文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：How the spatial functional division of labor in urban clusters affects urban population size? Evidence from 19 urban clusters in China

作者：Zheng, Haoqing[1];Hsiao, Cody Yu-Ling[2];Ho, Hong-Wai[2];Ji, Chunli[2];Zhang, Songlin[3]

机构：[1]Zhejiang Gongshang Univ, Sch Econ, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, Peoples R China;[2]Macao Polytech Univ, Ctr Gaming & Tourism Studies, Macau 999078, Peoples R China;[3]Shaoxing Univ, Sch Business, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：11

期号：1

外文期刊名：HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS

收录：SSCI(收录号：WOS:001381827000007)、、Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85212791723)、WOS、A&HCI(收录号：WOS:001381827000007)

基金：This work is supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China "Research on the Mechanism and Policy of Spatial Agglomeration in Urban Agglomerations Promoting Economic Growth (Grant Number: 22BJL070)" and the Special Research Project of Shaoxing University on Promoting High Quality Development of Yangtze River Delta Integration "Research on the Mechanism of Promoting the Development of New Quality Productivity in the Yangtze River Delta by Spatial Agglomeration at the Scale of Urban Agglomeration (Grant Number: 2024CSJYB02)".

语种：英文

外文摘要：Relying on datasets covering 19 urban clusters in China, this study delves into the impact of the spatial functional division of labor in urban clusters (SFDL) on urban population size and its underlying mechanisms. In contrast to the prevailing focus of previous studies on individual city advantages to understand urban population size differences, this paper represents the first large-scale and cross-urban cluster empirical test, extending the research to consider SFDL. The results reveal a positive correlation between SFDL and urban population size. Mechanism analyses demonstrate that SFDL contributes to enlarging urban population size by increasing productivity. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the positive effect of SFDL is more pronounced in central cities and large to medium-sized cities compared to peripheral and small cities, revealing a trend of population distribution centralization in urban clusters as SFDL deepens. Further discussion reaffirms the trend of population distribution centralization as SFDL deepens. Additionally, urban clusters with State Council-approved development plans exhibit a more significant positive impact of SFDL on urban population size than other urban clusters. These findings provide novel insights into optimizing population distribution from the perspective of urban clusters and offer policy guidance for design in urban cluster development planning.