DIFFERENTIATION OF URBAN AND RURAL HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT IN THE YANGTZE RIVER DELTA URBAN AGGLOMERATION

The Yangtze River Delta region is the research object in this paper.According to the meaning and characteristics of urban and rural harmony,comprehensive evaluation index system of urban and rural harmonious development level was built.Applying global principal component analysis,the degree of urban and rural harmony in 2000and 2008 was calculated,and the factors related to the urban and rural harmonious development level in the cities within urban agglomeration were analyzed.The results show that:①there is significant level differentiation of urban and rural harmony in the cities,and from 2000to 2008the overall gap was enlarged slightly,and in some areas it has been changed;②from the outskirts to the center of the urban agglomeration,the urban and rural harmony level is gradually increased;③the four main factors affecting the urban and rural harmonious development level in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration are urbanization,export oriented economy,income level and communication factor between urban and rural areas.Finally,some suggestions related to the urban and rural harmonious development in the Yangtze River delta urban agglomeration were put forward.