Locational Characteristics of Firms in the Business Service Industry in Airport Economic Zones: Case of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

《Locational Characteristics of Firms in the Business Service Industry in Airport Economic Zones: Case of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport》

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关键字: Airport economic zone (AEZ); Location characteristics; Business services; Zero-inflated negative binomial model (ZINB); China; CANADA; CITIES

作者单位: [Jiang, Yonglei] Dalian Maritime Univ, Coll Transportat Management, Dalian 116026, Peoples R China. [Jiang, Yonglei] Hohai Univ, Coll Civil & Transportat Engn, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. [Ng, Adolf K. Y.] Univ Manitoba, Transport Inst, Asper Sch Business, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. [Ng, Adolf K. Y.] Univ Manitoba, Dept Supply Chain Management, Asper Sch Business, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. [Wang, Yunpeng; Yu, Bin] Beihang Univ, Sch Transportat Sci & Engn, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China. [Wang, Lu] China Acad Civil Aviat Sci & Technol, Air Transport Div, Beijing 100028, Peoples R China. Yu, B (reprint author), Beihang Univ, Sch Transportat Sci & Engn, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China. E-Mail: minlfish@hotmail.com

摘要: Airports are important components in urban economies. With the rapid growth in civil aviation, airport economic zones (AEZs) have been established in China since the 1990s, attracting airport-related firms. However, hitherto, research on AEZs remains scarce, notably the locational characteristics of firms in the business service industry. To fill in this gap, this paper uses the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in China as the case study to explore the locational characteristics of firms from the business service industry. First, data regarding the locational information of firms in the business service industry in the Hongqiao AEZ are collected. Second, an image of the Hongqiao AEZ is overlaid with 500x500m grid cells using geographical information system (GIS). Then, data characteristics are taken into consideration, and the zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model is used to analyze location characteristics based on the grid cells. The results show that the factors that affect the locational decisions of domestic and foreign firms are significantly different; nevertheless, although the firms are established within the AEZ, it is found that travel time to the city center remains the pivotal factor in the locational decisions of both domestic and foreign firms.