Identify the Spatial Characteristics of Employment Density in Northeast China with Software GIS and Spatial Statistics

Abstract:

The spatial distribution of employment is very important to the study of regional structure. We made an analysis on the spatial characteristics of employment density in Northeast China based on the regional density equation and spatial statistical methods with GIS and Geoda. The results showed that the employment centers concentrate along the coast, the local convergence trend becomes more and more obvious from the northern to the southern part, and the multi-center pattern of employment has been formed in the Northeast Region of China, which is like an inverted letter Y. From the year 2004 to 2008, the concentration of the employment density in the Northeast China continued to be strengthened. However, different local employment centers presented different patterns of growth. The results in this study can support the decision-making for local development, and the model and methods used in this paper may provide reference for relative studies.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 433-435)
• Pages: 2401-2408
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.433-435.2401
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Xiao Huan Zhang, Ti Yan Shen, Da Cheng Wang, Hong Xu
• Keywords: China's Northeast Region, Employment Centers, Regional Density Equation, Spatial Econometric Analysis

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