Measurement of New Urbanization Construction Level and Diagnosis of Obstacle Factors——A Case of Urban Cluster in the Central Plains

Taking zhongyuan urban cluster as an example, based on the connotation of new urbanization, an evaluation index system was constructed. To evaluate the construction level of the new urbanization of Urban Cluster in the Central Plains and diagnose its obstacles factors using the methods of principal component analysis, GIS spatial analysis and obstacle factors analysis. The results show that: from 2006 to 2015, the new urbanization in the 9 cities has steadily increased; the gap between the cities is obvious, Zhengzhou City and Jiyuan City are in high-level clubs, while Xuchang City, Luoyang City, and Luohe City are all in the middle-level clubs. Jiaozuo City, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City are at low-level clubs. Land urbanization is the biggest obstacle to the construction of new urbanization within 9 cities; however, the 9 cities have different obstacle indicators, in the direction of improving the level of new urbanization construction, Zhengzhou City needs to improve the sustainability of urban land as its main goal, while the other 8 cities need to increase the level of land output as the main goal.