The rise of the internet city in China: Production and consumption of internet information

Feng Zhen, Bo Wang and Zongcai Wei
Additional contact information
Feng Zhen: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, China
Bo Wang: Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zongcai Wei: Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Urban Studies, 2015, vol. 52, issue 13, 2313-2329

Abstract: From the perspective of internet information production (IIP) and internet information consumption (IIC), we interpreted the spatial patterns of the internet industry in China based on top commercial websites. The findings demonstrated more obvious industrial clustering compared with that in Western countries, highlighting the rise of internet cities in China. The differences amongst diverse website themes generate disparities between IIP and IIC, suggesting future developmental trends of these internet cities. The specialised division of internet cities remains somewhat consistent with the local context. The government plays a key role in the early stage of China’s internet industry, enabling cities involved in internet industry at the initial stage gains first-mover advantages, leading to the uneven patterns of spatial patterns since then. Though the role of government in the development of internet industry should still be emphasised, the success of internet cities finally depends on whether their specialisation meets the market demand.

Keywords: influencing mechanism; internet city; internet geography; internet information consumption (IIC); internet information production (IIP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (6)

Downloads: (external link)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0042098014547369 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:52:y:2015:i:13:p:2313-2329

DOI: 10.1177/0042098014547369

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Urban Studies from Urban Studies Journal Limited
Bibliographic data for series maintained by SAGE Publications ().