World class urban agglomerations are the highest spatial form of urbanization in the context of globalization, with high control and influence over the world economy and politics. They have become the main force for major powers to cultivate core global competitiveness and lead future global development and social change. This article defines the concept of world-class urban agglomerations based on the global urban system, conducts conceptual analysis and comparison with related similar concepts, and provides definition criteria based on existing research results. A theoretical framework for China’s world-class urban agglomerations was proposed from the perspective of integrating flow space and spatial analysis. Based on the definition criteria, an international comparison was made between the three major urban agglomerations in China’s Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and Beijing Tianjin Hebei region and the five world-class urban agglomerations in the world from both spatial and flow space perspectives. Relevant characteristic facts were sorted out, and relevant issues and challenges were clarified. On this basis, several discussions were conducted on the construction path of China’s world-class urban agglomerations.
WEN Yu-yuan
,
YU Zi-long
,
ZHANG Chao
. The construction of China’s world-class urban agglomeration: Concept, framework, and paths[J]. Urban Problems, 2024
, 353(12)
: 4
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DOI: 10.13239/j.bjsshkxy.cswt.241201
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