Coordinated development is a major concern in the construction strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB).However,there were few studies which have quantitatively measured the level of coordinated development ...Coordinated development is a major concern in the construction strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB).However,there were few studies which have quantitatively measured the level of coordinated development in the YREB.This paper aimed to propose an comprehensive index system of coordinated development based on the theories of growth pole and complex ecosystem and new guidelines of development from the central government.The index system was composed by 18 indicators within 4 domains including economic development,technology & innovation,communication & transportation,and ecological protection.The scores of coordinated development capability of the 110 prefecture-level cities in the YREB were calculated and examined using natural break point analysis,spatial autocorrelation analysis and rank-size analysis.It was shown that Shanghai,Nanjing and Wuhan were leading the coordinated development in the YREB.Generally,the scores of coordinated development capability were higher in the eastern region of the YREB,in which the cities performed well in the domains of economic development,technology & innovation and communication & transportation yet showed poor performance in ecological protection.Most cities in the middle reaches of Yangtze river ranked in the middle in the YREB in all the domains,except the provincial capitals.The western region of the YREB got the lowest score in the coordinated development capability besides the largest cities such as Chongqing,Chengdu,Kunming and Guiyang.The correlation coefficients between ecological protection and other domains were very low,suggesting that few cities have achieved a win-win situation between environment protection and socio-economic development.We suggested 3 ways to promote coordinated development in the YREB:establish multi-level institutional designs;enhance the innovation in green industries;and strengthen the joint prevention and control of ecological risks.展开更多
This paper establishes a diagnostic model for assessing the rationality of size structure of urban agglomerations(UAs) in China. The model is designed to determine from a three-dimensional index including size distrib...This paper establishes a diagnostic model for assessing the rationality of size structure of urban agglomerations(UAs) in China. The model is designed to determine from a three-dimensional index including size distribution index(SDI), size compactness index(SCI), and size efficiency index(SEI). The spatio-temporal pattern of size structure involving the studied 19 UAs and its implications are explored. The results indicate that size structure of China's UAs advanced from a low rationality development stage to a moderate rationality development stage in 1995-2015.Among them, the SDI and SEI were reasonably high, and the SCI was relatively low. Spatially, the high rationality UAs were distributed across eastern China, while the low rationality UAs were located in western China. UAs with positive size structure possessed typically a dual-or multicenter urban structure, while UAs with negative size structure usually presented as a single-center structure. The evolutionary trajectories of rationality of size structure of UAs can be summarized as four different stages. Our findings suggest that, in addition to consolidating the status of national-level UAs, the development of regional-level UAs should be promoted. Also, the fostering focus and direction should be oriented toward an UA with dual-or multicenter spatial structure.展开更多
The paper applies Cobb-Douglas Production Function and Solow-Swan Model to constructing the calculation model of the contribution rate of cultivated land occupation by construction （CLOC） to China＇s economic growth...The paper applies Cobb-Douglas Production Function and Solow-Swan Model to constructing the calculation model of the contribution rate of cultivated land occupation by construction （CLOC） to China＇s economic growth,and analyzes the contribution change of CLOC to China＇s economic growth qualitatively and quantitatively.The main conclusions are as follows：1） From 1989 to 2007,the contribution rates of capital,labor,and CLOC to China＇s economic growth were 45.76%,8.47%,and 6.19% respectively.2） From the period 1989-1996 to the period 1997-2007 the contribution rate of CLOC to China＇s economic growth increased from 5.40% to 5.87%.The degree of contribution was enhanced significantly.3） The contribution of CLOC to China＇s economic growth had a spatial distribution characteristic that the contribution rate of eastern coastal regions was the highest,that of central regions came second,and that of western regions the lowest.The paper indicates that in order to enhance the contribution of CLOC to China＇s economic growth,some relevant economic and administrative measures might be taken,and land might be used intensively and economically to increase land economic density.The cost of promoting gross domestic product （GDP） growth might be reduced as much as possible to achieve higher GDP growth and lower land resource consumption.展开更多
