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Evaluation of urban competitiveness based on factor analysis—Taking 35 key cities in China as an example

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Key cities represent the strongest competitiveness level of each province and city. At present, the problem of unbalanced development level of key cities in China is more prominent. Improving urban competitiveness has become an urgent problem for urban governments. In order to study the competitiveness of 35 key cities in China, this paper formulates a total of 27 indicators from the five levels of economic development, social undertakings, public infrastructure, ecological environment and technological innovation, and uses measurement software to draw the advantages and disadvantages of relevant urban development. The results show that the top cities in the comprehensive competitiveness of 35 key cities in China include Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and the differences among key cities are more prominent in all dimensions. The relative level of competitiveness development of key cities corresponds to the level of regional economic development and technological innovation to a certain extent.

Source: Procedia Computer Science

DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2023.07.019

Authors: Lili Zhao, Yanzi Feng, Huishan Zhang, Jialei Liu

Institution: Hebei University of Economics and Business

Language: English

Topic: Economic Development and Regional Competitiveness

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Department of Education of Hebei Province