Agglomeration spillover, accessibility by high-speed rail, and urban innovation in China: A focus on the electronic information industry

《Agglomeration spillover, accessibility by high-speed rail, and urban innovation in China: A focus on the electronic information industry》

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作者: Yuting Hou

来源: HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,Vol.126,P.102618

语言: 英文

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作者单位: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Renewal and Spatial Optimization Technology, PR China;International Research Center for Architectural Heritage Conservation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China;Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China;Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China;College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China;School of Architecture & Fine Art, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116000, China;School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China;College of Jang Ho Architecture, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China;College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, No.105 West 3rd Ring Road North, Beijing, 100048, China;College of Applied Arts and Sciences, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China;Laboratory of Urban Cultural Sensing & Computing, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China;Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, Beijing, 100045, China;Tourism College of Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100101, China;State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, CAS, Beijing, 100101, China;School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China;University Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Economy High-Quality Development of Liaoning Province, Dalian, 116029, Liaoning, China;Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry Education, Center for Studies of Marine Economy and Sustainable Development, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, Liaoning, China;School of Geographical Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, Liaoning, China;Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China;National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China;Department of Library Information and Archives Management, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China;The Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, 100101, China;College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China;Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China;Institute of Strategy Research for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou, 510070, China

摘要: This study examines the impacts of different sources and types of agglomeration economies on urban innovation in the context high-speed rail (HSR), using the Electronic Information (EI) industry in China as an example. The impacts of inter-city access to different innovation factors such as knowledge sources (e.g., universities/research institutions), human capital (e.g., scientific/technical workers), input suppliers (e.g., producer services) and final markets through HSR networks are explored while local agglomeration effects and local proximity to HSR stations are controlled. Historical courier routes and stations and landform characteristics are used to construct instruments for endogenous HSR accessibility measures. Results indicate that local agglomeration benefits such as overall urban size, level of industrialization specialization and local access to top science/engineering universities/research institutions and producer service suppliers are positively associated with innovation performance in the EI sector. When longer travel time thresholds (e.g., >2 h) are applied, inter-city access to knowledge sources, human capital, producer services and final customers through HSR network yields significant impacts on innovation outputs of Type-II large cities (population in 1–3 million).