Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 4, 515(2020)

Analysis of city centrality based on entropy weight TOPSIS and population mobility: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Jing LUO1...2,3, Siyun CHEN1,2,3, Xuan SUN4,*, Yuanyuan ZHU1,2,3, Juxin ZENG1,2,3 and Guangping CHEN5 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 2School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
  • 3Department of Urban Planning and Design, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
  • 4Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 5School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Location and administrative divisions of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    Scores and classes of city centrality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    Clustering of city centrality of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    Hotspot analysis of city centrality of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    The top 5 factors influencing city centrality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    Ranking of cumulative contributions of the top 5 indicators in the ranking of cities of different classes in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    Population inflows between cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (The above data are for 2016)
    Population outflows between cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (the above data are for 2016)
    The population flows into the Yangtze River Economic Belt from other parts of China (the above data are for 2016)
    Population outflow from the Yangtze River Economic Belt to other parts of China (the above data are for 2016)
    • Table 1.

      Symbol of each indicator

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      Table 1.

      Symbol of each indicator

      IndicatorSymbolIndicatorSymbol
      Total permanent residential populationC1Number of authorized patentsC10
      GDPC2High-tech output valueC11
      Added value of secondary and tertiary industriesC3Number of high-speed railway and express railway stationsC12
      Total fixed assets investmentC4Number of civil airportsC13
      Total retail sales of consumer goodsC5Total amount of cargo transportedC14
      Actual use of foreign investmentC6Total number of passengers transportedC15
      Amount of imports and exportsC7Number of colleges and universitiesC16
      Tourism incomeC8Number of students in colleges and universitiesC17
      R&D expenditureC9
    • Table 2.

      Data sources for indicators

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      Table 2.

      Data sources for indicators

      IndicatorsData sources
      C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C14, C15, C16, C17China Urban Statistical Yearbook (2017)
      C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C14, C15, C16, C17Statistical Yearbooks (2017) of the cities in the YREB
      C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C14, C15, C16, C172016 National Economic and Social Development Statistics Bulletin of the cities in the YREB
      C1212306 China Railway (https://www.12306.cn/mormhweb/czyd_2143/)
      C132016 Civil Aviation Airport Production Statistics Bulletin of China (http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201702/t20170224_42760.html)
    • Table 3.

      Weight of each indicator

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      Table 3.

      Weight of each indicator

      IndicatorWeightIndicatorWeight
      C10.0691C100.0572
      C20.1039C110.0708
      C30.0781C120.0480
      C40.0581C130.0403
      C50.0659C140.0408
      C60.0654C150.0423
      C70.0514C160.0527
      C80.0363C170.0616
      C90.0581
    • Table 4.

      The correlation coefficient between population flows and the centrality scores of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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      Table 4.

      The correlation coefficient between population flows and the centrality scores of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      ClassificationCorrelation coefficientP
      The correlation coefficient between population inflows and the centrality scores of cities in the YREB0.90308.56E-49
      The correlation coefficient between populationoutflows and the centrality scores of cities in the YREB0.92576.66E-56
      The correlation coefficient between population entering the YREB from other cities in China and the centrality scores of cities in the YREB0.95085.48E-67
      The correlation coefficient between population flowing out of the YREB to other cities in China and the centrality scores of cities in the YREB0.86131.84E-39
    • Table 5.

      The source city for population inflow from different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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      Table 5.

      The source city for population inflow from different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      The source city for population inflow from first-class citiesThe source city for population inflow from second-class citiesThe source city for population inflow from third-class citiesThe source city for population inflow from fourth-class citiesThe source city for population inflow for fifth-class cities
      ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)
      First55.01First35.85Second43.09Second33.81First43.15
      Second23.65Third23.43First28.25First31.06Fourth22.34
      Fourth13.78Second19.91Third14.86Fourth18.83Second19.76
      Fifth4.96Fourth17.71Fourth12.20Third11.58Fifth8.38
      Third2.59Fifth3.10Fifth1.60Fifth4.73Third6.38
    • Table 6.

      The destination city for the population outflow from different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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      Table 6.

      The destination city for the population outflow from different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      The destination city for the population outflow from first-class citiesThe destination city for the population outflow from second-class citiesThe destination city for the population outflow from third-class citiesThe destination city for the population outflow from fourth-class citiesThe destination city for the population outflow from fifth-class cities
      ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)ClassProportion (%)
      First42.39First42.39Second38.11Second28.49First36.00
      Second22.47Second22.47First23.55First26.60Fourth28.46
      Fourth21.68Fourth21.68Fourth18.50Fourth25.50Second17.40
      Fifth7.91Fifth7.91Third17.85Third13.27Fifth10.48
      Third5.55Third5.55Fifth2.00Fifth6.15Third7.66
    • Table 7.

