Imagined, emerging and real ‘Chinese dragons’: analysing the functional coherence of Chinese megaregions
评估中国15个政府定义的巨型区域的职能一致性，从包容性、整合性和一致性三个维度分析，发现其中9个区域的发展水平与政府定义不符，为政策制定提供针对性建议。
Overcoming fragmentation by strengthening the functional coherence of megaregions is deemed essential to reaping the benefits associated with megaregions.However, few studies have examined whether planned megaregions are functionally coherent.We assess the functional coherence of megaregions from three dimensions: inclusion, integration and consistency.Fifteen government-defined Chinese megaregions are evaluated and qualified.For nine of these cases, our analysis reveals discrepancies with the government's defined development level.Our approach allows one to identify which dimension of megaregional functional coherence needs targeted policy attention to further develop megaregions and can be implemented to explore other megaregions across the world.