Spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism of regional shrinkage at the county scale: The three provinces in northeastern China.

ABSTRACT: The three northeast provinces are typical areas of regional shrinkage in China. A scientific understanding of their shrinkage and driving mechanism is conducive to the transformation and development of traditional industrial bases in China. This study analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism of regional shrinkage at the county scale in the three provinces. The main findings are as follows: (1) 40.86% of counties in the three provinces shrank, forming three concentrated shrinking regions. However, comprehensively shrinking regions were narrowed and lessened with the introduction of the Northeast Area Revitalization Plan. (2) The population-related shrinking regions accounted for more than 90% and continued to expand. Such shrinkage was higher in the north than in the sout

SUBMITTER: Yu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9394843 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature