scholarly journals Intensifier of urban economic resilience: Specialized or diversified agglomeration?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0260214
Author(s):  
Mingdou Zhang ◽  
Qingbang Wu ◽  
Weilu Li ◽  
Dongqi Sun ◽  
Fei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Industrial Agglomeration ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Index Method ◽  
Industrial Diversification ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Industrial Specialization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

With increased uncertainty and instability worldwide, how to enhance the urban economy resilience effectively has become one main issue for urban economic development. Based on the measurement of the economic resilience of 241 cities at the prefecture level and above in China using the sensitive index method, we scrutinize the impact of industrial specialization agglomeration and diversification agglomeration on urban economic resilience. Results indicate that, during the impact resistance period, industrial diversification agglomeration, especially related industrial diversification agglomeration, can enhance urban economic resilience, whereas industrial specialization agglomeration has no positive effect. In contrast, during the period of recovery and adjustment, industrial specialization agglomeration can improve urban economic resilience, and industrial diversification agglomeration, especially related industrial diversification agglomeration, has no positive effect. Further analysis indicates that, under the interaction of specialization and diversification agglomerations, the effect of industrial agglomeration on urban economic resilience depends on the type of dual industrial agglomeration, showing remarkable heterogeneity. This study may provide useful references for policy makers concerned with urban resilience.

scholarly journals An Assessment Approach to Urban Economic Resilience of the Rust Belt in China

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Shan Man ◽  
Xiangli Wu ◽  
Yongchun Yang ◽  
Qingmin Meng
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Rust Belt ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Trend Of Development

Urban economic resilience provides a novel perspective on the sustainable development of urban and regional economy. Selecting 37 prefecture-level cities in the Northeast China that also known as the rust belt in China as a regional study sample that has experienced significant economic decline and out-migration in the last 20 years compared to many other regions in China, this study aims to construct an index system using the data collected in 2005, 2010, and 2016. This study evaluates urban economic resilience including five socioeconomic aspects: diversity, capabilities related to revenue and expenditure, innovation environment, trend of development, and openness. We analyze the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of urban economic resilience, explore the key factors contributing to urban resilience and then provide decision-making suggestions to enhance it. We find the following: (1) urban economic resilience in the Northeast China has gradually increased over time, but spatial heterogeneity of resilience was prominent. Specifically, coastal cities were more economically resilient than inland cities. (2) Urban economic resilience in the Northeast China is significantly contributed by the diversity of an economic system and the trend of development, which contribute to resilience with weights of 0.214 and 0.216, respectively. The dominant factors contributing to urban economic resilience are different among diverse urban economic types and size. (3) To enhance urban economic resilience, comprehensive economic cities need to focus on increasing the diversity of economic structures. Resource-based and old industrial cities should focus on raising the innovation environment. Coastal cities should focus on increasing the diversity of their economic structures and creating positive trends of economic and social development. Agricultural cities should focus on creating positive trends of economic and social development.

scholarly journals Environmental Regulation, Technological Innovation and Industrial Environmental Efficiency : An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Cement Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxing Tu ◽  
Songtao Xu ◽  
Xu Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Environmental Efficiency ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Industrial Agglomeration ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Saving Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Using DEA-Tobit model, the paper empirically analyzes the impact of environmental regulation and technological innovation on industrial environmental efficiency with the data from Chinese Cement Industry. The results show that both environmental regulation and technological innovation all have a significant role in promoting the environmental efficiency of cement industry. Among all the influencing factors, the improvement of pollution disposal capacity has the biggest positive effect on environmental efficiency, while the energy-saving effect caused by environmental regulation is not obvious, the factor endowment structure has no substantial impact on environmental efficiency. Adhering to the strategy of "reducing emissions mainly and saving energy as auxiliary", continuously optimizing the energy consumption structure, raising the level of industrialization and industrial agglomeration are conducive to the sustainable development of China’s cement industry.

scholarly journals Industrial Agglomeration Analysis Based on Spatial Durbin Model: Evidence from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Circle in China

