Measurement and interpretation of connectivity of Chinese cities in world city network, 2010

被引:76
作者
Derudder, Ben [1 ]
Taylor, Peter J. [2 ]
Hoyler, Michael [3 ]
Ni Pengfei [4 ]
Liu Xingjian [5 ]
Zhao Miaoxi [6 ]
Shen Wei [7 ]
Witlox, Frank [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Geog, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[2] Northumbria Univ, Sch Built & Nat Environm, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne & Wear, England
[3] Univ Loughborough, Dept Geog, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England
[4] Chinese Acad Social Sci, Beijing 100732, Peoples R China
[5] Univ Cambridge, Dept Geog, Cambridge CB2 3EN, England
[6] S China Univ Technol, Guangzhou 510641, Peoples R China
[7] ESSCA Sch Management, F-49000 Angers, France
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
world city network; advanced producer services; Shanghai; Hong Kong; Beijing;
D O I
10.1007/s11769-013-0604-y
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This is an empirical paper that measures and interprets the position of Chinese cities in the world city network in 2010. Building on a specification of the world city network as a 'interlocking network' in which business services firms play the crucial role in city network formation, information is gathered about the presence of global service firms in cities. This information is converted into data to provide the 'service value' of a city for a firm's provision of corporate services in a 526 (cities) x 175 (firms) matrix. These data are then used as the input to the interlocking network model in order to measure cities' connectivity and its predominant geographical orientation. Here we focus on the position of some key Chinese cities in this regard, and discuss and interpret results in the context of the urban dimensions of the 'opening up' of the Chinese economy.
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页码:261 / 273
页数:13
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