Author(s)

Jiping Sun, Langong Hou

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.

With the decline in transportation costs and the development of Internet technology, the functional connections between cities within the region have shifted from vertical hierarchical relationships to network connections. A study of city networks can provide a more detailed understanding of the interrelationships between cities. This article reviewed the research process of urban networks, classified and sorted out the existing urban network research in terms of research theories, and research method and contents, and pointed out the differences and problems in the existing domestic and foreign urban network research. Finally, the development trend of the research on the city network was prospected.

Urban Network, China, Oversea

Sun, J. and Hou, L. (2020) A Review for Urban Network Research. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 412-418. doi: 10.4236/jss.2020.86031.