Recently, literature on urban network research from the perspective of ?rm networks has been increasing. This research mainly used data from the headquarters and branches of all 2581 listed manufacturing companies in ...Recently, literature on urban network research from the perspective of ?rm networks has been increasing. This research mainly used data from the headquarters and branches of all 2581 listed manufacturing companies in the Yangtze River Delta from 1990 to 2017, and studied the urban network through an interlocking network model that quantifies the links between enterprises. The results showed that the spatial distribution of listed manufacturing industries in the Yangtze River Delta was relatively concentrated, and cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou were hot spots for the spatial distribution of listed manufacturing industries. However, Fuyang, Suqian, Chizhou, Lishui and other network edge cities were less distributed in manufacturing. The urban network of the Yangtze River Delta has significant hierarchical characteristics. The urban network of the Yangtze River Delta presents a multi-center network development mode with Shanghai as the center and Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Hefei as the sub-centers. Moreover, we found that the development of inter-city connections in the Yangtze River Delta was driven by network mechanisms of priority attachment and path dependence. The radiating capacity and agglomeration capacity of cities in the Yangtze River Delta have a strong polarization characteristic. The core cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Hefei have much higher network radiation capabilities than network aggregation capabilities. However, other non-core cities and network edge cities have weak network radiation capabilities, and mainly accept network radiation from core cities. It enriches the research of urban networks based on real inter-?rm connections, and provides ideas for the wider regional study and the combination of econometric techniques and social network analysis.展开更多
The "Shanghai Master Plan(2017—2035)" clearly states that building a global city with excellence has become the direction of its efforts in recent decades which requires Shanghai to become an important &quo...The "Shanghai Master Plan(2017—2035)" clearly states that building a global city with excellence has become the direction of its efforts in recent decades which requires Shanghai to become an important "global node" in the global city network structure like New York and London. Based on the "space of flow" theory, this paper uses the interlocking network model of Globalization and World Cities(GaWC) to calculate connective index of 48 cities whose level is "alpha" and above in GaWC's researches. There are still many gaps between Shanghai and other top global cities such as New York, London and Tokyo. Through the calculation of Theil Entropy, the importance ranking of the factors affecting Shanghai's status in the global city network is obtained. The results show that the proportion of foreign population, the number of sister cities, the number of headquarters of multinational corporations and the proportion of GDP in the whole country significantly affect Shanghai's status in the global city network.展开更多
1980年代以来,城市体系研究实现了两大突破:在空间尺度上,实现了由国家尺度向全球尺度的突破;在理论视角上,实现了从中心地模式到网络模式的突破。20世纪90年代后期,世界/全球城市研究与网络概念开始融合,由此开辟了世界城市网络(world ...1980年代以来,城市体系研究实现了两大突破:在空间尺度上,实现了由国家尺度向全球尺度的突破;在理论视角上,实现了从中心地模式到网络模式的突破。20世纪90年代后期,世界/全球城市研究与网络概念开始融合,由此开辟了世界城市网络(world city network)研究领域。世界城市网络研究以世界为尺度、以网络为视角,侧重分析跨境的城市间关系(inter-city relations)。20多年来,西方城市学者对世界城市网络进行了大量的理论和实证研究。论文聚焦世界城市网络研究的相关理论和方法论:首先勾画世界城市体系重组的全球背景;接着讨论世界城市等级体系、世界城市假说、全球城市和“流空间”等理论的核心思想;然后总结世界城市“连锁网络模型”的构架和常用的社会网络分析方法;最后讨论已有理论和方法的不足之处,以及有待推进的研究方向。展开更多
文摘Recently, literature on urban network research from the perspective of ?rm networks has been increasing. This research mainly used data from the headquarters and branches of all 2581 listed manufacturing companies in the Yangtze River Delta from 1990 to 2017, and studied the urban network through an interlocking network model that quantifies the links between enterprises. The results showed that the spatial distribution of listed manufacturing industries in the Yangtze River Delta was relatively concentrated, and cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou were hot spots for the spatial distribution of listed manufacturing industries. However, Fuyang, Suqian, Chizhou, Lishui and other network edge cities were less distributed in manufacturing. The urban network of the Yangtze River Delta has significant hierarchical characteristics. The urban network of the Yangtze River Delta presents a multi-center network development mode with Shanghai as the center and Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Hefei as the sub-centers. Moreover, we found that the development of inter-city connections in the Yangtze River Delta was driven by network mechanisms of priority attachment and path dependence. The radiating capacity and agglomeration capacity of cities in the Yangtze River Delta have a strong polarization characteristic. The core cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Hefei have much higher network radiation capabilities than network aggregation capabilities. However, other non-core cities and network edge cities have weak network radiation capabilities, and mainly accept network radiation from core cities. It enriches the research of urban networks based on real inter-?rm connections, and provides ideas for the wider regional study and the combination of econometric techniques and social network analysis.
文摘The "Shanghai Master Plan(2017—2035)" clearly states that building a global city with excellence has become the direction of its efforts in recent decades which requires Shanghai to become an important "global node" in the global city network structure like New York and London. Based on the "space of flow" theory, this paper uses the interlocking network model of Globalization and World Cities(GaWC) to calculate connective index of 48 cities whose level is "alpha" and above in GaWC's researches. There are still many gaps between Shanghai and other top global cities such as New York, London and Tokyo. Through the calculation of Theil Entropy, the importance ranking of the factors affecting Shanghai's status in the global city network is obtained. The results show that the proportion of foreign population, the number of sister cities, the number of headquarters of multinational corporations and the proportion of GDP in the whole country significantly affect Shanghai's status in the global city network.
文摘1980年代以来,城市体系研究实现了两大突破:在空间尺度上,实现了由国家尺度向全球尺度的突破;在理论视角上,实现了从中心地模式到网络模式的突破。20世纪90年代后期,世界/全球城市研究与网络概念开始融合,由此开辟了世界城市网络(world city network)研究领域。世界城市网络研究以世界为尺度、以网络为视角,侧重分析跨境的城市间关系(inter-city relations)。20多年来,西方城市学者对世界城市网络进行了大量的理论和实证研究。论文聚焦世界城市网络研究的相关理论和方法论:首先勾画世界城市体系重组的全球背景;接着讨论世界城市等级体系、世界城市假说、全球城市和“流空间”等理论的核心思想;然后总结世界城市“连锁网络模型”的构架和常用的社会网络分析方法;最后讨论已有理论和方法的不足之处,以及有待推进的研究方向。
