Order, scale structure and coupling types of coastal port city system from the perspective of multi-function

Jianke Guo; Lulu Wu; Bo Li; Yafeng Qin

doi:10.24294/jgc.v3i1.1302

Order, scale structure and coupling types of coastal port city system from the perspective of multi-function

Jianke Guo, Lulu Wu, Bo Li, Yafeng Qin

Article ID: 1302
Vol 3, Issue 1, 2020

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Abstract

Using the rank scale rule, taking 47 major port cities in China from 2001 to 2015 as research samples, this paper discusses the rank scale characteristics and hierarchical structure of coastal port city system from a multi-functional perspective, and divides the coupling type of multi-functional development based on shipping logistics. The research shows that: 1) from 2001 to 2015, the scale-free area of manufacturing function order scale distribution in the coastal port city system appeared bifractal structure, the hierarchical segmentation characteristics appeared, and the other functions were single fractal; From the perspective of long-term evolution, only the order and scale distribution of shipping logistics function has developed from centralization to equilibrium, while the business function, manufacturing function (scale-free region I), modern service function and population distribution function are in a centralized situation. 2) The hierarchical structure of coastal port city system has gradually changed from pyramid structure to spindle structure, and generally formed five levels: national hub, regional hub, regional sub center, regional node and local node. 3) From the perspective of multi-functional coupling types, the traditional functions of port cities are generally ahead, while the high-end service functions lag behind, and the improvement speed of urban functions is slow and tends to be flat, indicating that the multi-functional development of China’s coastal port cities is still at a low level, and the industrial system structure needs to be further optimized. 4) From the perspective of port cities at different levels, the functions of regional hub cities and regional sub central cities are in the stage of rapid growth; regional and local node cities are still in the growth stage of traditional functions such as industry and commerce.

Keywords

Port City System; Sequence Size Distribution; Hierarchy; Coupling Type

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24294/jgc.v3i1.1302