Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 2, 297(2020)

Urban expansion patterns and their driving forces based on the center of gravity-GTWR model: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration

Haijun WANG1,2, Bin ZHANG1, Yaolin LIU1,2,3, Yanfang LIU1,2,3, Shan XU4、*, Yuntai ZHAO5, Yuchen CHEN5, and Song HONG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1. School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 2. Key Laboratories of Geographic Information Systems, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 3. Collaborative Innovation Center for Geospatial Information Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 4. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101; China
  • 5. China Land Survey and Planning Institute, Beijing 100035, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Urban land expansion in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The spatial characteristics of the urban expansion differentiation index in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The barycenter coordinate migration of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The change of intensity of the urban expansion driving forces in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The change of the urban expansion differentiation driving forces in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The change of the urban shape driving forces in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    The change of the land urbanization driving forces in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration
    • Table 1.

      The driving factors of urban expansion

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      Table 1.

      The driving factors of urban expansion

      IndexVariableUnitIndexVariableUnit
      PopulationX1104 peopleGross agricultural output valueX12108 yuan
      Number of year-end social workersX2104 peopleRailway freight volumeX13104 tons
      GDPX3108 yuanRoad freight volumeX14104 tons
      The first industrial output valueX4108 yuanRailway passenger trafficX15104 people
      Secondary industrial output valueX5108 yuanHighway passenger trafficX16104 people
      Tertiary industrial output valueX6108 yuanColleges and universitiesX171
      Total fixed asset investmentX7108 yuanCollege and university studentsX18104 people
      Total retail sales of social consumer goodsX8108 yuanPrimary school studentsX19104 people
      Financial revenueX9108 yuanHospitalX201
      Financial expenditureX10108 yuanHealth techniciansX21104 people
      Gross industrial output valueX11108 yuanHospital bedsX22104 beds
    • Table 2.

      The dominant factors of principal components of driving factors

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      Table 2.

      The dominant factors of principal components of driving factors

      CategoryPrincipal componentComposition of principal componentThe dominant direction
      Staged indexF1X3, X8, X9Economy
      F2X7, X10Investment development
      F3X1, X19, X21Population and education
      F4X4, X12The first industry
      F5X16, X1Population flow
      F6X20Medical and health
      F7X15Transportation
      Continuity indexF1X3, X11, X18, X22Socio-economic development
      F2X7, X10Investment development
      F3X4, X12The first industry
      F4X13, X16Transportation
    • Table 3.

      The intensity index of the urban expansion in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

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      Table 3.

      The intensity index of the urban expansion in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

      1990-19951995-20002000-20052005-20102010-20151990-2015
      Beijing0.2550.0200.0370.0150.0510.121
      Tianjin0.0420.0130.0760.0800.0060.063
      Shijiazhuang0.1290.0460.0160.2350.0090.158
      Tangshan0.1430.0080.0340.0840.0560.112
      Qinhuangdao0.0820.0310.0710.0730.0530.112
      Handan0.0300.0460.0450.1890.0710.143
      Xingtai0.1360.0310.0440.1470.0520.168
      Baoding0.1790.0610.0410.0600.0280.136
      Zhangjiakou0.0900.0030.0260.1040.0350.078
      Chengde0.1250.0060.0140.1470.0240.099
      Cangzhou0.1830.0360.0110.0540.0170.092
      Langfang0.3050.0220.0620.1380.0310.247
      Hengshui0.1230.0730.0310.1040.0460.151
    • Table 4.

      The fractal dimension index of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

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      Table 4.

      The fractal dimension index of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

      199019952000200520102015
      Beijing1.2521.2451.2501.2571.2671.251
      Tianjin1.2361.2421.2441.2671.2631.263
      Shijiazhuang1.2081.1841.1961.2041.1931.198
      Tangshan1.1651.2021.2021.1991.1881.177
      Qinhuangdao1.1931.2041.2041.1891.1961.206
      Handan1.1371.1411.1371.1301.2431.241
      Xingtai1.1351.1241.1261.1671.1921.186
      Baoding1.1411.2001.1891.2101.1921.185
      Zhangjiakou1.1631.1751.1791.1741.1631.195
      Chengde1.2091.2201.2211.2211.2671.267
      Cangzhou1.1551.1321.1471.1501.1631.159
      Langfang1.1241.1461.1331.1451.1401.164
      Hengshui1.1581.1241.1421.1641.1661.181
    • Table 5.

      The land urbanization rate of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

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      Table 5.

      The land urbanization rate of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

      199019952000200520102015
      Beijing0.3300.5010.5400.5410.5500.691
      Tianjin0.2710.2830.3340.3790.4350.448
      Shijiazhuang0.1580.2040.2470.2570.3550.371
      Tangshan0.0890.1490.1520.1680.1870.240
      Qinhuangdao0.1870.2290.2760.3370.3370.426
      Handan0.1430.1630.1540.1760.2550.346
      Xingtai0.0820.1170.1280.1500.1730.218
      Baoding0.0830.1280.1650.1900.1700.194
      Zhangjiakou0.1200.1570.1700.1860.1720.201
      Chengde0.1950.2620.3180.3270.2210.248
      Cangzhou0.0680.1010.1160.1210.1820.198
      Langfang0.0840.1530.1920.2350.3220.372
      Hengshui0.0680.1170.1280.1450.1840.227
    • Table 6.

      The core driving forces of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

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      Table 6.

      The core driving forces of cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration

      IndexIntensityDifferentiationUrbanizationThe fractal dimension index
      Year1990-2015199019952000200520102015
      Beijing/TianjinPopulationMedical and healthSocio-economic developmentSocio-economic development
      Shijia- zhuangSocio-econo-mic developmentInvestment developmentTranspor-tation
      TangshanInvestment developmentSocio-economic development
      QinhuangdaoInvestment developmentSocio-economic developmentTranspor-tation
      HandanSocio-econo-mic developmentInvestment development
      XingtaiSocio-economic developmentThe first industryInvestment development
      BaodingSocio-economic developmentInvestment developmentSocio-economic development
      Zhang-jiakouInvestment developmentThe first industryTransportation
      ChengdeTransportationThe first industryTransportation
      Cangzhou/Langfang/HengshuiSocio-economic development
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    Haijun WANG, Bin ZHANG, Yaolin LIU, Yanfang LIU, Shan XU, Yuntai ZHAO, Yuchen CHEN, Song HONG. Urban expansion patterns and their driving forces based on the center of gravity-GTWR model: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(2): 297

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    Received: Oct. 23, 2018

    Accepted: Dec. 12, 2018

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2020

    The Author Email: Shan XU (xushan@igsnrr.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1729-4

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