中文摘要：

采用科学方法推进城市群空间结构特点和演变的相关研究，对于剖析城市群人口空间、经济空间的集聚和扩散效应，了解城市群区域城市化、经济一体化具有重要意义。本文以武汉城市圈空间结构为研究对象进行实证研究，系统剖析武汉城市圈空间结构演变和特征；并从空间结构优化角度对加快武汉城市圈发展提出相关建议。

英文摘要：

The study on spatial structure of urban agglomeration is the key part of the studies on agglomeration. It is helpful to analyze the concentration and decentralization of the demographic and economic spatial structure of urban agglomeration, and to comprehend the urbanization, economic integration in the region by a- dopting an advanced method and tool to promote the studies on spatial structure of urban agglomeration. An empirical study on the character and development of spatial structure of Wuhan urban agglomeration is proposed, and some advice to the development of Wuhan urban agglomeration from the point of the promotion of the spatial structure are suggested.