Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow
The world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history. Maintaining the rapid growth of cities without causing land and resource shortages is a severe problem that must be solved urgently. With the rapid development of globalization and information technology, the meaning of land comp...
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| description | The world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history. Maintaining the rapid growth of cities without causing land and resource shortages is a severe problem that must be solved urgently. With the rapid development of globalization and information technology, the meaning of land comprehensive carrying capacity presents new changes. It is no longer entirely dependent on local resources and is likely to benefit from intercity connections beyond urban boundaries. However, can an inter-city network be a non-local solution to sustain urban growth without increasing land pressure? To address this question, this study adopted 287 cities in China as the research object to describe the spatial carrying characteristics of land at the national level by constructing an evaluation index system for land comprehensive carrying capacity. Furthermore, we constructed a population flow network model through social network analysis to explore the influence of intercity network on land comprehensive carrying capacity. Our findings are as follows: (1) The regional differentiation characteristics of land comprehensive carrying capacity at the national scale are evident, and reveal a spatial pattern significantly related to the urban economic development level. (2) The weighted in-degree, weighted degree centrality, and betweenness centrality in the intercity network positively impact the land comprehensive carrying capacity, and land use efficiency has a partial mediating effect. (3) Land comprehensive carrying capacity can be determined by non-local factors rather than local factors. As an effective non-local channel, strengthening intercity population flow and network integration can flexibly manage urban land scarcity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a329ce459fd443b6bb96793f60cee2bb2023-11-19T01:50:34ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2023-07-01128151510.3390/land12081515Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population FlowXiang Shi0Xiao Yu1Shijun Wang2Feilong Hao3Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaNortheast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaSchool of Geographical Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, ChinaSchool of Geographical Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, ChinaThe world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history. Maintaining the rapid growth of cities without causing land and resource shortages is a severe problem that must be solved urgently. With the rapid development of globalization and information technology, the meaning of land comprehensive carrying capacity presents new changes. It is no longer entirely dependent on local resources and is likely to benefit from intercity connections beyond urban boundaries. However, can an inter-city network be a non-local solution to sustain urban growth without increasing land pressure? To address this question, this study adopted 287 cities in China as the research object to describe the spatial carrying characteristics of land at the national level by constructing an evaluation index system for land comprehensive carrying capacity. Furthermore, we constructed a population flow network model through social network analysis to explore the influence of intercity network on land comprehensive carrying capacity. Our findings are as follows: (1) The regional differentiation characteristics of land comprehensive carrying capacity at the national scale are evident, and reveal a spatial pattern significantly related to the urban economic development level. (2) The weighted in-degree, weighted degree centrality, and betweenness centrality in the intercity network positively impact the land comprehensive carrying capacity, and land use efficiency has a partial mediating effect. (3) Land comprehensive carrying capacity can be determined by non-local factors rather than local factors. As an effective non-local channel, strengthening intercity population flow and network integration can flexibly manage urban land scarcity.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1515intercity networkpopulation flowland comprehensive carrying capacityinfluencing factorChina |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Shi Xiao Yu Shijun Wang Feilong Hao Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow Land intercity network population flow land comprehensive carrying capacity influencing factor China |
| title | Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow |
| title_full | Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow |
| title_short | Influence of Intercity Network on Land Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: A Perspective of Population Flow |
| title_sort | influence of intercity network on land comprehensive carrying capacity a perspective of population flow |
| topic | intercity network population flow land comprehensive carrying capacity influencing factor China |
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