Abstract
Cities are not only connected through conventional infrastructure, but also through digital infrastructure. This paper tests whether digital connectivity patterns follow traditional ones. Using a generalized spatial interaction model, this paper shows that geography (and distance) still matters for an extensive set of world cities. With a view to the rapidly rising urbanization, the attention is next focused on the emerging large cities in China to test the relevance of distance frictions − next to a broad set of other important explanatory variables − for digital connectivity. Various interesting results are found regarding digital connectivity within the Chinese urban system, while also here geography appears to play an important role.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 409-428 |
| Journal | Papers in Regional Science |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 21 Jan 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Digital Networks
- Internet connectivity
- World Cities
- Death of Distance
- Gravity Model
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tranos, E., Kourtit, K. and Nijkamp, P. (2014), Digital urban network connectivity: Global and Chinese internet patterns . Papers in Regional Science, 93: 409–428, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12097. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Checked November 2015