Is smart city a slogan? Evidence from China

IF 1.8 Q2 GEOGRAPHY

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1080/10225706.2022.2052734

Yong Zhou, Fan Xiao, Weipeng Deng

引用次数: 10

Abstract

ABSTRACT Many ideas of urban experiments have been used in sloganeering to stimulate short-term economic growth in China. A question arises: Is the smart city a slogan? This study estimated the relationship between smart city pilot projects and regional economic growth by using the difference-in-differences (DID) model and explored smart cities’ myths through 19 unstructured interviews. The following conclusions were drawn. First, smart city pilot projects positively affected regional economic growth, but with time-lag effects. Second, market and infrastructure effects co-shaped regional economic growth. Third, benefiting from a newly created market, a few cities with foundations for smart industries have developed rapidly. Over time, an increasing number of smart cities would benefit from the projects by the constructed smart infrastructure. Although scholars have long criticized previous urban experiments in China as a slogan only for land revenue generation, this study suggests that smart cities could be a new model for regional economic development through market and infrastructure effects.

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智慧城市是一个口号吗？来自中国的证据

摘要许多城市实验的思想被用于刺激中国短期经济增长的口号中。问题来了：智慧城市是一个口号吗？本研究利用差异中的差异（DID）模型估计了智慧城市试点项目与区域经济增长之间的关系，并通过19次非结构化访谈探讨了智慧城市的神话。得出以下结论。首先，智慧城市试点项目对区域经济增长有积极影响，但具有时滞效应。第二，市场和基础设施效应共同影响了区域经济增长。第三，受益于新兴市场，少数有智慧产业基础的城市发展迅速。随着时间的推移，越来越多的智能城市将从建设的智能基础设施项目中受益。尽管学者们长期以来一直批评中国以前的城市实验只是为了创造土地收入，但这项研究表明，智能城市可以通过市场和基础设施效应成为区域经济发展的新模式。

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Asian Geographer GEOGRAPHY-

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