Abstract
The coupling of logistics and economy is of great significance for regional development. To promote the regional development of urban agglomeration in Central Plains of China, this paper attempts to study the spatial divergence of coupling development and the influential factors. The 30 urban cities in Central Plains of China have been regarded as the research objects. We develop an integrated framework to derive the coupling degree between logistics and economy in this region including linear weighting method, coupling coordination degree model, and exploratory spatial data analysis. The spatial pattern of the coupling coordination degree between logistics and economy is studied by the visualization evolution analysis. In addition, the GWR model is formulated to study the influential factors of regional coupling development. The results show that (1) the integrated development level of logistics industry and economy in the Central Plains City Cluster is low, and the development difference between regions is significant; (2) the overall coupling and coordination level of logistics industry and economy in the Central Plains City Cluster is not high and is at the stage of imminent disorder; in space, it presents a spatial pattern of “high in the center and low around”; (3) the coupling coordination degree around each region and city is a strong positive spatial correlation and agglomeration situation significantly; (4) the ranking of the influence degree of each driving factor from high to low is urbanization rate; science and technology level; education level; and population density.
Highlights
It has been mentioned that China’s economy has shifted from the stage of high-speed growth to the stage of highquality development in the 19th Party Congress of China
E Central Plains City Cluster is one of the National City clusters in China, and the level of urbanization keeps an increasing trend in recent years. It has a three-dimensional integrated transportation network system with air, railway, and highway, which improves the transportation integration development. erefore, it is important to explore and analyze the spatial pattern and influencing factors of the coupled and coordinated development of logistics industry and economy in the Central Plains City Cluster. is study is expected to help narrow the economic gap between regions
The development level of the logistics industry in Kaifeng is the lowest, with the integrated development index of 0.0894. It can be seen from the above data that the development level of the logistics industry in each prefecture-level city in the Central Plains City Cluster has a large gap, in which the integrated development level of the logistics industry in Heze is much higher than other cities. e overall development level of logistics industry in the Central Plains City Cluster is “one of the best.”
Summary
It has been mentioned that China’s economy has shifted from the stage of high-speed growth to the stage of highquality development in the 19th Party Congress of China. E Central Plains City Cluster is one of the National City clusters in China, and the level of urbanization keeps an increasing trend in recent years. It has a three-dimensional integrated transportation network system with air, railway, and highway, which improves the transportation integration development. Erefore, it is important to explore and analyze the spatial pattern and influencing factors of the coupled and coordinated development of logistics industry and economy in the Central Plains City Cluster. Spatial pattern study of logistics industry and economic interaction coupling coordination is less, and the influence factor of these is much rarer
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