Urban functional structure characteristics and transformation in China

The paper analyzes urban functional structure characteristics of Chinese cities in 1996 using the Nelson method. The manufacturing employment percentage is much higher in metropolitan areas but is decreasing from 1989 to 1996. On the other hand, the weight of science, education, culture, hygiene, fi...

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Published inCities Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 243 - 248
Main Authors Tian, Guangjin, Liu, Jiyuan, Zhang, Zengxiang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2002
Subjects
characteristics
China
China (People's Republic)
Cities and towns
Employment
Form
Growth
Human geography
Labour market
Manufacturing
Metropolitan areas
Nelson method
Redevelopment, Urban
transformation
Urban conditions
urban functional structure
Urban studies
Urbanization
urban functional structure
characteristics
Nelson method
transformation
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Summary:The paper analyzes urban functional structure characteristics of Chinese cities in 1996 using the Nelson method. The manufacturing employment percentage is much higher in metropolitan areas but is decreasing from 1989 to 1996. On the other hand, the weight of science, education, culture, hygiene, finance, insurance and real estate increases. The employment structure changes dramatically. Although the urbanization level of China is lower than that of the USA in 1955, the frequency distribution curve of urban functions is similar. The construction, transportation, commerce, finance, insurance, real estate, science, education, culture, hygiene and administration curves are normal. The mining employment converges on minor cities and the distribution is not normal. The urban function has changed with urban scale. The bigger the cities are, the smaller the manufacture, mining and construction employment weights, and the larger are the science, education, finance, insurance, real estate and administration weights. Commerce and transportation are distributed evenly and the difference is less. From the comparison in three zones of China, the employment percentage of manufacture, finance, insurance and real estate is higher in eastern coastal areas, while the employment percentage of science, education, administration is higher in western areas.
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ISSN:0264-2751
1873-6084
DOI:10.1016/S0264-2751(02)00021-5