Polycentric urban development is promoted as a planning strategy to make cities and regions more efficient and sustainable.This article reviews the emerging literature on polycentric development in China.We find that ...Polycentric urban development is promoted as a planning strategy to make cities and regions more efficient and sustainable.This article reviews the emerging literature on polycentric development in China.We find that Chinese urban regions are still largely monocentric,with emerging polycentric urban centers.There exists a geographical mismatch between urban centers identified by different metrics and composite indicators.The mechanism of polycentric urban development in China differs across cities and geographical scales,and the primary triggers include economic,institutional,and transportation factors,with a significant role of the state.Polycentric development has gained currency in planning policy in China,and these policies have contributed to polycentric urban development in well-developed regions.Furthermore,the Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic promoted suburbanization and limited people’s mobility,and polycentricity in the post-pandemic era is worthy of further investigation.This review calls for efforts for multiscale,multi-dimensional,and multi-mechanism understanding of polycentric development toward more powerful theoretical and policy contributions.展开更多
Polycentric urban development has profound impacts on urban development worldwide.Most studies have identified its complex drivers of social economy and natural condition while ignoring the state-led policy factors.In...Polycentric urban development has profound impacts on urban development worldwide.Most studies have identified its complex drivers of social economy and natural condition while ignoring the state-led policy factors.In recent years,China has undergone dramatic administrative division adjustment(ADA)during the process of unique state-led urbanization.However,as a crucial government strategy,the impacts of ADA on urban polycentricity remain unclear.This research investigates the relationship between ADA and urban polycentricity through spatial difference-in-differences models.The results reveal that ADA has contributed to the polycentric urban development in China.Specifically,boundary restructuring has more substantial impacts than hierarchy reorganization.In addition,ADA has significantly promoted urban polycentricity in local cities in central China and neighbouring cities in eastern China,while it has no significant effects in western China.Furthermore,ADA reshapes urban polycentricity mainly by the influencing mechanism of construction land and industrial structure.Policymakers should consider the various ADA’s impacts on urban polycentricity with socio-economic conditions.This research provides a deeper insight into urban spatial transformation with state-led drivers.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42201231,42401246)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M713234)International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program(No.YJ20220202)。
文摘Polycentric urban development is promoted as a planning strategy to make cities and regions more efficient and sustainable.This article reviews the emerging literature on polycentric development in China.We find that Chinese urban regions are still largely monocentric,with emerging polycentric urban centers.There exists a geographical mismatch between urban centers identified by different metrics and composite indicators.The mechanism of polycentric urban development in China differs across cities and geographical scales,and the primary triggers include economic,institutional,and transportation factors,with a significant role of the state.Polycentric development has gained currency in planning policy in China,and these policies have contributed to polycentric urban development in well-developed regions.Furthermore,the Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic promoted suburbanization and limited people’s mobility,and polycentricity in the post-pandemic era is worthy of further investigation.This review calls for efforts for multiscale,multi-dimensional,and multi-mechanism understanding of polycentric development toward more powerful theoretical and policy contributions.
基金National Social Science Foundation of China,No.18ZDA040Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Project of the Ministry of Education in China,No.19YJA630079。
文摘Polycentric urban development has profound impacts on urban development worldwide.Most studies have identified its complex drivers of social economy and natural condition while ignoring the state-led policy factors.In recent years,China has undergone dramatic administrative division adjustment(ADA)during the process of unique state-led urbanization.However,as a crucial government strategy,the impacts of ADA on urban polycentricity remain unclear.This research investigates the relationship between ADA and urban polycentricity through spatial difference-in-differences models.The results reveal that ADA has contributed to the polycentric urban development in China.Specifically,boundary restructuring has more substantial impacts than hierarchy reorganization.In addition,ADA has significantly promoted urban polycentricity in local cities in central China and neighbouring cities in eastern China,while it has no significant effects in western China.Furthermore,ADA reshapes urban polycentricity mainly by the influencing mechanism of construction land and industrial structure.Policymakers should consider the various ADA’s impacts on urban polycentricity with socio-economic conditions.This research provides a deeper insight into urban spatial transformation with state-led drivers.
