Author(s)

Mengjie Zhang^1*, Wenwei Miao¹, Yingpin Yang², Chong Peng¹, Yaping Huang¹

¹School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
²Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Based on the night light data, urban area data, and economic data of Wuhan Urban Agglomeration from 2009 to 2015, we use spatial correlation dimension, spatial self-correlation analysis and weighted standard deviation ellipse to identify the general characteristics and dynamic evolution characteristics of urban spatial pattern and economic disparity pattern. The research results prove that: between 2009 and 2013, Wuhan Urban Agglomeration expanded gradually from northwest to southeast and presented the dynamic evolution features of “along the river and the road”. The spatial structure is obvious, forming the pattern of “core-periphery”. The development of Wuhan Urban Agglomeration has obvious imbalance in economic geography space, presenting the development tendency of “One prominent, stronger in the west and weaker in the east”. The contract within Wuhan Urban Agglomeration is gradually decreased. Wuhan city and its surrounding areas have stronger economic growth strength as well as the cities along The Yangtze River. However, the relative development rate of Wuhan city area is still far higher than other cities and counties.

Night Light Data, Urban Spatial Pattern, Economic Disparity Pattern, Wuhan Urban Agglomeration

Zhang, M. , Miao, W. , Yang, Y. , Peng, C. and Huang, Y. (2017) Spatial-Temporal Features of Wuhan Urban Agglomeration Regional Development Pattern—Based on DMSP/OLS Night Light Data. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 5, 14-29. doi: 10.4236/jbcpr.2017.51002.