Table 2 Node outdegree and functional polycentricity within and beyond the GBA.

From: Delineating polycentric megacity regions based on intra- and extra-regional economic transactions between emerging high-tech industries and producer services: a case study on the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China

 

Dongguan

Shenzhen

Outdegree

Shenzhen*

16.76

121.53

138.29

Dongguan*

111.52

2.90

114.42

Hong Kong*

10.44

11.25

21.69

Shanghai

6.51

7.73

14.24

Guangzhou*

7.00

5.55

12.54

Beijing

1.99

4.81

6.80

Zhuhai*

1.20

1.59

2.79

Suzhou

0.75

1.84

2.59

Tianjin

1.01

0.40

1.41

Foshan*

1.20

0.20

1.40

Hangzhou

0.42

0.85

1.28

Taipei

0.96

0.30

1.26

Wuhan

0.39

0.82

1.22

Changsha

0.57

0.30

0.87

Nanjing

0.43

0.40

0.83

Chengdu

0.06

0.75

0.81

Zhongshan*

0.42

0.28

0.71

Xiamen

0.48

0.22

0.70

Fuzhou

0.36

0.16

0.52

Taoyuan

0.19

0.27

0.46

Huizhou*

0.11

0.34

0.45

…

…

…

…

SUM

  

330.51

Standard Deviation

 

24.89

Maximum

 

138.29

F

  

0.75

Density

  

0.91

SFPolycentricity

 

0.679

  1. *refers to GBA cities
  2. Source: Author’s survey.
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