A Geographical Penetration into Urban Cohesion of Xiamen and Zhangzhou

The issue of urban cohesion has become one of the hot topics in the academic study. This paper took Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities as a research object to discuss the issue. First, this paper makes a critical review on research into urban cohesion. Supported by software’s of SPSS and ArcGIS, the authors use the data from statistical yearbooks of Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities covering the years of 2003-2011. Based on studies on urban cohesion, this Paper draws some conclusions as follows. The coordination index of industrial structure shows that Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities have the requirement to achieve urban cohesion. Meanwhile, from 2003 to 2011, there is a certain rule in the spatial moving direction and the distance between the economic gravity center and every industrial gravity center. Overall, it shows the trend that the spatial pattern of industry is reasonable in the view of spatial pattern. And urban cohesion will impel Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities to a great development.