双子城跨界融合研究——杭州临平与嘉兴海宁跨界发展的实证研究

Cross-Boundary Integration of A Twin City: A Case Study of Linping and Haining

在"跨界双子城"的理论视角下,以杭州临平与嘉兴海宁跨界区域为案例,从物质空间融合、行为融合、组织与制度融合多个维度对其跨界融合程度进行实证研究。研究发现,作为典型的跨界双子城,临平—海宁双子城物质空间对接良好、社会联系密切,在物质空间与行为层面融合程度较高。但受区域生产关系与行政区碎化的影响,其组织与制度融合较为滞后,制约着更深层面的跨界融合发展。研究发现对充分认识跨界区域发展特征、推动协同发展具有重要的理论价值,也为其他跨界地区发展提供经验借鉴。

In the deepening process of globalization, decentralization and regionalization, cross-border region is becoming a hot spot of urban and regional development all around the world. From the perspective of ＂twin-city＂, this paper takes a close look at the cross-boundary area of Linping and Haining. With a long history of social interaction in the past, cooperation between Linping and Haining has become much closer when different levels of governments are involved in inter-city cooperation in recent years. As a typical twin city, cross-boundary integration of Linping-Haining involves four dimensions, i.e., physical integration, behavioral integration, organizational and institutional integration. It is found that with large-scale development, connected roads and public transport systems, Linping-Haining twin city enjoys a high level of physical integration. Apart from that, according to the survey, residents of the two cities have considerable cross-boundary contacts in working, service and other daily activities, indicating a close link in behavioral integration. Unlike physical and behavioral integration, however, it is revealed that organizational and institutional integration lag significantly behind in Linping-Haining twin city. The fragmented political context and immature institutional environment could be the main reason to this phenomenon.