Abstract
The construction of high-speed railway(HSR) can not only improve the quality of transportation infrastructure in China, but also has a significant impact on regional economy. The influence of HSR construction on economic connection intensity in the context of the coordinated development of cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is investigated. Based on the improved Gravity Model(GM), the research shows that HSR has a positive effect on the economic gravitation, while the influence of spatial distance on economic connections of cities is negative. According to empirical analysis, it represents an obvious Coreperiphery structure after HSR is opened. It also reveals that the regional economic development is unbalanced, which is caused by the poor transportation infrastructure. In addition, the paper further offers a perspective of how to promote regional economy.
Highlights
With the rapid development of China’s economy and technology, high-speed railway(HSR) has entered an era of rapid development, and its construction and development have laid a solid foundation and guarantee for the economic development of regional cities
With the continuous development of new economic geography, scholars have long acknowledged the relationship between transportation infrastructure and regional economy
This study applied regional data to analyse the changes of economic gravitational values of 13 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration before and after the opening of the high-speed rail
Summary
With the rapid development of China’s economy and technology, high-speed railway(HSR) has entered an era of rapid development, and its construction and development have laid a solid foundation and guarantee for the economic development of regional cities. The construction of high-speed railway can deepen the connection between adjacent areas, accelerate the mutual circulation of resource elements, and improve the accessibility between cities and save cost for regional economic development. Since 2008, which marks that Beijing Tianjin Hebei urban agglomerations have entered the era of high-speed rail. This paper will take Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area as an example to analyze the impact of the opening of high-speed railway on regional economic development. It is indisputable that convenient transportation will improve accessibility, reduce transportation cost and increase flow of other factors
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