominence on China's economic map while the Northeast has diminished its clout. The coast-interior gap not only remains but may have widened. The north-south disparity also still exists but there has been a role reversal with the south now in the lead position. Virtually all inland provinces now find themselves at or near the low end of the development spectrum. We argue that the major reason for the recent shifts in Chinese space economy is the spatially differentiated economic growth resulted from the reform and open door policy and from the new, uneven development strategy adopted by the Chinese government. The paper discusses four specific factors that have reshaped China's spatial developmentpatterns.
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