Author(s)

Nianxiang Mei

Hong Kong and Macau Economic Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

In 2017, the planning of the urban agglomeration of the Pearl River Delta Bay Area was officially launched, which is an important measure to promote the integrated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The strategic position of the urban agglomeration of the Pearl River Delta region is of great importance, and the study of this Bay Area urban agglomeration needs to be followed up and deepened. This paper selects the panel data of the Pearl River Delta Bay Area and its major cities from 2000 to 2015, analyzes and calculates the deviation of industrial structure through graphs, and compares and analyzes the urban agglomerations of the New York Bay Area to explore the Pearl River Delta city. The overall population spatial characteristics of the group and the state of the industrial structure. This research is intended as an attempt to broaden the thinking for more in-depth research in the future.

Pearl River Delta, World-Class Urban Agglomeration, Population, Industrial Structure

Mei, N. (2019) Comparison of Population and Industrial Structure between Urban Agglomerations of the Pearl River Delta and World-Class Urban Agglomerations. Modern Economy, 10, 886-899. doi: 10.4236/me.2019.103059.