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Spatial Agglomeration of Manufacturing in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area: An Analysis of Sectoral Patterns and Determinants

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  • Lei Luo

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China
    School of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Zhenhua Zheng

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China)

  • Jing Luo

    (School of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Yuqiu Jia

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China
    School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Qi Zhang

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China
    The College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)

  • Chun Wu

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China)

  • Yifeng Zhang

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China)

  • Jia Sun

    (Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan 430014, China)

Abstract

The important role of the entity economy, especially manufacturing, has been further highlighted after the outbreak of COVID-19. This study fills a research gap on manufacturing in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area by analyzing the spatio-temporal evolution patterns and characteristics of manufacturing, exploring the major location factors causing spatial reconstruction and comparing the effect intensities of the different factors in the manufacturing sector. From 2003 to 2018, the process of industrial suburbanization in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area continued to strengthen and currently the overall spatial pattern of manufacturing in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area is characterized by spreading in metropolitan areas and aggregation in industrial parks. The results of a spatial metering model showed that the dominant factors affecting the layout of manufacturing included innovation and technical service platforms, industrial parks, the number of large enterprises, living convenience, and air quality. However, the effect intensity of the different location factors varied among industries. The findings may help the government to understand the characteristics of agglomeration and spreading in the manufacturing industry and, in accordance with the dominant factors affecting the location of this industry, rationally develop ideas for adjusting the industrial layout in the post-coronavirus age.

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  • Lei Luo & Zhenhua Zheng & Jing Luo & Yuqiu Jia & Qi Zhang & Chun Wu & Yifeng Zhang & Jia Sun, 2020. "Spatial Agglomeration of Manufacturing in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area: An Analysis of Sectoral Patterns and Determinants," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-23, September.
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