An Empirical Analysis of Port-City Relationship: Based on the Comparison of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta

Wei Chen

doi:10.4236/jss.2017.55016

Abstract

This paper first analyzes the status quo of the port-city relationship of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta through the relative concentration index. It is found that the port-city relationship of the Yangtze River Delta trends to be coordinated, while the port-city relationship of the Pearl River Delta is still in a state of uncoordinated. Then it analyzes the specific correlation between urban economy development and port development by gray relational analysis; it is found that the GDP and industrial output have high correlation with port cargo throughput, and the average correlation value of Yangtze River Delta is higher than that of the Pearl River Delta. Through the impulse response analysis, it is found that the urban GDP and industry have a significant effect on the development of the port in the short term, and the development of the port has no obvious influence on urban GDP and industry.

Highlights

Peace and development have become the theme of the world
It analyzes the specific correlation between urban economy development and port development by gray relational analysis; it is found that the GDP and industrial output have high correlation with port cargo throughput, and the average correlation value of Yangtze River Delta is higher than that of the Pearl River Delta
Major cities of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta are selected for empirical analysis, Shanghai, Nantong, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Zhoushan and Wenzhou are selected for the Yangtze River Delta; Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan are selected for the Pearl River Delta

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Introduction

Peace and development have become the theme of the world. Economy development is the primary task of the development of a country. With the unique geographical conditions, the port city has become an important node in the national and global economic circulation system. China’s major coastal port cities have developed rapidly. There are many ports needed to be built and the existing ports need to be optimized.

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