Theoretical Logic,Spatial and Temporal Characteristics and Dynamic Evolution of Chinese Modernization of Urban Agglomerations
Chinese modernization puts forward new requirements for the development of urban agglom-erations,which is of great significance to the construction of urban agglomerations with Chinese character-istics and the realization of the new urbanization strategy.Based on the five characteristics of Chinese mod-ernization,the theoretical logic of the modernization development of urban agglomerations is explored,based on which the evaluation system of urban agglomeration modernization indicators is constructed and empirically measured,and the spatial and temporal characteristics,regional differences,dynamic evolu-tion,and steady-state are analyzed in depth.The study found that:(1)The overall level of moderniza-tion of Chinese urban agglomerations has shown continuous growth,and the gradient pattern of the spatial distribution of modernization of urban agglomerations in the East,Central,and West has weakened,but the spatial pattern of"high in the South,low in the North"has become more obvious.(2)The overall and intra-regional differences in the modernization of urban agglomerations have gradually narrowed,while the differences between urban agglomerations are still significant.(3)There is an obvious Club Conver-gence phenomenon in the modernization of urban agglomerations,which means the higher the moderniza-tion level of neighbouring regions,the higher the probability of upward transfer of the modernization of ur-ban agglomerations,and there is a long-term trend of agglomeration to high-value regions.Based on this,this research proposes the realization path of China's urban agglomeration modernization from the perspec-tives of developed urban agglomerations leading,the central and western urban agglomerations rising,and synergistic inter-urban agglomeration development.
Modernization of urban agglomerationsDagum's Gini coefficientKernel density esti-mationSpatial Markov chainsDynamic evolution