Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2022, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (8): 110-116.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2022.0241

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Analysis of the centrality and symmetry of the network structure of China's three urban agglomerations using Baidu population migration

YUE Hanqiu1, QI Jianwei2, CHEN Yanhui1, CHEN Liang3, CHEN Huaixin3   

  1. 1. College of Tourism and planning, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan 467000, China;
    2. School of Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute, Kaifeng 475004, China;
    3. Troops 61287, Chengdu 610036, China
  • Received:2022-01-06 Revised:2022-06-14 Published:2022-09-01

Abstract: Focusing on the analysis of the centrality and symmetry patterns of the nodes and links on urban network, this study proposes a method framework which includes three “S” dimensions.It is strength, symmetry, and structure, respectively. Further, the above framework is applied to the migration network of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH), Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban agglomerations, and the following findings can be obtained: ① The urban nodes and the migration of people in the three major urban agglomerations have obvious hierarchical and symmetrical structures, respectively. ② The BTH, YRD, and PRD respectively presents a core-periphery structure with a surrounding, “>” shape, and one core and two wings. ③ The BTH presents a typical single-center structure, while the YRD and the PRD present obvious multi-center structure. The above findings can be helped to make suggestions for the urban positioning and regional planning of the three urban agglomerations, which can promote the coordinated development and integration of those regions.

Key words: centrality, symmetry, urban network, three famous urban agglomerations, population migration

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