The Resarch Of The Information Guiding By The Formation And Development Of Space Of Flows

Regional spatial organization pattern is in nature dependent on the dynamicinteractions between the geographical space（space of place）in traditional sense of and thefollowing flows: human flow, material flow, information flow, cultural flow and ecologicalflow. At present, with the wide application of information and communication technology,forms of regional space have been evolving. They are now extending from place space to anew space in which space of flows and place space coexist. Moreover, the influence ofspace of flows to regional spatial organization pattern is unceasingly deepening. So it isparticularly important to do the research of fashion and development mechanism of space offlows. Based on the above recognition, this dissertation attempts to research the informationguidance mechanism of space of flows fashion and development from the perspective ofinformation flow, to set up the concept system, structure system and method system of localspace of flows research with Jilin Province as a case and to offer proposals for thedevelopment of Jilin Province through analyzing the development and fashion mechanismof space of flows in Jilin Province.This dissertation is composed of four parts：Part1(Chapter1,2and3): Research on fundamental theories. This part mainly beginsfrom the discussions about the basic theories related to space of flows at home and abroad,put forward the concept, characteristics and basic structure of local space of flows that aresuitable for China’s national conditions taking into consideration China’s economic as wellas political system, and analyze the urban form in the organization of space of flows.Part2(Chapter4): Research on the factors that influence the fashion of space of flowsand functional forms. This part is to elaborate the factors that influence the fashion of spaceof flows from the following four aspects: differences in regional economic development andmagnetic forces, changes in social dominant, wide application of information andcommunication technologies, interactions of elements in "Milieux of Innovation" andfunctional mechanisms of space of flows to different regions.Part3(Chapter5): Research on the information-guiding mechanism of space of flows.Starting with the analysis of information flow and economic and social structure evolution,the research focuses on fashion process and mechanism of space of flows which are basedon information guidance. On the basis of theoretical analysis, the research puts forward themethodological framework of space of flows studies.Part4(Chapter6): Case studies of space of flows in Jilin Province based on flows ofinternet information and flows of telecommunication. The basic framework and distinctivefeatures of the space of flows in Jilin Province has been identified through the contrast andanalysis based on the flows of internet information and flows of telecommunication amongcities in Jilin Province, and three phases have been divided by integrating the sequentialfeatures of the evolution of space of flows in Jilin Province. At the same time, analyze the structure of space of flows in Jilin Province by flow direction data of the communicationflow.The following conclusions have been drawn through the research：（1）Identification of definition, features and structure of space of flows. Its definitioncan be: a interactive network space where knowledge and technologies are its foundation,the flows loaded by information load forms the main functional pattern, the processingcontrol over the flows of information is its dominating part, the information andtelecommunication network infrastructure are its nervous network, the coreinformationalized cities are its pivot, the places undertaking the functions of coordination inthe transmission of information are its nodes, the dominating government and theorganizations which control information are its principle controller. The space of flows hasmany fundamental features such as perpetual moving, multidimensional, asymmetrical,temporally interactive as well as the nature of nervous network. It embodies manygeographical features, for example, temporal—process, space—structure, comprehensive-local and so on. The basic structures of space of flows are: The Things That Flow, TheMedium through Which Things Flows, The Nodes among Which the Flows Circulate, andThe Dominate System of Flows.（2）Identification of factors that influence the formation and development of space offlows. The factors are as follows: the divergence of regional space development and centralurban magnetic force are the decisive factors on the formation and development of space offlows; social dominating power is its major factor; the prevalence of the information andtelecommunication is its fundamental factor; creative atmosphere is its driving force. Inpractice, space of flows affects regional space by relation mechanism, assemblingmechanism, diffusing mechanism and differential mechanism. It optimizes urban structureand strengthens urban functions and boosts the dynamic and balanced development ofdifferent areas.（3）Analysis of the information guidance mechanism in the fashion and developmentof space of flows. Information and technology revolution provide the macro background forits fashion and development. The wide application of information technology pushes thetransfer from place space into space of flows through promoting the development ofInformation Industrialization and Industry Informationalization and depending on relevantflow clusters of capital, technology, talent, innovation, culture and so on. The real-timeefficiency of information flow interactively changes the regional space and the mode ofproduction, information processing being the core and information flow changing thehuman mode of production. A variety of social activities or relationships are alsotransformed into information flow and information networks to lay the foundation for theappearance of space of flows. And the construction and updating of the information andcommunication infrastructures provide various options of carriers and paths for space offlows’ fashion and development.（4）Establishment of research methods of space of flows based on information flow.The thesis identifies the characters of information flow as the Internet information flow and telecommunication flow, and comes up with the concept of “information flow intensity”,transforms interactive information flow among cities into cities’ information flow intensity,and uses ArcGIS and SPSS for statistical analysis. The research system of space of flows“interactive information flow—information flow intensity conversion—systemic clustering,frequency analysis—spatial expression” by the Information flow data dimension and“Principal Component Analysis—Index level classification of the C-value、 D-value—bytype of preferential flow—multi-level preferential flow comparison” by the dimension ofinformation flow direction data is initially established.（5）Studies of patterns and historical evolution of the space of flows in Jilin Province.From the total dimension of information flow，the basic structure of space of flows in JilinProvince is as follows: the dual core is Changchun and Jilin, the main nodes are Siping,Tonghua, Songyuan, Baishan, Yanji, Baicheng, Liaoyuan, Gongzhuling, and Dunhua, andtwo sub-networks are Meihekou and other county-level cities, and Fusong and othercounties. Also, it reflects two distinct "regional triangle" and a "ladder structure". Thedeveloping and forming process of space of flows in Jilin Province is divided into threestages. They are Stage1(before2001): Embryonic stage; Stage2(2001-2007):developmental stage of main nodes and Stage3(2008-): fashion and development stage ofhierarchical network space. In terms of flow direction data of the information flow，thestructure of space of flows in Jilin Province should be the characteristics of the single centerof Changchun, obviously, Changchun, Yanji, Tonghua, Gongzhuling are the dominant cities,Jilin, Baicheng, Baishan, Liaoyuan, Songyuan and Siping are the subdominant cities, othercities are the dominanted cities. The space of flows of Jilin Province is the structure ofhierarchical network.