Abstract
Sci-tech parks (STPs), as a key space carrier of urbanization, have transformed into comprehensive parks with mixed urban functions and advanced hi-tech industries. The jobs–housing relationship, which is closely related to the two major urban functions of work and residence, affects the efficiency of urban operation. This study focused on the correlation between the jobs–housing relationship and the innovative development of STPs, adopting the Hangzhou West Hi-Tech Corridor as a case study. Four indicators reflecting the jobs–housing balance index and commuting distance and ten indicators reflecting agglomeration degree, development scale, innovative ability, financial status, and comprehensive development level of enterprises were selected to perform partial least squares regression. The results show that the jobs–housing relationship was correlated with the innovative development of STPs. Relatively short commuting distance may promote the development and agglomeration of sci-tech enterprises. However, short average commuting distance was not necessarily good. The working space and living space needed to be mixed at an appropriate scale and distance—to be close but not too close. This study provides references for the future development of STPs and the application of mixed-use zoning in the urban spatial planning; additionally, it supports for the research and practice of industry–city integration and urbanization.
Highlights
Industrial parks have played an important role in the large-scale construction of new urban districts over the past few decades of rapid urbanization in China [1,2]
For the employee balance index and the resident balance index, two indicators related to the jobs–housing relationship, they had different correlations on the innovative development of the Sci-tech parks (STPs)
This study focused on the innovation and development of STPs dominated by the internet economy and sci-tech industry and explored the correlation between the jobs–housing relationship and the innovative development of STPs in new urban districts
Summary
Industrial parks have played an important role in the large-scale construction of new urban districts over the past few decades of rapid urbanization in China [1,2]. As the main fronts of the export-oriented economy, industrial parks are critical to China’s economic growth They are the effective and characteristic carriers of urbanization to gather talent and capital, support scientific and technological innovation, promote industrial upgrading, and drive regional economy [3]. In the new era of innovative development, numerous hi-tech enterprises that deeply integrate information technology and traditional industries have emerged. Sci-tech parks (STPs) are spatial carriers used to develop such industries and cultivate all types of innovative technological achievements [7]. They are a powerful force leading scientific and technological innovation and future economic development [8]. Research in the planning of STPs is of critical importance in guiding the future development of China’s new type of urbanization
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