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Analysis of Regional Social–Economic Spatial Pattern and Evolution along the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal

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  • Duo Bian

    (School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China)

  • Mengying Zhang

    (Jiangsu Surveying and Design Institute of Water Resources Co., Ltd., Nanjing 225127, China)

  • Lili Kong

    (Jiangsu River Administration Bureau, Nanjing 225127, China)

  • Bingbing Huang

    (Jiangsu Surveying and Design Institute of Water Resources Co., Ltd., Nanjing 225127, China)

  • Di Hu

    (School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
    Jiangsu Center of Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China)

Abstract

With the proposal of the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal Cultural Belt, the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal has become an indispensable component of China’s economic development pattern. Despite relatively high regional-economic-development levels along the canal, there still exists a common imbalance in regional development which will hinder the high-quality collaborative development of the region, highlighting the importance of measuring this disparity. This study adopts the district and county as spatial scales and selects five dimensions: economic growth, livelihood benefits, green ecology, innovation drive, and food guarantee in order to construct a comprehensive socio-economic index. Entropy weight method, Moran index, and Theil index analyses are used to examine the recent ten-year evolution laws in regional socio-economic spatial patterns along the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal. Results indicate that socio-economic indicators designed for each dimension effectively measure both individual districts’ and counties’ economic situations as well as those of entire regions. In 2021, limited significance was observed regarding the level of regional economic agglomeration along the Grand Canal region, suggesting a tendency towards fragmented development rather than forming a well-coordinated model. Over the decade from 2011 to 2021, there was an increase in social and economic agglomeration. From a city unit perspective, developmental disparities among districts and counties within cities follow three distinct patterns. Cities at different stages of development can learn from each other’s models to enhance integration cooperation and collectively promote high-quality economic advancements in the Grand Canal region.

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  • Duo Bian & Mengying Zhang & Lili Kong & Bingbing Huang & Di Hu, 2024. "Analysis of Regional Social–Economic Spatial Pattern and Evolution along the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-17, February.
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