Abstract:

Waterfront Resources Utilization has played a key role in regional economic development. Scientific management of waterfront comprehensive utilization has an important effect on sustainable development in the area along the Yangtze River. In this paper, based on the comparative analysis of definitions on the types of waterfront utilization，the database consisting of the variation informations about waterfront resources utilization (between 2003 and 2013) has been constructed. Later, the matrix which reflects the waterfront utilization change was set up, and the analysis of relationship between the type of waterfront utilization and the class of waterfront resource was carried out. In the end, the characteristics of waterfront utilization change were explored, the driving factors of waterfront utilization change and their effects were discussed, then the advice on enhancing waterfront utilizations benefits was put forward. Empirical analysis of the waterfront along the Yangtze River in Taizhou City showed that the waterfront resources utilization has rapidly expanded since 2003, but the expanding velocity became lower after 2009. So far, the waterfront resources utilization ratio has exceeded by 50%, and the reserve waterfront resources has become less and less. Between 2003 and 2009, waterfront utilization expansion for manufacture, port and warehouse tended to dominate, and manufacture held a leading post among them, at the same time, waterfront utilization for tourism and ecological protection also increased sustainably. After 2009, waterfront utilization expansion for port was predominant, and the ratio of waterfront utilization for manufacture began to decline obviously. Not only most part of the waterfront which had not been developed but also much developed waterfront was used for ports during the past 4 years. Though the natural conditions has main effect on the variation of waterfront utilization structure, coupling between natural conditions and other economic and social factors such as regional economic development model promotes waterfront utilization transformation which is from manufactureled model to portled model. In recent years, the formulation and implementation of policy on waterfront resources utilization management in Taizhou city has played powerful role in improving waterfront utilization benefits. In the end, we can draw the conclusion that rational policy can provide strong support for encouraging public utilization for port and others, and maximize the waterfront utilization benefits. In the future, the government of Taizhou city should pay much attention to innovation of waterfront resources utilization management policy, and choose the suitable policy which can guide the waterfront resources utilization, and this may be useful to the development of industry and cities in the area along the Yangtze River in Taizhou city. This study may also give some advices on resource utilization to other cities.〖JP〗〖HJ1〗〖HJ〗〖HQ〗