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作者

Guangliang Xi;Xinyu Cao;Feng Zhen

来源

CITIES,Vol.114,Issue1,Article 103219

语言

英文

关键字

ICT;E-shopping;Instant delivery;Social activity;Neighborhood cohesion

作者单位

School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China;Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Smart City Design Simulation & Visualization, Nanjing 210093, China;Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China;Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Smart City Design Simulation & Visualization, Nanjing 210093, China;Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

摘要

Local store shopping is a catalyst for social interactions among neighbors. As same-day-delivery (SDD) online shopping replaces local store shopping, it may reshape this social process through various mechanisms. However, few studies empirically explore the changes in these interactions. Using household survey data in Nanjing, this paper employs a structural equations model to explore the relationships among SDD online shopping, local store shopping, and three types of social interactions among neighbors. SDD online shopping is negatively associated with greeting/chatting with neighbors, but has a positive association with social gathering. Although SDD online shopping is positively associated with companion shopping with neighbors, the association is weaker than that between local store shopping and companion shopping. Therefore, SDD online shopping transforms neighborhood social interactions by weakening weak ties and strengthening strong ties with neighbors, undermining community vitality and social cohesion. Policies and programs should be developed to sustain neighborhood social interactions.