Research on the City Network of Guangdong, Hongkong and Macao from the Perspective of Information Flow: Analysis based on Baidu Index

IF 0.5 Q4 REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Qixuan Wang, Min Zhao
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Abstract

In the context of the rapid development of informatization and globalization, the theoretical methods of urban scholars have shifted from a ‘space of places’ appraoch, which looks at geographical areas, to a ‘space of flows’ approach, which is based on flows of people, goods, capital, and information between cities. The rapid development of the Internet makes the connections between cities more dynamic than ever before. The subject of this study are cities in three provincial administrative units in Southern China: Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The development of the Internet provides an opportunity to analyse the relationships between the cities in this region from the viewpoint of information flow. Using the area distribution model in Baidu Index (a website of the Baidu company), this study recorded the web search volume, simulated the information flows, and analysed the network correlation degrees between the cities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. The conclusions are: (1) from the perspective of information flow, the city network in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has a clear ‘core-periphery’ structure, which amplifies the difference in urban hierarchy between big and small cities; (2) the cities in the traditional Pearl River Delta core region have a stronger ability to aggregate information flows and geographical proximity reflects information flow; (3) information flows between the cities in Guangdong and Hong Kong and Macao are not smooth, and thus needs to be improved. Keywords. City network; area of Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau; information flow; Baidu Index. Abstrak. Dalam konteks perkembangan informatisasi dan globalisasi yang pesat, metode teoritis para peneliti perkotaan telah bergeser dari pendekatan ‘ruang tempat’ yang melihat wilayah geografis, ke pendekatan ‘ruang arus’ yang didasarkan pada arus manusia, barang, kapital, dan informasi antar kota. Pesatnya perkembangan internet membuat hubungan antar kota lebih dinamis dari sebelumnya. Subyek penelitian ini adalah kota-kota di tiga unit administrasi provinsi di Cina Selatan: Guangdong, Hong Kong, dan Macao. Perkembangan Internet memberi kesempatan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara kota-kota di wilayah ini dari sudut pandang arus informasi. Dengan menggunakan model distribusi area pada indeks Baidu (sebuah situs perusahaan Baidu), makalah ini mencatat jumlah pencarian web, mensimulasikan arus informasi, dan menganalisis tingkat korelasi jaringan di antara kota-kota di Guangdong, Hong Kong dan Macau. Kesimpulannya adalah: (1) Dari perspektif arus informasi, jaringan kota di Guangdong, Hong Kong dan Macao memiliki struktur ‘inti-pinggiran’ yang jelas, yang memperkuat perbedaan dalam struktur hirarki perkotaan antara kota-kota besar dan kecil; (2) Kota-kota di wilayah inti Pearl River Delta tradisional memiliki kemampuan yang lebih kuat untuk mengumpulkan arus informasi dan kedekatan geografis juga mencerminkan arus informasi; (3) Arus informasi antara kota-kota Guangdong dan Hong Kong dan Macao tidak lancar, sehingga perlu ditingkatkan. Kata Kunci. Jaringan kota; wilayah Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau; arus informasi; Indeks Baidu.
信息流视角下的粤港澳城市网络研究——基于百度指数的分析
在信息化和全球化快速发展的背景下,城市学者的理论方法已经从着眼于地理区域的“地方空间”方法转向了基于城市之间人员、货物、资本和信息流动的“流动空间”方法。互联网的快速发展使城市之间的联系比以往任何时候都更有活力。本研究的对象是中国南方三个省级行政单位的城市:广东、香港和澳门。互联网的发展为从信息流的角度分析该地区城市之间的关系提供了机会。利用百度公司旗下网站百度指数的区域分布模型,对广东、香港和澳门三个城市的网络搜索量进行了记录,模拟了信息流,分析了网络相关性。研究结果表明:(1)从信息流的角度看,粤、香港和澳门的城市网络具有明显的“核心-外围”结构,这放大了大小城市之间的城市层级差异(2) 传统珠三角核心区域的城市具有较强的信息流聚合能力,地理邻近性反映了信息流;(3) 广东省城市与香港、澳门之间的信息流动不畅,需要进一步改善。关键词。关键词。城市网络;广东-香港-马考地区;信息流;删除索引。摘要在信息进化和快速全球化的背景下,城市研究人员的理论方法已经从观察地理区域的“空间-空间”方法转变为基于城市之间的人力流动、商品、资本和信息的“流动空间”方法。互联网的发展使这座城市比以往任何时候都更有活力。这些研究对象是中国南方三个省级行政单位的城市:广东、香港和澳门。互联网的发展为从信息流的角度分析该地区城市之间的关系提供了机会。利用Home Index(一个家庭公司网站)上的区域分布模型,记录网络搜索次数,模拟信息流,分析广东、香港和澳门城市之间的网络相关性水平。结论是:(1)从信息流的角度看,粤、香港和澳门的城市网络具有明显的“核心-边缘”结构,强化了大小城市城市层级结构的差异;(2) 传统珠三角核心区的城市收集信息流的能力更强,地理方法也反映了信息流;(3) 广东与香港、澳门之间的信息流通不畅,有待改善。关键字。城市网;广东-香港-马考地区;信息流动;结束索引。
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