As the improvement of international status and the implementation of China's neighboring diplomacy, the development of border regions and the security of border cities, as well as their spatial structure and regio...As the improvement of international status and the implementation of China's neighboring diplomacy, the development of border regions and the security of border cities, as well as their spatial structure and regional differences are gaining more attention from academic circle. Based on the interdisciplinary perspectives of urban geography, regional economics and geopolitics, this paper explores the regional differences of border geo-cities in China and the surrounding countries with the help of remote sensing information acquisition and Arc GIS spatial analysis. Three primary results are found as follows:(1) The border geo-cities in China and surrounding countries are divided into five geographical regions: geo-cities in South China Sea, geo-cities in Southeast Asia, geo-cities in South Asia, geo-cities in Central Asia and geo-cities in Northeast Asia.(2) In the spatial structure system of China's border geo-cities, the importance of geo-cities in five major regions is fairly different. In terms of the security and economic development, the rank of priority is geo-cities in Northeast Asia, geo-cities in South China Sea, geo-cities in Central Asia, geo-cities in South Asia, geo-cities in Southeast Asia.(3) Considering China's geo-setting for the development of border geo-cities, the east region is significantly better than the west, and the north region is slightly better than the south.展开更多
As more and more Chinese and foreign-funded banks settle in the China(Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone(CSPFTZ), it has become an imperative to enhance risk management of offshore banking. At the international level, th...As more and more Chinese and foreign-funded banks settle in the China(Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone(CSPFTZ), it has become an imperative to enhance risk management of offshore banking. At the international level, the regulatory effort for offshore banking mainly focuses on tax evasion and money laundering.Existing regulatory frameworks have established standards to identify countries providing facilities for money laundering and developed punitive measures. In terms of strategy, it is suggested that, firstly, relevant regulatory measures should be improved in the short term, and it is necessary to define the scope of offshore banking and regulatory measures for Chinese banks and foreign-funded banks under a suitable legal framework. Secondly,it is necessary to establish risk exposure mechanism and risk evaluation system for the offshore banking in the CSPFTZ, while risk management measures are implemented based on on-site supervision. Thirdly, in the medium and long term, it is necessary to enhance management of potential risks which can be created by offshore banking due to deregulation. Fourthly, on the one hand, specific regulations should be formulated to provide a regulatory basis for taxation; on the other hand, tax informational exchange agreements(TIEAs) may be used as a reference for achieving effective tax regulation.展开更多
Energy especially for rapid electricity consumption increasing is an obvious problem during the process of urbanization and economic growth. It is also an important research field to explore intrinsic regular pattern ...Energy especially for rapid electricity consumption increasing is an obvious problem during the process of urbanization and economic growth. It is also an important research field to explore intrinsic regular pattern of electricity consumption and provide solving approaches. Firstly, this paper studies the relationship between electricity consumption and urbanization via GMM model by stages and regions. The results show that the most obvious stage of urbanization on electricity consumption is the stage between 1992-2000. The residents' income has an evident infl uence on electricity consumption of east region and industry also has generated stronger driving force in central and west regions. Then the paper analyzes the relationship between urbanization and electricity consumption by impulse function and gray correlation, and the variables of urbanization and industrialization both have various positive impulse effect. Estimating the gray correlation, central provinces with high population density and large shares of industry have high correlation degree in urbanization and electricity consumption.展开更多
The Central Axis of Beijing, running though the city, retains the memories of a generation.I was born and raised in Majuan Hutong, which lies to the northeast of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Across from my home’s c...The Central Axis of Beijing, running though the city, retains the memories of a generation.I was born and raised in Majuan Hutong, which lies to the northeast of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Across from my home’s courtyard was Caoduo Hutong. Walking west out of Caoduo Hutong, you can see the northeastern corner tower of the Forbidden City and its moat, with Jingshan Park opposite the moat.展开更多
The conclusion of the Paris Agreement struck a balance between interest of various countries in the world and global interest,being a milestone in the process of global climate governance.In the successful conclusion ...The conclusion of the Paris Agreement struck a balance between interest of various countries in the world and global interest,being a milestone in the process of global climate governance.In the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement,China played a great promoting role,which fully illustrated China’s determination in partaking in global climate governance and in switch to a new development paradigm of ecological civilization and at the same time展开更多
