Polycentric urban development in China: A multi-scale analysis

This article reports a multi-scale analysis of polycentric urban development in 22 Chinese city-regions. Using fine-grained population data, our analysis contrasts polycentric development patterns at multiple geographical scales. We present a typology of Chinese city-regions based on both (1) their...

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Published inEnvironment and planning. B, Urban analytics and city science Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 953 - 972
Main Authors Liu, Xingjian, Derudder, Ben, Wang, Mingshu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2018
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inter-city
Polycentricity
multi-scale
China
intra-city
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Summary:This article reports a multi-scale analysis of polycentric urban development in 22 Chinese city-regions. Using fine-grained population data, our analysis contrasts polycentric development patterns at multiple geographical scales. We present a typology of Chinese city-regions based on both (1) their inter-city polycentricity and (2) the intra-city polycentricity of the individual cities that comprise these urban regions. Overall, we find only limited levels of association between inter-city and intra-city polycentricity. The Pearl River and Yangtze River Deltas have high levels of inter-city and intra-city polycentricity. Most city-regions in Central and Western China are characterized by a primate urban system and low levels of inter-city polycentricity. We hypothesize the major economic, political, and geographical processes underlying observed patterns.
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ISSN:2399-8083
2399-8091
DOI:10.1177/2399808317690155