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Urban Agglomeration as Catalyst for
Regional Innovation: A Study of Planning
Policy Implications in Yangtze River Delta
Shared with the World by Elangkathir Duhindan
With the geographical expansion of
economic development and the evolution
of production method, urban
agglomerations have become the new
arena for innovative activities. Current
research has studied the causation,
performance, and synergy of innovative
activities within agglomerations from both
spontaneous and institutional perspectives.
This dissertation chooses the Yangtze River
Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) as the
case study. Although previous scholars
have examined the evolution of regional
innovation in YRDUA, few of them linked
the changes with agglomeration policies.
This dissertation aims to determine how
spatial planning policies influence regional
innovation capacity within an urban
agglomeration over time. In this context,
urban agglomeration is defined as a highly
development spatial pattern of cities who
compete while also seek collaboration with
each other, and regional innovation
capacity (RIC) is defined as the acquisition,
absorption, and transmission of knowledge
and technology that improve the output of
products and services within a region.
The study is based on the quantitative
analysis of indices measuring innovation
capacity and policy reviews. The evaluation framework is selected from the China
Regional Innovation Capability Report and
policies are retrieved from official public
websites. Data are processed with the
Principal Component Analysis under SPSS.
The results indicate that although the
ranking of regional innovation capacity did
not change, their divergence has
significantly narrowed. Further analysis
suggests that policies have influenced the
determinants and overall performance of
RIC. On this basis, it is recommended that
future policies aim at promoting regional
comparative advantage and further
exploring the utilisation of market
mechanisms. Further research is needed to
establish a more context-specific
evaluation framework and identify the
policy effect on the trickle-down of
innovation capacities.
Shared with the World by Elangkathir Duhindan