Analysis on Spatial Distribution of Commodity Delivery Warehouses in Yangtze River Delta

Abstract

We take 239 commodity delivery warehouses in 25 cities of the Yangtze River Delta region as our research object to study their spatial distribution and driving mechanism. Our research shows that: First, the spatial distribution type of commodity delivery warehouses in the Yangtze River Delta is condensation type; the commodity delivery warehouses are concentrated in Shanghai, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi, and these four cities have becoming the cluster center areas; Among these cities, Shanghai City , has the highest level of significance, and has become the core area of the construction and development of the commodity exchange and the delivery warehouse in the Yangtze River Delta; Secondly, the commodity delivery warehouses in the Delta are mainly concentrated in the economic zones along the Yangtze River and the Gulf coast of Hangzhou Bay, while others are scattered along the main highways in this region; Thirdly, the Yangtze River Delta region is located in the intersection point of two major national strategy layout, "The Belt and Road", "the Yangtze River Economic Belt", so the commodity delivery warehouse space pattern in this region is influenced by geographical location, social policy and service environment, region economic development level, infrastructure construction and other driving factors.