This paper utilizes the Theil and decoupling indices to analyze variation in carbon productivity as well as the factors that influence regional carbon productivity in China and proposes carbon emission reduction count...This paper utilizes the Theil and decoupling indices to analyze variation in carbon productivity as well as the factors that influence regional carbon productivity in China and proposes carbon emission reduction countermeasures. The authors conclude that most provinces exhibit year-on-year rising carbon productivity, a trend which decreases moving from east to western China. When applied to carbon productivity, the Theil index presents distinct regional differences. Moreover, the regional variance in carbon productivity is consistently reduced in eastern China and becomes smaller in central China. The difference, however, grows in western China. Carbon productivity grows with the highest speed in central China and the lowest speed in western China. Overall variation in carbon productivity mainly arises from intra-regional difference, whereas inter-regional difference mainly contributed by eastern China. In recent years; both the decoupling index, a dynamic value equal to the rate of change rate in carbon emissions divided by the rate of change in GDP during a given period of time, and carbon productivity vary in different economic development stages. Even if under the same decoupling state, carbon productivity remains different in three regions, i.e., that of the eastern region is higher than the other two regions .展开更多
Deep learning models demonstrate impressive performance in rapidly predicting urban floods,but there are still limitations in enhancing physical connectivity and interpretability.This study proposed an innovative mode...Deep learning models demonstrate impressive performance in rapidly predicting urban floods,but there are still limitations in enhancing physical connectivity and interpretability.This study proposed an innovative modeling approach that integrates convolutional neural networks with weighted cellular automaton(CNN-WCA)to achieve the precise and rapid prediction of urban pluvial flooding processes and enhance the physical connectivity and reliability of modeling results.The study began by generating a rainfall-inundation dataset using WCA and LISFLOOD-FP,and the CNN-WCA model was trained using outputs from LISFLOOD-FP and WCA.Subsequently,the pre-trained model was applied to simulate the flood caused by the 20 July 2021 rainstorm in Zhengzhou City.The predicted inundation spatial distribution and depth by CNN-WCA closely aligned with those of LISFLOOD-FP,with the mean absolute error concentrated within 5 mm,and the prediction time of CNN-WCA was only 0.8%that of LISFLOOD-FP.The CNN-WCA model displays a strong capacity for accurately predicting changes in inundation depths within the study area and at susceptible points for urban flooding,with the Nash-Sutcliffe e fficiency values of most flood-prone points exceeding 0.97.Furthermore,the physical connectivity of the inundation distribution predicted by CNN-WCA is better than that of the distribution obtained with a CNN.The CNN-WCA model with additional physical constraints exhibits a reduction of around 34%in instances of physical discontinuity compared to CNN.Our results prove that the CNN model with multiple physical constraints has signifi cant potential to rapidly and accurately simulate urban flooding processes and improve the reliability of prediction.展开更多
The platform economy is becoming an important engine for industrial innovation and economic growth.However,empirical research on how platform governanee affects product performance through network externalities remain...The platform economy is becoming an important engine for industrial innovation and economic growth.However,empirical research on how platform governanee affects product performance through network externalities remains limited.Leveraging the perspective of platform ecosystems,this paper intends to empirically investigate the impact of platform governance on the product performance of complementors in the mobile application industry,based on firstly released apps on Apple's App Store and Google Play.Our study shows that complementors of free mobile applications on the weakly regulated platform,Google Play,perform much better than those on the strictly regulated platform,Apple's App Store,due to the larger size of the installed base.However,complementors on the strictly regulated platform,Apple's App Store,can take advantage of highly valued end-users on the demand side and higher degrees of product differentiation on the supply side to enhance their product performance.This is likely due to higher entry barriers for complementors,and better user communities for end-users.We suggest that higher competition efficiency and performance levels are linked to the platforms associated with strict governance.展开更多
The booming real estate sector in China demands for more planners with real estate knowledge and skills, but real estate training has been marginalized in the existing physical-dominated planning education system. Aft...The booming real estate sector in China demands for more planners with real estate knowledge and skills, but real estate training has been marginalized in the existing physical-dominated planning education system. After reviewing the related international experiences, this paper examines the necessities and benef its of integrating real estate into China's planning education. It also explains the paradox embedded in the existing planning education system and considers how to restructure the planning education paradigm, so that it will provide better real estate training. The objectives here are to strengthen the curriculum, diversify students' and faculty backgrounds, seek effective ways to interact with the real estate industry, and differentiate the planning programs. The integration of real estate into planning education can cultivate more interdisciplinary professionals and should be a concern for more planning educators.展开更多
基金Sponsored by General Program of China National Natural Science Foundation(41771143)Major Projects of Key Research Bases of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education(17JJD790006)Special Research Project of National Key Research and Development Plan(2016YFC0502701).
