TITLE:
Coordination of Supply and Demand of Cultural Facilities in Guangzhou under the Background of Rapid Urbanization
AUTHORS:
Xiuyu Xu
KEYWORDS:
Cultural Facilities, Supply and Demand, Coupling Coordination Degree, Guangzhou City
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.15 No.12,
December
24,
2025
ABSTRACT: This article develops a framework for analyzing the coordination between supply and demand of cultural facilities. Using a comprehensive evaluation method, we assess the development levels of both supply and demand, and apply a coupling coordination model to examine the spatial evolution of their relationship. The findings reveal that: 1) Spatial Moran’s Index values for the supply level, demand level, and supply-demand coupling coordination degree of cultural facilities in Guangzhou are positive. However, the spatial autocorrelation of demand weakens under rapid urbanization, reflecting an increasingly dispersed spatial pattern of demand as urbanization accelerates. 2) Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization, both the supply and demand levels of urban cultural facilities have improved. The proportion of areas experiencing severe supply-demand imbalance has decreased, and the highest level of coupling coordination has reached a moderate stage. 3) There is pronounced spatial heterogeneity in the coupling coordination of supply and demand. Under rapid urbanization, densely populated old urban districts, neighborhoods with high concentrations of elderly residents, and low-income communities on the peripheries of new urban areas persistently exhibit serious supply-demand mismatches, characterized by a typical pattern where supply falls short of demand.