      Source areas (outside the YREB) for population inflow for different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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      Table 7.

      Source areas (outside the YREB) for population inflow for different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      Source area of the population inflow for first-class citiesSource area for the population inflow for second-class citiesSource area for the population inflow for third-class citiesSource area for the population inflow for fourth-class citiesSource area for the population inflow for fifth-class cities
      Area Proportion (%)Area Proportion (%)Area Proportion (%)Area Proportion (%)Area Proportion (%)
      Guangdong45.32Beijing44.73Guangdong61.27Guangdong59.70Guangdong55.08%
      Beijing34.38Guangdong39.68Beijing29.68Beijing25.77Beijing33.12
      Jilin4.50Guangxi4.51Henan3.11Fujian5.43Fujian3.45
      Hainan4.45Jilin3.62Fujian1.77Guangxi2.63Henan2.49
      Shaanxi3.45Shandong2.00Shandong1.25Henan2.06Tibet1.46
      Tianjin3.06Henan1.36Shaanxi0.68Shaanxi0.98Hainan1.43
      Liaoning1.54Tianjin1.21Heilongjiang0.38Hainan0.93Guangxi0.77
      Hong Kong1.54Shaanxi1.12Guangxi0.38Tianjin0.91Shandong0.75
      Fujian0.79Hainan0.87Liaoning0.38Hebei0.42Shaanxi0.59
      Tibet0.72Hebei0.32Tianjin0.34Liaoning0.41Tianjin0.23
      Shandong0.14Heilongjiang0.26Jilin0.19Tibet0.23Hebei0.22
      Inner Mongolia0.11Inner Mongolia0.14Hainan0.14Shandong0.19Liaoning0.14
      Gansu0.11Gansu0.14Jilin0.13Jilin0.12
      Liaoning0.07Tibet0.14Gansu0.10Gansu0.08
      Ningxia0.10Shanxi0.03Xinjiang0.04
      Hebei0.04Heilongjiang0.03Shanxi0.04
      Shanxi0.01Inner Mongolia0.03
      Qinghai0.01Macao0.03
    • Table 8.

      Destination areas (outside the YREB) for population outflow for different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

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      Table 8.

      Destination areas (outside the YREB) for population outflow for different classes of city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      Destination area for the first-class city outflow populationDestination area for the second-class city outflow populationDestination area for the third-class city outflow populationDestination area for the fourth-class city outflow populationDestination area for the fifth-class city outflow population
      Area proportion (%)Area proportion (%)Area proportion (%)Area proportion (%)Area proportion (%)
      Guangdong37.59Beijing49.46Guangdong43.24Guangdong47.26Guangdong46.21
      Beijing37.18Guangdong32.44Beijing40.21Beijing31.46Beijing38.21
      Hainan5.16Guangxi3.59Henan7.17Fujian5.57Fujian4.13
      Jilin3.94Henan3.52Shandong2.09Henan4.89Henan4.09
      Tianjin3.91Shandong3.28Shaanxi1.22Guangxi3.51Shandong1.65
      Shaanxi3.33Jilin3.12Fujian1.20Shaanxi2.17Tibet1.61
      Hong Kong2.33Shaanxi1.07Jilin0.96Tianjin1.39Hainan1.13
      Shandong2.30Tianjin0.89Heilongjiang0.82Hainan1.04Shaanxi1.10
      Liaoning1.79Fujian0.79Guangxi0.81Shandong0.71Guangxi0.99
      Tibet1.48Hebei0.49Liaoning0.63Liaoning0.67Tianjin0.49
      Fujian0.85Hainan0.48Tianjin0.60Hebei0.54Shanxi0.18
      Inner Mongolia0.14Heilongjiang0.45Tibet0.31Tibet0.34Hebei0.10
      Inner Mongolia0.24Gansu0.24Gansu0.22Gansu0.07
      Liaoning0.17Hebei0.21Jilin0.11Liaoning0.04
      Hainan0.19Inner Mongolia0.05Ningxia0.01
      Hong Kong0.10Heilongjiang0.05
      Shanxi0.01Macao0.03
      Shanxi0.02
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    Jing LUO, Siyun CHEN, Xuan SUN, Yuanyuan ZHU, Juxin ZENG, Guangping CHEN. Analysis of city centrality based on entropy weight TOPSIS and population mobility: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(4): 515

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    Received: Apr. 25, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2019

    Published Online: Sep. 30, 2020

    The Author Email: SUN Xuan (muxuan0524@126.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1740-9

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