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lu-Hui Gao ◽  
Guo-Qing Wang ◽  
Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Distance Matrix ◽  
Industrial Agglomeration ◽  
Spatial Durbin Model ◽  
Matrix Weights ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Based on the data of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Circle from 2010 to 2019, this paper uses the spatial Durbin model to empirically analyze the impact of financial development and technological innovation on industrial agglomeration. The following are the conclusions of this study: (1) financial development has a positive effect on industrial agglomeration; however, a significant difference exists in the weight effect of the geographic distance matrix compared to the weight of the economic distance matrix; (2) in the spatial Durbin model with two matrix weights, technological innovation has a significant positive effect on industrial agglomeration; and (3) in the spatial Durbin model with two matrix weights, the interaction has a significant negative effect on industrial agglomeration. Therefore, the government should further implement the coordinated development strategy, promoting regional technological innovation for a long time to realize its integration with financial development.

scholarly journals Industrial uniformity or industrial diversification: the impact of hsr on the regional economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Alexander L. Kamenkov
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Main Task ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Industrial Diversification ◽  
Industrial Specialization ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Aim: Identification of the degree of influence of high-speed lines on industrial specialization. Methods: This paper examines the relationship between high-speed rail and the agglomeration economy. A literature review of the most popular points of view on the economy of agglomerations is carried out. The main task is to answer whether HSR contributes to the development of industrial uniformity or industrial diversification. The work will show a model for calculating the specialization index, and also, assess the degree of influence of distance from the high-speed rail on the specialization of the city. Results: Three options for the location of cities and the industrial specialization of these cities were identified: right next to the HSR diversified; at a distance of 270 km from HSR uniform; at a distance of more than 500 km from HSR diversified. Conclusion: It is revealed that the single dominant industry receives the greatest benefit from agglomerations. Also-in this paper, the possibility of more effective orientation of the private sector by the state government is justified.

scholarly journals Bitcoin and Blockchain to Indonesia’s Economic Resilience: A Business Intelligence Analysis

JEJAK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-202
Author(s):  
Palupi Lindiasari Samputra ◽  
Septia Zul Putra
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Intelligence Analysis ◽  
Financial Industry ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Vector Error Correction ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Vector Error ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Blockchain technology has been a phenomenal discovery since its use on Bitcoin, a crypto currency created by Satoshi Nakamoto. Featuring decentralization, it allows Bitcoin to escape the interference of third parties and governments. Departing from Keynesian Theory, this study used a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach. The econometric quantitative approach uses the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) modeling to predict the impact of Bitcoin investment on Indonesia's transaction of capital. A qualitative approach is used to analyze the LOFT effects of Bitcoin on Indonesia's economic resilience. Unlike previous studies, this study attempts to provide an explanation from the standpoint of national resilience, especially in the field of economic resilience. VECM analysis found that Bitcoin had a significant positive effect on Indonesia's transaction of capital in both the short and long terms Even though the magnitude of the influence of bitcoin is relatively small, it needs to watch out for macro performance through capital transactions. Qualitative data indicate that there is a change of Bitcoin function in Indonesia, from a payment method, into an instrument of investment. The finding explains that Bitcoin has the potential to weaken the resilience of the Indonesian economy through a reduction in the balance of payments, while Blockchain can be the main foundation of the financial industry revolution in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Research on the Influence of High-tech Industry Specialization Agglomeration on Innovation Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 02026
Author(s):  
Shuyang Nan
Keyword(s):  
High Tech ◽  
Industrial Agglomeration ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Industrial Specialization ◽  
Support For Innovation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Data Level

In the new economic era with innovation as the first driving factor, high-tech industry, as an important industry support for innovation, its innovation efficiency will greatly affect the regional innovation level. In order to improve the innovation efficiency of the high-tech industry, the practice of accelerating the professional agglomeration of the industry has been widely adopted. What is the impact of high-tech industry specialization agglomeration on innovation level? Based on this, this paper constructs a theoretical analysis framework between industrial specialization agglomeration and innovation efficiency, and empirically analyzes it. The research results are as follows: there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between high-tech industry specialization agglomeration and innovation efficiency, that is, there is a specialized agglomeration scale, which makes industrial innovation efficiency reach the highest level. According to the empirical results, this paper provides a data level support for the proposal of industrial agglomeration policy.

