The Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Urban Modernization in the Yangtze River Delta

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10.2991/978-2-38476-259-0_36How to use a DOI?

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modernization; evaluation indicators; entropy method; space-time evolution; Yangtze River Delta

Abstract

Modernization refers to the process of transformation from agricultural society to industrial society and then to knowledge society. Based on the socio-economic statistical data of the Yangtze River Delta cities in China from 2010 to 2020, this study constructs a modernization level measurement index system from four dimensions: economic development, social development, knowledge development and environmental development, and analyzes the modernization level measurement and spatial-temporal evolution characteristics. The results show that: (1) From 2010 to 2020, the modernization level index of the Yangtze River Delta shows an overall increasing trend, and the increasing trend is significant. In terms of dimensions, the economic development index and the environmental development index are the highest, the social development index is the second, and the knowledge development index is the lowest. (2) The cities with high level of modernization in the Yangtze River Delta are mainly composed of provincial capitals and cities flowing through the Yangtze River, and then gradually spread to the surrounding areas. In 2020, they will shrink, but the level of modernization of cities flowing through the Yangtze River is still relatively high. (3) The priority way to improve the level of modernization in the Yangtze River Delta region is to focus on industrial structure, increase the proportion of non-agricultural economy, improve the ecological environment, and adhere to sustainable development.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhengliang Zhang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/06/21
TI  - The Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Urban Modernization in the Yangtze River Delta
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 314
EP  - 321
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-259-0_36
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-259-0_36
ID  - Zhang2024
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