The Effect of the Characteristics of Industrial Clusters on Population Urbanization: A Case Study of the Poplar Industrial Cluster in North Jiangsu Province of China

摘要

According to the study on the characteristics of poplar industrial cluster and it’s population effect in North Jiangsu, we find that the urbanization transformation of the quantitative characteristics, structural features and flow characteristics of population, and the characteristics of regional settlement are obvious in the process of the poplar industrial cluster development. The spatial indication, the characteristics of industrial structure, enterprise composition and spatial heterogeneity of industrial clusters are the important factors influencing the urbanization of rural population. Cultivating local industrial clusters that are suitable for regional natural, economic and social environment is an important measure to promote the in-situ urbanization of rural population.