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作者

Mattijs van 't Hoff;Ronald Wall

来源

EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES,Vol.,Issue.

语言

英文

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作者单位

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands;School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg, South Africa

摘要

Many studies focus on the competitive characteristics of cities – such as accessibility, infrastructure, knowledge, creativity, institutions, face-to-face-contacts, tacit knowledge, and business interaction – and how these attract FDI, firms, and people. However, few studies focus on the spatial characteristics of urban clusters. In this study, knowledge-intensive FDI into 15 Northwestern European cities was explored. The FDI was geo-mapped at a district level, and the characteristics of these districts regarding proximity, functionality, urbanity and spatial quality were classified. The results revealed the spatial indicators that attract FDI in knowledge-intensive industrial activities.