The Influence of “Industry–City–Innovation” Functional Mixing on the Innovative Development of Sci-Tech Parks Under the Background of Urbanization
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The development of sci-tech parks (STPs), as the spatial carrier of urbanization and the growth pole of the innovation economy, cannot be separated from the integration of the three key elements of “industry”, “city”, and “innovation”. This study selects the Hangzhou West Hi-Tech Corridor, which represents the forefront of development practice of China’s STPs and which is a high-quality model with highly integrated “industry–city–innovation” functions, as a case. By using multi-source data, such as geographic information and the point of interest (POI), and research methods, such as the Shannon entropy index and quadratic curve regression, this study examines the influence of “industry–city–innovation” functional mixing on the innovative development of STPs, and explores the optimal mixing degree interval. The results show that the mixing of “industry–city–innovation” functions can promote the STPs’ innovative development, to a certain extent, in the spatial design of urban planning. However, higher mixing is not always better, and excessively high mixing may inhibit innovative development. The optimal functional mixing degree conducive to the STPs’ innovative development is in the range of 0.14 to 0.16. This study is an effective application of the “industry¬–city–innovation” integration theory, provides a constant source of power for urban innovative development, and acts as a reference for future new cities and STPs.
Source: Sustainability
DOI: 10.3390/su17083715
Authors: Yue Yang, Yidi Liu, Qiujie Chen, Shaoshan Du
Institution: Anhui Jianzhu University
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
OpenAlex ID: W4409606360