Coupling Coordination Between New Urbanization and Economic Development Level in Wuhan

Jing Wang (), Qingmiao Tang and Weilong Guo
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Jing Wang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
Qingmiao Tang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
Weilong Guo: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: Based on the statistical data of Wuhan from 2000 to 2022, this paper constructs an evaluation system for the coordinated development of new urbanization and the economy. It uses the entropy weight method and the coupling coordination degree model to comprehensively measure the relationship between the two. Then, the temporal variation characteristics of the coupling coordination degree between them are analyzed. Finally, Geodetector is employed to analyze the driving factors. The results show that (1) during the study period, the overall urbanization indices of population, economy, society, and space in Wuhan showed an upward trend, while the development trends of the subsystems of the economy were different. Among them, the economic structure developed relatively steadily; the economic environment showed an overall upward trend. The economic scale grew steadily from 2000 to 2019 but significantly decreased after 2019 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) The comprehensive evaluation index of new urbanization and the economy in Wuhan showed a fluctuating upward trend. The levels of urbanization and economic development were constantly improving. Urbanization lagged behind economic growth from 2000 to 2008, developed synchronously during 2009–2019, and surpassed economic development between 2020 and 2022. (3) The coupling coordination degree has changed from severe dissonance to quality coordination severe dissonance to quality coordination. Its development process is affected by policy and the social environment. (4) According to the analysis of the geographic detector, the following indicators have a high impact: the share of the urban population, the consumer price index, and the proportion of the employed population in secondary and tertiary industries. Based on the analysis results, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are proposed from three aspects in order to provide references for the coordinated development of urbanization and the economy: urbanization rate, employment, and consumption levels.

Keywords: new urbanization; economic development; coupling coordination; Wuhan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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