This paper takes four hub airports in different sizes in the Yangzi River Delta for an empirical study to investigate the evolution of industrial structures in the airport economic zones. . Investigating the competitiveness of civil aviation airports (CAAs) from the tempo-spatial change perspective aids in the optimization of airport layout towards balanced and coordinated regional development. This research assesses the overall competitiveness of 86 CAAs in 11 provinces or. . The People's Republic of China (PRC), in its Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, 2021–2025, promotes rural vitalization and ecological civilization as a green development model and identifies development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) as a high priority.
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The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) accounts for more than 40 % of China's GDP and is one of the most important engines of China's economic development . In recent years, the Chinese government has taken the YREB as a model for leading sustainable development and has given strong support to industrial transformation and upgrading.
The YREB crosses nine provinces and two directly administered municipalities. It accounts for over 40% of the population, 40% of freshwater resources, and 45% of the country's economic output. Growth in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) lags that of the coastal areas.
Provides key insights for sustainable development and carbon neutrality goals in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Promoting carbon balance in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a crucial step in China's pursuit of carbon neutrality, with industrial structural transformation serving as a vital pathway toward this goal.