Geographic concentration of industries in Jiangsu, China: a spatial point pattern analysis using micro-geographic data

Zhang, X., Yao, J. , Sila-Nowicka, K. and Song, C. (2021) Geographic concentration of industries in Jiangsu, China: a spatial point pattern analysis using micro-geographic data. Annals of Regional Science, 66(2), pp. 439-461. (doi: 10.1007/s00168-020-01026-x)

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Abstract

Detection of geographic concentration of economic activities at different spatial scales has long been of interest to researchers from spatial economics, regional science and economic geography. Using a unique dataset from the first industrial land use survey of its kind in China, this research is the first effort attempting to explore spatial distribution particularly geographic concentration of industries in China using firm-level data. Distance-based functions and spatial cluster analysis are employed to detect the spatial scales as well as the geographic locations of industrial concentration. The results indicate that four of the five selected industries are in general concentrated in southern Jiangsu at small spatial scales (less than 5 km), while the chemical industry demonstrates an overall spatial dispersion pattern relative to the distribution of all other industries. Most industrial clusters have a radius of less than 2.5 km containing 20–60% of enterprises and 60–86% of employees from each selected industry, with larger clusters showing relatively weaker concentration. This research demonstrates the connections and complementarity of different approaches, complementing previous studies that use distance-based functions with spatial scan statistics.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This study was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. B200204029).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Sila-Nowicka, Ms Katarzyna and Yao, Dr Jing and Zhang, Dr Xiaoxiang
Authors: Zhang, X., Yao, J., Sila-Nowicka, K., and Song, C.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
Journal Name:Annals of Regional Science
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0570-1864
ISSN (Online):1432-0592
Published Online:24 September 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
First Published:First published in Annals of Regional Science 66(2): 439-461
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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