The Centre of City: Urban Central Structure

Preface
Acknowledgments
Funding Information
Contents
Abbreviations
1 Introduction to the Urban Centrality Structure
	1.1 Overview of Urban Centrality (UC) Zones
		1.1.1 Concept and Classification of UC Zones
		1.1.2 Definition of UC Zone Hierarchy and Indicators
	1.2 Definition of UC Structure
		1.2.1 Connotations and Characteristics of the UC Structure
		1.2.2 Types of UC Structure
		1.2.3 Stages in the Evolution of the UC Structure
	1.3 Driving Mechanisms of UC Structure Development
		1.3.1 Internal Drivers: Industrial Economic Promotion
		1.3.2 Basic Guarantee: Land Space Support
	1.4 External Drivers: Social Policy Regulation
	References
2 Development Models of the UC Structure
	2.1 UC Structure Development Under the Impact of the Service Industries
		2.1.1 Classification of Service Industries and Spatial Selection for Agglomeration
		2.1.2 Spatial Impact of Service Industries
		2.1.3 Development Models of Spatial Agglomeration Among Service Industries
	2.2 Investigation of the UC Structure from an International Perspective
		2.2.1 MMC Structure
		2.2.2 2MC-MSC Structure
		2.2.3 1MC-MSC Structure
		2.2.4 1MC Structure
	2.3 Upgrade Threshold of the UC Structure
		2.3.1 Upgrade Thresholds from a 1MC to a 1MC-MSC UC Structure
		2.3.2 Upgrade Thresholds from a 1MC-MSC to a 2MC-MSC UC Structure
	2.4 Evaluation Model of UC Structure Development
		2.4.1 Fuzzy Evaluation Model for the Spatial Agglomeration of the Service Industries
		2.4.2 Linkage Analysis Model of the Service Industries and the UC Functional Structure
	References
3 Functional Analysis of the UC Structure Hierarchy
	3.1 Correlation Analysis of the UC Structure
		3.1.1 Industrial Correlations of the UC Structure
		3.1.2 Population Correlations of the UC Structure
		3.1.3 Land Correlations of the UC Structure
		3.1.4 Functional Correlations of the UC Structure
	3.2 Analysis of the Hierarchical Structure in the UC Structure
		3.2.1 The Primacy of the Hierarchical Structure
		3.2.2 The Hierarchical Difference of a Hierarchical Structure
		3.2.3 The Centrality of the Hierarchical Structure
		3.2.4 The Completeness of the Hierarchical Structure
		3.2.5 The Dislocation of the Hierarchical Structure
	3.3 Analysis of the Spatial Form of the UC Structure
		3.3.1 Analysis of the Location Quotient of the UC Structure
		3.3.2 Analysis of the Expansion Area of the UC Structure
		3.3.3 Analysis of the Morphological Spread of the UC Structure
		3.3.4 Spatial Topological Analysis of UC Structure Location
		3.3.5 Spatial Differentiation Analysis of the UC Structure
	References
4 Spatial Layout of the UC Structure
	4.1 Analysis of Impact Factors on the Spatial Layout of the UC Structure
		4.1.1 Spatial Distribution Patterns of Urban Service Facilities
		4.1.2 Characteristics of the Spatial Location Selection for the Agglomeration of Urban Service Facilities
		4.1.3 Factors Influencing UC Zone Formation by Urban Service Facilities
	4.2 Suitability Index System for the Spatial Layout of the City-Level UC Structure
		4.2.1 Construction of the Index System
		4.2.2 Selection of Evaluation Methods
		4.2.3 Index Standardization and Weight Determination
	4.3 Approaches and Methods of UC Structure Layout
		4.3.1 Spatial Suitability Evaluation of the City-Level UC Structure
		4.3.2 Optimization Calculation of the Layout Model
		4.3.3 Development Strategies for the City-Level UC Structure
	4.4 Approaches and Methods for the Spatial Layout of District-Level Centers
		4.4.1 Spatial Layout Theory of District-Level Centers
		4.4.2 Factors Influencing Urban Spatial Plate Division
		4.4.3 Division of District-Level Spatial Plates and Location Selection of Centers
5 UC Structure Planning
	5.1 Monograph on UC Structure Planning
		5.1.1 Historical Development and Evolution of the UC Structure
		5.1.2 Delineation of the UC Structure Spatial Range
		5.1.3 Analysis of the Current Spatial Status of the UC Structure
		5.1.4 Analysis of the Industrial Development of the UC Structure
	5.2 Spatial Layout Determination of UC Structure Development
		5.2.1 Analysis of the Functional Structure of the UC Structure
		5.2.2 Spatial Suitability Evaluation of UC Structure Layout
		5.2.3 GIS-Based Calculation of Optimal Layout Model
	5.3 Planning Framework and Development Strategies for the UC Structure
		5.3.1 Future Development Patterns of the UC Structure
		5.3.2 Development Strategies for the Spatial Form of the UC Structure
		5.3.3 Approaches to Problem-Solving in the UC Structure