文摘Coordinated development is a major concern in the construction strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB).However,there were few studies which have quantitatively measured the level of coordinated development in the YREB.This paper aimed to propose an comprehensive index system of coordinated development based on the theories of growth pole and complex ecosystem and new guidelines of development from the central government.The index system was composed by 18 indicators within 4 domains including economic development,technology & innovation,communication & transportation,and ecological protection.The scores of coordinated development capability of the 110 prefecture-level cities in the YREB were calculated and examined using natural break point analysis,spatial autocorrelation analysis and rank-size analysis.It was shown that Shanghai,Nanjing and Wuhan were leading the coordinated development in the YREB.Generally,the scores of coordinated development capability were higher in the eastern region of the YREB,in which the cities performed well in the domains of economic development,technology & innovation and communication & transportation yet showed poor performance in ecological protection.Most cities in the middle reaches of Yangtze river ranked in the middle in the YREB in all the domains,except the provincial capitals.The western region of the YREB got the lowest score in the coordinated development capability besides the largest cities such as Chongqing,Chengdu,Kunming and Guiyang.The correlation coefficients between ecological protection and other domains were very low,suggesting that few cities have achieved a win-win situation between environment protection and socio-economic development.We suggested 3 ways to promote coordinated development in the YREB:establish multi-level institutional designs;enhance the innovation in green industries;and strengthen the joint prevention and control of ecological risks.
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China [Grant number:17CJY015]the Stragegic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [Grant number:XDA19040501]+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[Grant number:2018RW01]Beijing Natural Science Foundation [Grant number:9184035]
文摘This paper establishes a diagnostic model for assessing the rationality of size structure of urban agglomerations(UAs) in China. The model is designed to determine from a three-dimensional index including size distribution index(SDI), size compactness index(SCI), and size efficiency index(SEI). The spatio-temporal pattern of size structure involving the studied 19 UAs and its implications are explored. The results indicate that size structure of China's UAs advanced from a low rationality development stage to a moderate rationality development stage in 1995-2015.Among them, the SDI and SEI were reasonably high, and the SCI was relatively low. Spatially, the high rationality UAs were distributed across eastern China, while the low rationality UAs were located in western China. UAs with positive size structure possessed typically a dual-or multicenter urban structure, while UAs with negative size structure usually presented as a single-center structure. The evolutionary trajectories of rationality of size structure of UAs can be summarized as four different stages. Our findings suggest that, in addition to consolidating the status of national-level UAs, the development of regional-level UAs should be promoted. Also, the fostering focus and direction should be oriented toward an UA with dual-or multicenter spatial structure.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 40971107 Acknowledgements The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Wang Zhen from Beijing Normal University for her invaluable help.
