21世纪是城市群主导经济发展的世纪,城市群逐渐成为区域经济的增长极。然而与美国波士华城市群相比,我国京津冀城市群在空间结构已失先天优势的基础上,又凸显出城市承栽功能集中、城市发展关系不协调等问题。比较分析两大城市群特点,有助于我们发现问题,获得有益的对策启示。
Urban agglomerations are the engine for economic development and the drive for regional growth in the 21st century However, compared to BosWash in the U.S., the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Agglomeration in China is inferior because of its disadvantage in spatial structure, jamming of city functions and uneven inter-city development. Such a comparative study is to bring a clearer picture of existing problems and hopefully some inspirational implications to China' s metropolis.