ABSTRACT： As centuries old administrative areas cannot reflect the structure of changing urban areas, most developed countries delineate metropolitan areas that are independent of administrative ones to solve this problem.
ABSTRACT： As centuries old administrative areas cannot reflect the structure of changing urban areas, most developed countries delineate metropolitan areas that are independent of administrative ones to solve this problem.
摘要：由于历史久远的行政区划难以反映持续变化的城市体系格局，发达国家设立独立于行政区的都市区来解决行政区划与城市体系脱节的问题。