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| THE COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE AND DIVISION OF GUANZHONG, ZHONG-YUAN AND SHAN-DONG PENINSULA URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS |
| LI Xue-xin, MIAO Chang-hong |
| The Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development and College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China |
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Abstract In this paper, location quotient, relative-specialization index and relative-diversity index are used to analyze the industrial structure, the industry specialization and diversification, as well as the relationship between the economic development and the industrial structure and division of Guan-zhong, Zhong-yuan and Shan-dong peninsula urban agglomerations. By calculating and non-linear regressing, we find that the industrial structure of three urban agglomerations is on low level as a whole, and the industrial division is obviously on the elementary stage and needs to deepen further. We also find that the external service function of the nuclear city is relatively weak and difficult to play the role of growth pole in driving the development of urban agglomerations. Though there have the largest employees in manufacturing industry among all industries in most cities, it does not have an obvious advantage in the whole Country. Generally, the degree of industrial specialization of three urban agglomerations is higher than the Country and the degree of industrial diversion is lower, which is unfavorable to the development of the urban agglomerations. The developing motive force is different between the inland urban agglomerations and the coastal urban agglomerations, and it is relatively sensitive to industrial diversification to the coastal enterprises, but not remarkable in the inland. The industrial specialization plays a leading role in the development of the urban agglomerations, but it does not favor the development of the urban agglomerations. In contrast, the diversification has a positive effect to economic growth, but their effects are not outstanding in the short time. In the end of this paper, we put forward some corresponding policy recommendations according to the existing problem of the industrial structure and division in these three urban agglomerations.
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Received: 28 November 2005
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2006, Vol. 21 
