广东地级市中心城市主成分聚类分析

ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPAL COMPONENT CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRAL CITIES IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE PROVINCE

本文对广东省２０个地级市中心城市进行了主成分聚类分析，并在此基础上对各中心城市的发展方向提出了初步的意见。

he 20 central cities in Guangdong Province by principal components are analysed. The results show that the composite strength of the 20 central cities differs greatly from one another.Considering their developerment tendency, the 20 central cities are classified into three classes: Ⅰ.Guangzhou; Ⅱ. Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhongshao, Foshan, Shantou, Zhuhai, Zhanjiang,Huizhou, Jiangmen, Shaoguan, Zhaoqjng, Maoming; Ⅲ. Yangjiang, Chaozhou, Qingyuan,Meizhou, Heyuan, Jieyang, Shanwei. According to the results of classification, some advice about the construction of regional central cities are given. First, ratioal construction of central cities under the conditions of market economy should be emphasized. Second, the construction of central cities should have scientific guiding ideology. Finally, the conception of the construction of the central cities in Guangdong Province are diven as follows: Guangzhou should be constructed as a central city of the state; the 12 cities of the class Ⅱ should be developed as the central cities of Guangdong Province; and the 7 cities of class Ⅲ should be built only as the local central cities in the coming 15 years.