Coordinated Development of Urban Agglomeration in Central Shanxi

Abstract

Central Shanxi is one of the nine urban agglomerations proposed in China’s latest national planning, which has great development potential and represents a major opportunity for Shanxi Province to rise in central China. How to determine the existing problems and promote better-coordinated development is the goal of this article. Therefore, an improved gravity model, industrial structure similarity coefficient and population–economic growth elasticity method were used to analyze and study the coordinated development of urban agglomerations in central Shanxi from the perspectives of economy, industry and population–economy. The research conclusion is that there are three problems: a low level of coordinated economic development, strong dependence on coal resources, and uncoordinated population development and economic growth. Therefore, this paper discusses and puts forward the main strategies for the government to strengthen economic planning, improve the level of economic development, optimize and upgrade the industrial structure, end dependence on coal resources and strengthen regional ties, and improve the level of population and economy coordination so that the urban agglomeration in central Shanxi becomes the growth pole and important support point of regional economic and social development.

Exploration of Urban Network Spatial Structure Based on Traffic Flow, Migration Flow and Information Flow: A Case Study of Shanxi Province, China

“…Previous studies have mostly explored the spatial structure of 19 urban agglomerations in China, including the central Shanxi urban agglomeration [32,33] and the Yellow River Basin urban agglomeration [34,35], without focusing on the urban spatial structure of Shanxi Province from the perspective of multi-dimensional element flow. This closely relates to that of Cao [25] on the coordinated development of urban agglomerations in central Shanxi. Both conclude that Taiyuan is developing rapidly and differs greatly from the development of other cities in Shanxi Province.…”

“…In the future, they should attract outsiders and reduce population loss by developing advantageous industries and enhancing the positive impact of population density on urban development. Lvliang, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, and Datong are weakly connected to other cities in terms of traffic flow due to the blockage of the Taihang and Lvliang Mountains, resulting in low accessibility [25].…”

“…It improved the transportation infrastructure and steadily promoted the integration of the social economy into the overall economic development of the Yellow River basin [24]. However, the unbalanced development of its cities is very conspicuous, so the transformation and development of resource-based cities face huge challenges; at the same time, the radiating effect of the Jinzhong urban agglomeration on the development of the province is limited, and the scattered development of the three major town agglomerations (northern, southern, and southeastern) affects its coordinated and sustainable development [25]. Because of globalization, cities are no longer isolated: the city center and surrounding areas are inextricably linked, and the network structure of the city is more intricate [26].…”

A study on the evaluation of competitiveness in the aviation logistics industry cluster in Zhengzhou

“…This iterative process ensures that the evaluation captures the nuances of each level and provides a comprehensive understanding of the overall competitiveness of aviation logistics industry clusters [26][27][28][29][30] .…”

Analysis of the Hydraulic Efficiency of a Steerable Detention Tank—Simulation Studies

“…The most common problem in recent decades in urban hydrology is the increase in the amount of rainwater directed to drainage systems, which results in the malfunctioning of the city's drainage infrastructure. The most frequently indicated factors affecting the current state of urban water management include the increasing frequency of extreme rainfall events [1][2][3], depletion of biologically active areas [4,5], waste of rainwater potential [6,7] or even the nonprospective development of urban agglomerations [8,9]. As a consequence, this leads to a disturbance of the natural water circulation in nature, resulting in an increase in rainwater runoff, leading to urban floods and droughts is a significant and important problem.…”