Organization Mechanisms and Spatial Characteristics of Urban Collaborative Innovation Networks: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China

Nina Liu, Jiwu Wang and Yan Song
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Nina Liu: Department of Regional and Urban Planning, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Jiwu Wang: Department of Regional and Urban Planning, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Yan Song: Department of Regional and Urban Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: Promoting the development of collaborative innovation networks is crucial for cities to achieve sustainable innovation. Hangzhou was selected as a case study. Based on the cooperation patent data from 2000 to 2017, we examined the scale problem, calculated the topology, and analyzed the coordination mechanisms and spatial characteristics of the topology structure. The results show that in terms of the development trend, collaborative innovation is an important pathway for innovation, and multi-subject collaborative innovation is necessary. Collaborative innovation occurs between enterprises and between enterprises and universities. With regards to topological structure, we found “Zhejiang University as a center, other universities as cores”, with the characteristics of diffusion development and fragmentation. In terms of spatial structure, we observed a networked spatial organization model with multiple centers, such as universities and industrial parks. A circle with a radius of five kilometers around a university was found to be an area of highly concentrated innovation subjects that are synergistically associated with universities. On this basis, the laws are summarized and suggestions are provided to support the research and practice of urban innovation spatial planning in China.

Keywords: innovation subject; topological structure; collaborative innovation network; social network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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