Retrospective analysis of the resilience of Russian regions as socio-economic systems

2019 ◽  
pp. 46-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Klimanov ◽  
Sofiya М. Kazakova ◽  
Anna A. Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Integral Index ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Correlation Dependence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The article examines the impact of various socio-economic and financial indicators on the resilience of Russian regions. For each region, the integral index of resilience is calculated, and its correlation dependence with the selected indicators is revealed. The study confirms the relationship between fiscal resilience and socio-economic resilience of the regions. The analysis of panel data for 75 regions from 2007 to 2016 shows that there are significant differences in the dynamics of indicators in different periods. In particular, the degree of exposure to the negative effects of the crises of 2008—2009 and 2014—2015 in non-resilient regions is higher than in resilient ones.

Effect of combined drink cans and steel fibers on the impact resistance and mechanical properties of concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 6734-6742
Author(s):  
A. Syamsir ◽  
S. M. Mubin ◽  
N. M. Nor ◽  
V. Anggraini ◽  
S. Nagappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibers ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the combine effect of 0.2 % drink cans and steel fibers with volume fractions of 0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 3% to the mechanical properties and impact resistance of concrete. Hooked-end steel fiber with 30 mm and 0.75 mm length and diameter, respectively was selected for this study.  The drinks cans fiber were twisted manually in order to increase friction between fiber and concrete. The results of the experiment showed that the combination of steel fibers and drink cans fibers improved the strength performance of concrete, especially the compressive strength, flexural strength and indirect tensile strength. The results of the experiment showed that the combination of steel fibers and drink cans fibers improved the compressive strength, flexural strength and indirect tensile strength by 2.3, 7, and 2 times as compare to batch 1, respectively. Moreover, the impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete has increase by 7 times as compared to non-fiber concretes. Moreover, the impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete consistently gave better results as compared to non-fiber concretes. The fiber reinforced concrete turned more ductile as the dosage of fibers was increased and ductility started to decrease slightly after optimum fiber dosage was reached. It was found that concrete with combination of 2% steel and 0.2% drink cans fibers showed the highest compressive, split tensile, flexural as well as impact strength.    

Impact of Digitalization on Service Work in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Empirical Study in Tax Consultancies

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Philipp K. Görs ◽  
Henning Hummert ◽  
Anne Traum ◽  
Friedemann W. Nerdinger
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Special Case

Digitalization is a megatrend, but there is relatively little knowledge about its consequences for service work in general and specifically in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). We studied the impact of digitalization on psychological consequences for employees in tax consultancies as a special case of KIBS. We compare two tax consulting jobs with very different job demands, those of tax consultants (TCs) and assistant tax consultants (ATCs). The results show that the extent of digitalization at the workplace level for ATCs correlates significantly positively with their job satisfaction. For TCs, the same variable correlates positively with their work engagement. These positive effects of digitalization are mediated in the case of ATCs by the impact on important job characteristics. In the case of TCs, which already have very good working conditions, the impact is mediated by the positive effect on self-efficacy. Theoretical and practical consequences of these results are discussed.

Comparative study of the impact of two mechanical perforation densities on the behavior of a sandy soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
S. Chehaibi ◽  
K. Abrougui ◽  
F. Haouala
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Cone Penetration ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Soil Water Infiltration ◽  
Good Improvement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Resistance To Penetration

The effects of mechanical perforation densities by extracting soil cores through an aerator Vertidrain with a working width of 1.6 m and equipped with hollow tines spaced of 65 mm, were studied on a sandy soil of a grassy sward in the Golf Course El Kantaoui in Sousse (Tunisia). The mechanical aeration was performed at two densities: 250 and 350 holes/m2. The cone penetration resistance and soil water infiltration were measured. These parameters were performed at initial state before aeration (E0) and then on the 10th, 20th and 30th day after aeration. These results showed that perforation density of 350 holes/m2 had a positive effect on the soil by reducing its cone resistance to penetration compared to the initial state (Rp = 14.8 daN/cm2). At 5 cm depth the decrease in resistance to penetration was 34% and 43% on the 10th and 20th day after aeration, respectively. However, on the 30th day after aeration the soil resistance to penetration tended to grow and its value compared to the initial state decreased only by 21 and 26%, respectively, at 5 and 15 cm of depth only by 10% and 9% with 250 holes/m2 density. The soil water infiltration made a good improvement after aeration compared to the initial state. This parameter increased from 4.8 cm/h to 8.3, 10.9 and 13.1 cm/h with 250 holes/m2 density and to 10, 12.9 and 14.8 cm/h with 350 holes/m2 density on the 10th, 20th and 30th day following the aeration.

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