Research progress of industrial geography in China

The expansion and upgrading of Chinese industries have accompanied with the spatial restructuring process across the country. This paper provides a literature review on China's industrial geography, paying special attention to industrial agglomeration and industrial clusters. The increasing industri...

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Published inJournal of geographical sciences Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1057 - 1066
Main Authors He, Canfei, Pan, Fenghua, Chen, Tianming
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Science Press 01.08.2016
Springer Nature B.V
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Summary:The expansion and upgrading of Chinese industries have accompanied with the spatial restructuring process across the country. This paper provides a literature review on China's industrial geography, paying special attention to industrial agglomeration and industrial clusters. The increasing industrial agglomeration and development of industrial clusters have been the prominent characteristics of dynamics of industrial landscape in China. The major driving forces of China's industrial geography include economic globalization, decentralization and regional competition and rebuilding of regional advantages. This paper concludes with a discussion of future research focus.
Bibliography:industrial geography industrial agglomeration industrial cluster economic transition China
The expansion and upgrading of Chinese industries have accompanied with the spatial restructuring process across the country. This paper provides a literature review on China's industrial geography, paying special attention to industrial agglomeration and industrial clusters. The increasing industrial agglomeration and development of industrial clusters have been the prominent characteristics of dynamics of industrial landscape in China. The major driving forces of China's industrial geography include economic globalization, decentralization and regional competition and rebuilding of regional advantages. This paper concludes with a discussion of future research focus.
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ISSN:1009-637X
1861-9568
DOI:10.1007/s11442-016-1315-y