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2006 , Vol. 61 >Issue 12: 1247 - 1258

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11821/xb200612002

Evaluating the Geographic Concentration of Manufacturing Industries of Beijing Based on Distance-based Methods

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  • 1. College of Geography Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400047, China;
    2. College of Geography and Remote Sensing, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of GIS application, Chongqing 400047, China

Received date: 2006-05-29

  Revised date: 2006-09-25

  Online published: 2006-12-25

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.40271035

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Abstract

Geographic concentration of industries is very important to decision making and regional economic development. Based on data from the second census of basic units and input-output table of Beijing, this paper researches the spatial distribution structure of manufacturing industries in Beijing by means of improving distance-based industrial geographic concentration method -M' function. Efforts are further made to investigate co-location of 14 sector groups. The results suggest that the 25 manufacturing sectors concentrate at various levels, and decline at longer distances. The studies also indicate that factor endowments and labor favorite sectors concentrate highly, while capital/technology intensive industries show lowly concentrative pattern. Statistical results imply that comparative advantages and industries linkage are the most important locational determinants of Beijing manufacturing industries, and have reinforced the spatial concentration level. However, market competition, utilization of foreign investments and technological spillover have strengthened its dispersion. Concerning the co-location phenomenon, inter-industry concentration levels are lowly concentration, even dispersion. Pairs of labor favorite and factor endowments sectors show highly co-location concentration, while industries between capital/technology intensive and other sectors generally show dispersion pattern. Further studies indicate that more input-output imitates the high inter-concentration between two sectors of activity. The results have important policy implications for industrial restructuring in Beijing.

Key words： geographic concentration; distance; manufacturing; Beijing

Cite this article

LIU Chunxia,ZHU Qing,LI Yuechen . Evaluating the Geographic Concentration of Manufacturing Industries of Beijing Based on Distance-based Methods[J]. Acta Geographica Sinica, 2006 , 61(12) : 1247 -1258 . DOI: 10.11821/xb200612002

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