文摘The paper applies Cobb-Douglas Production Function and Solow-Swan Model to constructing the calculation model of the contribution rate of cultivated land occupation by construction （CLOC） to China＇s economic growth,and analyzes the contribution change of CLOC to China＇s economic growth qualitatively and quantitatively.The main conclusions are as follows：1） From 1989 to 2007,the contribution rates of capital,labor,and CLOC to China＇s economic growth were 45.76%,8.47%,and 6.19% respectively.2） From the period 1989-1996 to the period 1997-2007 the contribution rate of CLOC to China＇s economic growth increased from 5.40% to 5.87%.The degree of contribution was enhanced significantly.3） The contribution of CLOC to China＇s economic growth had a spatial distribution characteristic that the contribution rate of eastern coastal regions was the highest,that of central regions came second,and that of western regions the lowest.The paper indicates that in order to enhance the contribution of CLOC to China＇s economic growth,some relevant economic and administrative measures might be taken,and land might be used intensively and economically to increase land economic density.The cost of promoting gross domestic product （GDP） growth might be reduced as much as possible to achieve higher GDP growth and lower land resource consumption.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41171097,No.41701133Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China,No.16ZDA041The Special Foundation of China Postdoctoral Science,No.2016T90168
文摘As the improvement of international status and the implementation of China's neighboring diplomacy, the development of border regions and the security of border cities, as well as their spatial structure and regional differences are gaining more attention from academic circle. Based on the interdisciplinary perspectives of urban geography, regional economics and geopolitics, this paper explores the regional differences of border geo-cities in China and the surrounding countries with the help of remote sensing information acquisition and Arc GIS spatial analysis. Three primary results are found as follows:(1) The border geo-cities in China and surrounding countries are divided into five geographical regions: geo-cities in South China Sea, geo-cities in Southeast Asia, geo-cities in South Asia, geo-cities in Central Asia and geo-cities in Northeast Asia.(2) In the spatial structure system of China's border geo-cities, the importance of geo-cities in five major regions is fairly different. In terms of the security and economic development, the rank of priority is geo-cities in Northeast Asia, geo-cities in South China Sea, geo-cities in Central Asia, geo-cities in South Asia, geo-cities in Southeast Asia.(3) Considering China's geo-setting for the development of border geo-cities, the east region is significantly better than the west, and the north region is slightly better than the south.
文摘As more and more Chinese and foreign-funded banks settle in the China(Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone(CSPFTZ), it has become an imperative to enhance risk management of offshore banking. At the international level, the regulatory effort for offshore banking mainly focuses on tax evasion and money laundering.Existing regulatory frameworks have established standards to identify countries providing facilities for money laundering and developed punitive measures. In terms of strategy, it is suggested that, firstly, relevant regulatory measures should be improved in the short term, and it is necessary to define the scope of offshore banking and regulatory measures for Chinese banks and foreign-funded banks under a suitable legal framework. Secondly,it is necessary to establish risk exposure mechanism and risk evaluation system for the offshore banking in the CSPFTZ, while risk management measures are implemented based on on-site supervision. Thirdly, in the medium and long term, it is necessary to enhance management of potential risks which can be created by offshore banking due to deregulation. Fourthly, on the one hand, specific regulations should be formulated to provide a regulatory basis for taxation; on the other hand, tax informational exchange agreements(TIEAs) may be used as a reference for achieving effective tax regulation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 72060302)
文摘Energy especially for rapid electricity consumption increasing is an obvious problem during the process of urbanization and economic growth. It is also an important research field to explore intrinsic regular pattern of electricity consumption and provide solving approaches. Firstly, this paper studies the relationship between electricity consumption and urbanization via GMM model by stages and regions. The results show that the most obvious stage of urbanization on electricity consumption is the stage between 1992-2000. The residents' income has an evident infl uence on electricity consumption of east region and industry also has generated stronger driving force in central and west regions. Then the paper analyzes the relationship between urbanization and electricity consumption by impulse function and gray correlation, and the variables of urbanization and industrialization both have various positive impulse effect. Estimating the gray correlation, central provinces with high population density and large shares of industry have high correlation degree in urbanization and electricity consumption.
文摘The Central Axis of Beijing, running though the city, retains the memories of a generation.I was born and raised in Majuan Hutong, which lies to the northeast of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Across from my home’s courtyard was Caoduo Hutong. Walking west out of Caoduo Hutong, you can see the northeastern corner tower of the Forbidden City and its moat, with Jingshan Park opposite the moat.
