Study on urban economic resilience of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei based on night light remote sensing data during COVID-19

Abstract

In order to reveal the spatial and temporal distribution of COVID-19's economic impact on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, this study uses the NPP/VIIRS night light remote sensing data from January to September in 2020 to compare the development trend of COVID-19 and analyze its economic impact on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. At the same time, the regional economic resilience measurement algorithm is introduced by coupling the regional night light greyscale value to obtain the economic resilience data of various cities during the epidemic. The findings show that: 1. there are structural differences in the spatial distribution of COVID-19 outbreaks in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region present a "core-adjacent-external" structure and the spatial distribution pattern of Tianjin-Beijing-Shijiazhuang prominent in the inverted "L" shape. 2. There are differences in the economic resilience of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in the face of the epidemic, with high economic resilience in the core urban areas close to Beijing and Tianjin. Therefore, strengthening regional cooperation and establishing relatively stable economic ties with surrounding areas are the key to improving the overall economic resilience of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.