Towards a comprehensive understanding of intercity cooperation in China’s city-regionalization: A comparative study of Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Foshan city groups

Zhang, Xian‐Chun; Shen, Jianfa; Gao, Xiaoxue

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105339

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“…Most villages have basic public facilities (e.g., kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, and health service centers), but the demand population is gradually losing (especially school-age children) and the corresponding talent resources of educational and medical are decreasing 7 , 17 , 31 . To alleviate the inequality of social resources and realize the equalization of public service facilities, the matching of supply and demand facility resources 22 , the corresponding national development strategies 56 , as well as the difficulties faced by local urban development should be comprehensively considered 13 , 17 . Social sustainability 2 , 7 (e.g., facilities services, income, and welfare) and environmental sustainability 11 , 52 (e.g., air quality, climate change, and green space) are crucial in building livable and equitable cities that can be maintained in the long term 13 .…”

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Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

Yue

Wei

et al. 2022

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Urban development continues to face the dilemma of spatial inequality of public facilities, particularly educational and medical facilities. Identifying inequalities in various types of public facilities and their driving mechanisms is crucial in reducing social inequality. However, information on this topic is limited. This study took 10 typical cities in China as cases. We used the methods of the Gini coefficient and hedonic price model as bases in evaluating the equality of nine types of education and medical facilities, focusing on the differences between urban and rural areas. Moreover, we further analyzed the driving factors of facility equality. Results showed that equality of public facilities in urban areas was significantly higher than that in rural areas. Primary schools, middle schools, and health service centers were relatively equal, and kindergartens and pharmacies were unequal only in rural areas. However, the equality of facilities with large-size or commercial attributes was not optimistic. Furthermore, there remained a significant gap among counties (or districts), which was mainly driven by population, economy, and building density in the form of logarithm and logarithmic linear models. Our research contributes to an in-depth understanding of the inequality of public facilities and further supports decision-making to improve social equality.

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Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

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“…A spatial differentiation pattern of living in Wuhan has clearly developed [27], and the community-built environment's effects on the health status of residents may vary. Therefore, in the ongoing planning and construction of territorial spatial planning [75,76] and practical needs of residents of healthy communities for public service facilities in different types of communities should be taken into account. For example, most of the low-end communities that were analyzed in this study were old high-density neighborhoods where relatively more socially disadvantaged groups resided and whose health status is restricted by the accessibility of health facilities.…”

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Spatial Differences in the Effect of Communities’ Built Environment on Residents’ Health: A Case Study in Wuhan, China

Yuan

Pan

Shan

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After 40 years of reform and opening-up policies, urbanization in China has significantly improved residents’ living standards; however, simultaneously, it has caused a series of health problems among Chinese citizens. Communities’ built environment is closely related to their residents’ health. However, few studies have examined the spatial differences in the health effects of community-built environments. Based on a 2013 health survey of residents in 20 communities in Wuhan, this study uses multilevel linear models to explore the effects of the built environment on residents’ health, analyzing the differences in its health-effect within different types of communities. The results showed that there were significant differences in the self-rated health status of residents in different communities, with those in high-end communities reporting a higher self-rated health status. The effect of the built environment on the health of residents in different communities was found to be inconsistent. For instance, the effect of the built environment on low-end community residents was very significant, but it was not obvious for residents in high-end communities. There are significant community-specific differences in the health- effect of the built environment: in high-end communities, residents’ health status was mainly restricted by travel accessibility, while in low-end communities, residents’ health status was mainly restricted by the accessibility of health facilities. Therefore, this paper proposes a built-environment optimization strategy for different types of communities to provide valuable insights for healthy community planning from a policy perspective.

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“…In China, rapid urbanization has consumed large land resources, and high-density urban development and insufficient green land may increase the risk of high-temperature disasters in the context of global warming [ 42 , 43 ]. At present, Wuhan is in an important transition period from a central city in central China to a national central city and an international metropolis.…”

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High-Temperature Disaster Risk Assessment for Urban Communities: A Case Study in Wuhan, China

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High-temperature risk disaster, a common meteorological disaster, seriously affects people’s productivity, life, and health. However, insufficient attention has been paid to this disaster in urban communities. To assess the risk of high-temperature disasters, this study, using remote sensing data and geographic information data, analyzes 973 communities in downtown Wuhan with the geography-weighted regression method. First, the study evaluates the distribution characteristics of high temperatures in communities and explores the spatial differences of risks. Second, a metrics and weight system is constructed, from which the main factors are determined. Third, a risk assessment model of high-temperature disasters is established from disaster-causing danger, disaster-generating sensitivity, and disaster-bearing vulnerability. The results show that: (a) the significance of the impact of the built environment on high-temperature disasters is obviously different from its coefficient space differentiation; (b) the risk in the old city is high, whereas that in the area around the river is low; and (c) different risk areas should design built environment optimization strategies aimed specifically at the area. The significance of this study is that it develops a high-temperature disaster assessment framework for risk identification, impact differentiation, and difference optimization, and provides theoretical support for urban high-temperature disaster prevention and mitigation.

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Towards a comprehensive understanding of intercity cooperation in China’s city-regionalization: A comparative study of Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Foshan city groups

Cited by 47 publications

References 63 publications

Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

Spatial Differences in the Effect of Communities’ Built Environment on Residents’ Health: A Case Study in Wuhan, China

High-Temperature Disaster Risk Assessment for Urban Communities: A Case Study in Wuhan, China

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