A Hierarchical Allometric Scaling Analysis of Chinese Cities: 1991–2014
Table 3
The evolution of the allometric scaling in the hierarchy of Chinese cities (1991–2014).
Year
City number
Global analysis
Local analysis
1991
473
Power law
Power law
1992
506
Power law
Power law
1993
551
Power law
Linear relation
1994
610
Power law
Linear relation
1995
633
Power law
Linear relation
1996
658
Power law
Linear relation
1997
669
Power law
Linear relation
1998
667
Linear relation
Linear relation
1999
665
Linear relation
Linear relation
2000
665
Linear relation
Linear relation
2001
664
Power law
Linear relation
2002
660
Power law
Linear relation
2003
658
Power law
Power law
2004
659
Power law
Power law
2005
659
Power law
Power law
2006
655
Power law
Power law
2007
655
Power law
Power law
2008
655
Power law
Power law
2009
654
Power law
Power law
2010
656
Power law
Power law
2011
657
Power law
Power law
2012
655
Power law
Power law
2013
658
Power law
Power law
2014
658
Power law
Power law
Note. The global analysis is based on all the classes, which can be represented by all the data points on the log-log plots. The local analysis can be made by removing the first class and the last class. For the power-law relation, the local analysis is based on the scaling range.