Abstract：Based on the connotation of high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in the New Era， we construct a comprehensive evaluation index system for high-quality development and use the 2007－2016 panel data of 108 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. On this basis， evolution characteristics and driving factors of high-quality development are analyzed. The results show that the high-quality development level of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is generally on the rise， but the region is not balanced， and the downstream region is much higher than the middle and upper reaches. The high-quality development level of mega-cities is much higher than that of other cities. The economic scale level does not match their high-quality development level in most cities. The high-quality and medium-quality cities are mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Delta region， and the medium and low-quality cities are concentrated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River， while the low-quality cities are concentrated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Science and technology innovation， opening and industrial structure are important driving factors for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone. Economic foundation， livelihood and welfare as well as environmental governance also play a positive role， but the driving factors have heterogeneity in various regions. Therefore， it is necessary to explore differentiated and characteristic development paths according to local conditions， promote the division of labor and cooperation among cities， strengthen the regional driving role of urban agglomerations， focus on solving the institutional and policy obstacles of cross-administrative coordination， and elevate the convergence development of upper， middle and lower reaches.
杨仁发,杨 超. 长江经济带高质量发展测度及时空演变[J]. 华中师范大学学报(自然科学版), 2019, 53(5): 631-642.
YANG Renfa,YANG Chao. The high-quality development measurement of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the evolution of time and space. journal1, 2019, 53(5): 631-642.
2019, Vol. 53 
