The Spatial Pattern of the County Population Peri-Urbanization in Shanxi Province
利用第五、六次人口普查数据，通过变异系数和空间自相关方法，揭示了山西省县域人口半城市化的时空特征和空间关联性，发现其程度加深且存在空间正相关。
Thepopulation peri- urbanizationhas become a widespread social phenomenon with the process of enhancing urbanization in China. Based on data from the fifth and sixth population census, using the methods of variation coefficient and spatial autocorrelation, under the support of Arc GIS and Geo DA, the study revealed the spatial and temporal characteristics and the spatial correlation of the county population peri- urbanization in Shanxi Province. The following conclusions were found: Firstly, the population peri- urbanization phenomenon was significant in Shanxi Province, and the degree was gradually increased. Spatial differences between the eastern zone and the western zone was obvious, however the differences showed reducing trend. Secondly, the spatial differences of population peri-urbanization of theone circle and three clustersregion was remarkable, but the degree was towards to a balance direction. Thirdly,the county population peri-urbanization showed spatial positive correlation,and the degree was strengthened. According to the relationship between the country and adjacent countries, the countries in Shanxi Province could be divided into the diffusion pattern,polarization pattern,slow growth pattern and transition pattern.