A Geographical Penetration into Urban Cohesion Based on Potential Model :a Case Study of Xiamen and Zhangzhou

The issue of urban cohesion has become one of the hot topics in the academic study.This paper discussed the issue by taking Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities as a research object,which is a core region of the economic zone on the west coast of Taiwan straits.First,this paper introduces the development of case and the extent of academic domain.Then it makes a critical review on research into urban cohesion.Supported by software of ArcGIS,the authors select Xiamen and Zhangzhou city as research units,and use the data from statistical yearbooks of Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities covering the years of 2003、2009.Based on studies on urban cohesion,this paper draws some conclusions as follows:(1) The closer hinterlands of primary industry which belong to Zhangzhou city,holding a great advantage in Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities,which the centre of secondary industry is Xiamen city's closer hinterlands of secondary industry,and so is tertiary industry.(2) Based on complementarities of the industries in Xiamen and Zhangzhou city,the urban cohesion of Xiamen and Zhangzhou cities had a favorable industrial foundation,as well as its possibility and inevitability.(3)The study provided a reference for industrial distribution and function division of Xiamen and Zhangzhou city.