At the beginning of the 1980s, the Central Place Theory(CPT) was introduced into China from the West. The authors of this article are the initiators of applying this model to China's urban and regional planning as...At the beginning of the 1980s, the Central Place Theory(CPT) was introduced into China from the West. The authors of this article are the initiators of applying this model to China's urban and regional planning as well as to the allocation of commercial activities. Since the commodity economy has been developing in China for thousands of years,most of the areas in eastern plains and inland basins of the country show the spatial structure of typical central places scene. During some six years, the authors participatd in a lot of rural, urban and regional planning projects in which the spatial phenomena and relevant internal mechanism proved this medel and its deformation. This paper gives only a few examples of the application of CPT in China. 1. The distribution of rural markets: the empirical study is based mainly on the situation in Shengfang Town and its vicinal area, 2. The spatial combination of urban Systems; problems about city allocation in North China are emphasized, 3. Commercial centres in city and the networks: a crucial study on commercial distribution of the metropolis Beijing is done by using the central place model.展开更多
In this afticle, three uopt problems on the developlnent and plabong of Beijing metropolis are expounded (1) Having analyzed the process of urbanlzation dunng 45 years, the autihor divides it into three Stages :city e...In this afticle, three uopt problems on the developlnent and plabong of Beijing metropolis are expounded (1) Having analyzed the process of urbanlzation dunng 45 years, the autihor divides it into three Stages :city expansion, qrban sprawl and fonmation of centnpotal urban nngr. Then a rank-number-size law is pLif fotward to predict the development and allocation of satellite towns (2) Having looked back on the change of urban transpoftation nforork, the atlthor points out its merits and demerits.According to the increases of traffic flow, improving measures for the urban road systems are demonstrated. (3) Having reviewed the llistory of commercial distnbution and referred to previous lnodels, the author roprds the spatial structure of business as a combined network from central place and idealized stnucture of lnetropolitan area. The trade and service orgaluzation in n1ain urban area and peripheral zone can be planned with defferent ways. The atlthor predicts a rational network of commerce and service of Beijing with a strong BCD Which is accepted by some trade authorities展开更多
文摘At the beginning of the 1980s, the Central Place Theory(CPT) was introduced into China from the West. The authors of this article are the initiators of applying this model to China's urban and regional planning as well as to the allocation of commercial activities. Since the commodity economy has been developing in China for thousands of years,most of the areas in eastern plains and inland basins of the country show the spatial structure of typical central places scene. During some six years, the authors participatd in a lot of rural, urban and regional planning projects in which the spatial phenomena and relevant internal mechanism proved this medel and its deformation. This paper gives only a few examples of the application of CPT in China. 1. The distribution of rural markets: the empirical study is based mainly on the situation in Shengfang Town and its vicinal area, 2. The spatial combination of urban Systems; problems about city allocation in North China are emphasized, 3. Commercial centres in city and the networks: a crucial study on commercial distribution of the metropolis Beijing is done by using the central place model.
文摘In this afticle, three uopt problems on the developlnent and plabong of Beijing metropolis are expounded (1) Having analyzed the process of urbanlzation dunng 45 years, the autihor divides it into three Stages :city expansion, qrban sprawl and fonmation of centnpotal urban nngr. Then a rank-number-size law is pLif fotward to predict the development and allocation of satellite towns (2) Having looked back on the change of urban transpoftation nforork, the atlthor points out its merits and demerits.According to the increases of traffic flow, improving measures for the urban road systems are demonstrated. (3) Having reviewed the llistory of commercial distnbution and referred to previous lnodels, the author roprds the spatial structure of business as a combined network from central place and idealized stnucture of lnetropolitan area. The trade and service orgaluzation in n1ain urban area and peripheral zone can be planned with defferent ways. The atlthor predicts a rational network of commerce and service of Beijing with a strong BCD Which is accepted by some trade authorities
