Affiliation:
1. Department of Spatial Planning and Landscape Design, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
2. Guangdong Guodi Planning Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510650, China
Abstract
The capacity for urban innovation is a significant symbol of contemporary urban development. In order to promote sustainable urban innovation, it is crucial to match and optimize innovation spaces, actors, and their behavioral needs. Based on the data from patent inventions, which are commonly used to represent urban innovation, in this study, we investigated the formation mechanism of Guangzhou’s innovation pattern and its characteristics from 1990 to 2020 using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The results indicated that Guangzhou’s innovation spaces developed a center-radiation structure of “two districts and seven cores”. We investigated the path dependence of spaces, actors, and behavioral needs by examining the interaction between the innovation space layout and behavioral needs. The findings provide theoretical support for the city’s sustainable development in terms of innovation in the future.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
Philosophy and Social Science Planning of Guangdong Province
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