Study on the Spatial-Temporal Pattern Evolution and Countermeasures of Regional Coordinated Development in Anhui Province, China

Abstract

Regional coordinated development was an important measure to resolve new contradictions in the new era, and it has gradually become a hotspot in geography research. At three time points of 2010, 2013, and 2017, by constructing an evaluation index system for the city comprehensive competitiveness, the entropy method and the coupling coordination model were used to study the coordinated development pattern of cities in Anhui Province. Moreover, we tried to raise the issue of regional coordinated development in Anhui Province and corresponding countermeasures. The results showed that the comprehensive competitiveness of cities in Anhui Province has strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity. The spatial development pattern with Hefei as the core was more obvious. The degree of urban coupling in Anhui Province first declined and then increased. The high values of coupling degree were mainly concentrated in cities such as Hefei and Chuzhou, and the low values were mainly concentrated in cities in northern Anhui such as Bozhou and Suzhou. Moreover, the degree of city coordination in Anhui Province has strong hierarchical characteristics. Hefei, Chuzhou and Bengbu have always occupied the position of high-quality coordination, while Chizhou, Bozhou and Suzhou in southern Anhui and northern Anhui have been in a state of imbalance. The research was conducive to improving the relevant theories of regional coordinated development and to provide more theoretical basis and practical significance for the coordinated development of Anhui Province.