Business districts: the spatial characteristics of FDI within cities
Mattijs van 't Hoff and
Ronald Wall
European Planning Studies, 2020, vol. 28, issue 2, 273-295
Abstract:
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.
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1651830
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