中国城市化与经济发展关系的省际格局_英文_陈明星.pdf

J. Geogr. Sci. 2014, 24(1): 33-45 DOI: 10.1007/s11442-014-1071-9 © 2014 Science Press Springer-Verlag The provincial pattern of the relationship between urbanization and economic development in China * CHEN Mingxing, HUANG Yongbin, TANG Zhipeng, LU Dadao, LIU Hui, MA Li Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, CAS; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China Abstract: Understanding the relationship between Chinas urbanization and economic de- velopment on a provincial scale is of profound theoretical and practical significance. Based on data from 124 countries or regions throughout the world and 31 provinces or autonomous regions in China, applying improved methods using the quadrant map approach, this paper analyzed the spatial pattern of the relationship between Chinas urbanization and economic development level. The study identified the following results. (1) The 31 province-level re- gions fall into six categories: only one region is in the category of sharp over-urbanization, 3 regions are in medium over-urbanization, 11 slight over-urbanization, 8 basic coordination, one medium under-urbanization, and seven slight under-urbanization. (2) There are signifi- cant regional differences on a provincial scale in the relationships between urbanization and the level of economic development. (3) The provincial pattern of urbanization and economic development is significantly different between east and west. The eastern coastal areas are mainly over-urbanized, while the central and western regions are mainly under-urbanized. (4) The relationship between urbanization and the level of economic development is similar to the Matthew effect. Hence, two import