Study On The Regional Core Cities And Their Competitiveness

Based on a large number of relevant literatures competitiveness of regional core cities, this paper used the construction of the regional core city of Dalian as the background, deeply researched the relevant theories and methods of the regional core cities, established the measurement model and competitiveness evaluation model of distinguishing the regional core cities, and proposed the construction of core city of Dalian’s strategic concept and measures. It has important theoretical value and realistic meaning for our country’s regional economic layout and development.First, Based on the literature review of core cities, urban competitiveness and urban competitiveness index, to summarize and sort out the theory of regional core cities. The regional economics, urban system theory, metropolitan theory and theory of spatial structure for four dimensions to construct the theoretical framework of regional core cities has been emphasized. At the same time, to define the concept of regional core cities and its form of competitiveness, to summarize the basic characteristics, functions and roles of regional core cities Based on previous researches to explain the meaning of regional core cities.Secondly, to build a "four-dimensional model of regional core cities in identification" and evaluation indicators.From the concept of regional core cities, established the four-dimensional index of regional core cities in identification, established the measurement model evaluation system which was composed of the flow of people, goods, capital flow and information flow, specified the regional core cities’evaluation criteria, used 287 cities above prefecture level of 7 large regions of our country as the sample, collected a large amounts of date and analyzed them, in accordance of the evaluation criteria to determine 18 regional core cities of 7 large regions of China, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Shanghai, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi’an, as the regional core cities competitiveness evaluation samples.Thirdly, constructed the "galaxy" model of the regional core cities competitiveness evaluation and analyzed the competitiveness evaluation. In accordance with the concept of regional core cities, content, features and functions, constructed the "galaxy" model of the regional core cities competitiveness evaluation which was composed of the economic power, gathering force, emissive power, innovativeness and environmental force, established the evaluation system, collected a large amount of data, used the factor analysis method to evaluate and sub-analysis the competitiveness of 18 cities and got the ranking of 18 core cities in competitiveness of 2009, namely:Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhu, Beijing, Tianjin Suzhou, Qingdao, Chongqing, Hangzhu, Nanjing, Dalian, Ningbo, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi’an, Shenyang, Changsha, Zhengzhou.Finally, on the basis of the competitiveness evaluation, proposed the construction of core city of Dalian’s strategic concept and measures. Analyzed the regional core city of Dalian’s basic conditions, opportunities and challenges, proposed the targets and position, strategic focus and strategic situation, drew up the construction of the regional core city of Dalian’ s implementation strategy.