Author(s)

Ying Sun ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China

Corresponding Author

Ying Sun

ABSTRACT

Urban vitality is an important indicator for measuring urban development, which is affected by human activities, built environment and their interconnections. Urban vitality often exhibits agglomeration effects, and adjacent blocks tend to present similar vitality values. Taking the core area of Guangzhou as the research area, this paper adopts mobile phone positioning data to explore the spatial pattern of vitality within the core area of Guangzhou. The results show that: (1) The urban vitality in the core area of Guangzhou presents obvious spatial differentiation, showing a spatial pattern of polycentric agglomeration, scattered points and linear extension; (2) The urban vitality of the core area has significant spatial agglomeration. Obvious agglomeration effects are observed around rail transit transfer stations, and urban transportation fosters multiple peaks of urban vitality. The findings can provide guidance for urban planning in Guangzhou and offer implications for cities pursuing transportation investment and transit-oriented development.

KEYWORDS

Urban vitality; Mobile phone location data; Spatial differentiation

CITE THIS PAPER

Ying Sun. Spatial Differentiation of Urban Vitality in Guangzhou Core Area Using Mobile Phone Location Data. Journal of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning (2026). Vol. 8, No.2, 100-106. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jceup.2026.080211.

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