Evaluation of City–Industry Integration Development and Regional Differences under the New Urbanization: A Case Study of Sichuan

Abstract

As an important focus of China’s new urbanization construction, the policy of “city–industry integration” has played a key role in promoting the sustainable development of urban construction. This paper integrates the three major elements of social service, ecology and environment, and science and technology into the traditional indicator system of “industry, city, and people”. Firstly, the PSO-AHP-EM model was constructed to empower the indicators subjectively and objectively, and the degree of city–industry integration was sorted by the GRA-TOPSIS model. Secondly, the Gini coefficient and Theil index were used to further explore the non-equilibrium of city–industry integration development. Finally, an empirical study was conducted on 18 prefecture-level cities in Sichuan Province from 2010 to 2019, and their development laws were analyzed. The results show that: (1) The weights obtained by the PSO-AHP solution were better than the weights obtained by AHP. (2) The level of city–industry integration in Sichuan was not high, and most cities need to be further developed. (3) The regional difference of city–industry integration was relatively small, and the main source of the difference was Chengdu Plain Economic Zone. This paper puts forward some suggestions to provide scientific support for the evaluation of city–industry integration.

System Dynamics Theory Applied to Differentiated Levels of City–Industry Integration in China

“…In the process of city-industry integration, new urban areas face issues such as weak service facilities, serious separation of jobs and residences, insufficient interaction between industries and cities, and imperfect functions [9]. The relevant provinces also have the problems of unscientific industrial space layouts, an insufficient supply of park infrastructure, and weak economic strength, which are not conducive to gathering industrial elements when implementing city-industry integration [14]. Accordingly, the country should strive to explore a people-centered path [15]; focus on planning, leading, and coordination; take the initiative to conduct industrial transformation and upgrading [16]; and continuously promote the integration of elements, functions, and space in the development of cityindustry integration [17] to achieve the co-prosperity of industry and city in space and the symbiosis of residents and environment in function [18].…”

A Coupling Relationship between New-Type Urbanization and Tourism Resource Conversion Efficiency: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin in China

“…However, with the arrival of the postindustrial era, "new-type urbanization" is now the requirement for China's urbanization [1]. Compared with traditional urbanization, new-type urbanization highlights the concept of people-oriented development; the coordinated development of large, medium, and small cities and small towns; the integration of industries and towns; and the promotion of urbanization by industries [2,3]. Currently, the most dynamic tourism industry is at the industrial scale, which has continued to expand in recent years and has played a strong leading role in the economy, culture, and ecology to become an important force in China's urbanization development in the new era [4].…”

“…Third, related research concentrates on the description of coupling and coordination characteristics but lacks an exploration of its influencing factors. The Yellow River is a massive river spanning the east and west of China with a watershed area of 795,000 km 2 . It is an important ecological protection barrier and economic development link in China with a dense population, complete urban system, rich natural and cultural landscapes, and a vast tourism market.…”

“…Based on the abovementioned factors, this study selects the Yellow River Basin as the study area and explores the spatiotemporal coupling coordination law and influencing factors of new-type urbanization and TRCE in the Yellow River Basin using entropy TOPSIS, the Super-SBM model, the coupling coordination degree model, the GM (1,1) model, and Tobit regression. The goals are as follows: (1) to explore the development level of new-type urbanization and TRCE in the Yellow River Basin from 2010 to 2019; (2) to investigate the spatial and temporal coupling evolution characteristics and future trends of new-type urbanization and TRCE in the Yellow River Basin using the coupled coordination degree model and the grey prediction model; (3) to use the Tobit regression model to explore the factors affecting the CCD of new-type urbanization and TRCE in the Yellow River Basin; and (4) to provide a scientific basis and decision-making references for the high-quality development of a new-type urbanization construction and tourism industry in the Yellow River Basin.…”