Spatial Variation of Urban Land Price in China : A Case Study of Kunming

The purpose of this study is, by taking the balance theory of western urban space structure for reference, to analyze the characteristics and influencing factors of spatial variation of land price in single center of provincial capital in China, the curve of spatial variation and the optimization of land use pattern. Methods of GIS, statistical and econometric were employed with the actual transaction data of land price in Kunming from 2001-2005. The results indicate that land price decreases from city center to outskirt along with obvious spatial variability. The dominant factor of land price spatial variation is the distance from the city centre, followed by CBD distribution, public utilities and natural conditions. In conclusion, the land price has played a role in spatial allocation of land resource after more ten years reform of urban land use system. The urban land price spatial variation in single center of provincial capital in China is in accord with Alonso's theory of space structural model basically.