PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2015, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (11): 1336-1344.doi: 10.18306/dlkxjz.2015.11.001

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Analysis on the spatial development structure of the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Jie FAN1,2(), Yafei WANG1,4, Dong CHEN1,2, Chenghu ZHOU1,3,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Beijing 100101, China
    4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Online:2015-11-25 Published:2015-11-25
  • Contact: Chenghu ZHOU E-mail:fanj@igsnrr.ac.cn;zhouch@lreis.ac.cn

Abstract:

This article examines the spatial development structure of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) with respect to the role of the YREB in the overall spatial development of China's geographical space and the characteristics of the spatial development structure of the YREB. Based on the analysis of the population and economic activity aggregation function of the YREB and the radiation effect of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), as well as the impact of globalization and regional integration on the spatial development structure of China's geographical space, this study analyzed the strategic position of the YREB. It also summarizes the characteristics of the spatial development pattern of the YREB through the analysis of the volume structure, spatial structure, and causes of resources and environment carrying capacity, spatial development suitability, and Main Function Zoning (MFZ) and cross analysis among them, and a comparison with these at the national level. Finally, according to the innovative development requirements of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, this article preliminarily examines the effects that innovative factors will have on the future strategic position and spatial structure evolution of the YREB and proposes relevant suggestions.

Key words: spatial structure, pole-axis system, Main Function Zoning (MFZ), resources and environment carrying capacity, innovation space, spatial analysis, Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB)