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Business districts: the spatial characteristics of FDI within cities

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  • Mattijs van 't Hoff
  • Ronald Wall

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Many studies focus on the competitive characteristics of cities – such as accessibility, infrastructure, knowledge, creativity, institutions, face-to-face-contacts, tacit knowledge, and business interaction – and how these attract FDI, firms, and people. However, few studies focus on the spatial characteristics of urban clusters. In this study, knowledge-intensive FDI into 15 Northwestern European cities was explored. The FDI was geo-mapped at a district level, and the characteristics of these districts regarding proximity, functionality, urbanity and spatial quality were classified. The results revealed the spatial indicators that attract FDI in knowledge-intensive industrial activities.

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  • Mattijs van 't Hoff & Ronald Wall, 2020. "Business districts: the spatial characteristics of FDI within cities," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 273-295, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:28:y:2020:i:2:p:273-295
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1651830
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    1. Jelena Maric & Djukic Aleksandra & Branislav Antonic & Danilo Furundzic & Vladimir Parezanin, 2021. "The Effects of Open Space on Reducing Workplace Stress: Case Study of Business Park in the Post-Socialist Urban Setting," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, January.

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