文摘The conclusion of the Paris Agreement struck a balance between interest of various countries in the world and global interest,being a milestone in the process of global climate governance.In the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement,China played a great promoting role,which fully illustrated China’s determination in partaking in global climate governance and in switch to a new development paradigm of ecological civilization and at the same time
文摘This paper utilizes the Theil and decoupling indices to analyze variation in carbon productivity as well as the factors that influence regional carbon productivity in China and proposes carbon emission reduction countermeasures. The authors conclude that most provinces exhibit year-on-year rising carbon productivity, a trend which decreases moving from east to western China. When applied to carbon productivity, the Theil index presents distinct regional differences. Moreover, the regional variance in carbon productivity is consistently reduced in eastern China and becomes smaller in central China. The difference, however, grows in western China. Carbon productivity grows with the highest speed in central China and the lowest speed in western China. Overall variation in carbon productivity mainly arises from intra-regional difference, whereas inter-regional difference mainly contributed by eastern China. In recent years; both the decoupling index, a dynamic value equal to the rate of change rate in carbon emissions divided by the rate of change in GDP during a given period of time, and carbon productivity vary in different economic development stages. Even if under the same decoupling state, carbon productivity remains different in three regions, i.e., that of the eastern region is higher than the other two regions .
基金supported by the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42377467)。
文摘Deep learning models demonstrate impressive performance in rapidly predicting urban floods,but there are still limitations in enhancing physical connectivity and interpretability.This study proposed an innovative modeling approach that integrates convolutional neural networks with weighted cellular automaton(CNN-WCA)to achieve the precise and rapid prediction of urban pluvial flooding processes and enhance the physical connectivity and reliability of modeling results.The study began by generating a rainfall-inundation dataset using WCA and LISFLOOD-FP,and the CNN-WCA model was trained using outputs from LISFLOOD-FP and WCA.Subsequently,the pre-trained model was applied to simulate the flood caused by the 20 July 2021 rainstorm in Zhengzhou City.The predicted inundation spatial distribution and depth by CNN-WCA closely aligned with those of LISFLOOD-FP,with the mean absolute error concentrated within 5 mm,and the prediction time of CNN-WCA was only 0.8%that of LISFLOOD-FP.The CNN-WCA model displays a strong capacity for accurately predicting changes in inundation depths within the study area and at susceptible points for urban flooding,with the Nash-Sutcliffe e fficiency values of most flood-prone points exceeding 0.97.Furthermore,the physical connectivity of the inundation distribution predicted by CNN-WCA is better than that of the distribution obtained with a CNN.The CNN-WCA model with additional physical constraints exhibits a reduction of around 34%in instances of physical discontinuity compared to CNN.Our results prove that the CNN model with multiple physical constraints has signifi cant potential to rapidly and accurately simulate urban flooding processes and improve the reliability of prediction.
基金This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.71873136).
文摘The platform economy is becoming an important engine for industrial innovation and economic growth.However,empirical research on how platform governanee affects product performance through network externalities remains limited.Leveraging the perspective of platform ecosystems,this paper intends to empirically investigate the impact of platform governance on the product performance of complementors in the mobile application industry,based on firstly released apps on Apple's App Store and Google Play.Our study shows that complementors of free mobile applications on the weakly regulated platform,Google Play,perform much better than those on the strictly regulated platform,Apple's App Store,due to the larger size of the installed base.However,complementors on the strictly regulated platform,Apple's App Store,can take advantage of highly valued end-users on the demand side and higher degrees of product differentiation on the supply side to enhance their product performance.This is likely due to higher entry barriers for complementors,and better user communities for end-users.We suggest that higher competition efficiency and performance levels are linked to the platforms associated with strict governance.
基金the Philosophy and Social Science Research Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (No. 2015SJB142)the Collaborative Innovation Center for New Urbanization and Social Governance in Jiangsu Province
文摘The booming real estate sector in China demands for more planners with real estate knowledge and skills, but real estate training has been marginalized in the existing physical-dominated planning education system. After reviewing the related international experiences, this paper examines the necessities and benef its of integrating real estate into China's planning education. It also explains the paradox embedded in the existing planning education system and considers how to restructure the planning education paradigm, so that it will provide better real estate training. The objectives here are to strengthen the curriculum, diversify students' and faculty backgrounds, seek effective ways to interact with the real estate industry, and differentiate the planning programs. The integration of real estate into planning education can cultivate more interdisciplinary professionals and should be a concern for more planning educators.
