A Study on Spatial Structure of Tokyo Metropolitan Area Based on Commuting Rate and Its Implications
Metropolitan area is an important spatial organization form in the advanced stage of urbanization development.Exploring its spatial scope,spatial structure,and growth mechanism is an important working foundation for optimizing planning.Selecting the Tokyo metropolitan area as a comparative case,which is similar to the Shanghai metropolitan area and has a more mature development,and based on the"2018 Tokyo Metropolitan Area Urban Transportation Characteristics Survey"data,this study measures the commuting flow between the center and periphery of the Tokyo metropolitan area,and uses social network analysis to analyze the structural characteristics and effects of the commuting network in the Tokyo metropolitan area from the perspective of relational networks.Additionally,spatial econometric models are utilized to analyze the influencing factors of spatial structure in the Tokyo metropolitan area.Findings are as follows:firstly,the spatial range of the Tokyo metropolitan area is approximately 11 300 square kilometers,and it has a clear"core-periphery"structure with the Tokyo district as the core,forming five layers within the Tokyo metropolitan area;secondly,the commuting rate indicator remains an important reference standard for reflecting the close labor force connection between central and peripheral cities;thirdly,indicators such as rail transit construction,economic development,time distance,and population size all have impacts on the spatial structure of the metropolitan area;Fourthly,the spatial organization of the Tokyo metropolitan area is characterized by a multi-level network structure and complex network characteristics.These findings have enlightening significance for the spatial planning of the Shanghai metropolitan area.
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