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Research on Dynamic Comprehensive Evaluation of Metropolitan Area Development Level Based on Quadratic Weighting: A Case Study of Four Metropolitan Areas in the Yangtze River Delta Region

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  • Hongqiang Wang

    (School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Linlin Zheng

    (School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Yingjie Zhang

    (School of Management, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China)

Abstract

Nowadays, the development of a metropolitan area has become one of the milestones for regions to move towards a high level of urbanization and has been elevated to a national strategy. In this paper, the economic and social development level of the four major metropolitan areas in the Yangtze River Delta region from 2005 to 2020 was dynamically evaluated by constructing an evaluation index system, which is based on a new development concept of China, and applying the “vertical and horizontal” evaluation method and model. Meanwhile, in order to reflect the core development concept of “leading small cities with large ones and coordinating development”, this study incorporates the spatial and temporal economic connectivity between the central city and the surrounding small and medium sized member cities, as well as the industrial structure rationality and synergy into the index system, and applies the gravity model, the Thiel index and the industrial structure similarity coefficient to measure them, respectively. The study shows that the economic and social development of the four metropolitan areas is extremely uneven, with each area having certain shortcomings, and the development level of each area fluctuates significantly in terms of economic connectivity and industrial structure. Finally, relevant suggestions are put forward according to the shortcomings to provide reference for the future development direction of the metropolitan area, which is of great practical significance to promote the high-quality development of the regional economy.

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  • Hongqiang Wang & Linlin Zheng & Yingjie Zhang, 2022. "Research on Dynamic Comprehensive Evaluation of Metropolitan Area Development Level Based on Quadratic Weighting: A Case Study of Four Metropolitan Areas in the Yangtze River Delta Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-17, September.
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