Spatiotemporal Agglomeration of Real-Estate Industry in Guangzhou, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Review
3. Research Design
3.1. Study Area and Data Sources
3.2. Methodologies
4. Results
4.1. Spatial Distribution and the Space-Time Central Tendency of Guangzhou’s Real Estate Industries
4.2. Space-Time Clustering of Real-Estate Businesses in Guangzhou
5. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real estate industry | 1.04 R | 0.98 R | 0.56 C | 0.42 C | 0.36 C | 0.38 C | 0.34 C |
Number of real estate companies | 11 | 31 | 164 | 384 | 654 | 828 | 1183 |
Real estate development company | 1.98 D | 1.12 D | 0.64 C | 0.50 C | 0.42 C | 0.42 C | 0.39 C |
Property management company | 2.59 D | 1.89 D | 0.74 C | 0.54 C | 0.46 C | 0.38 C | 0.38 C |
Real estate agent | - | 286.3 D | 1.44 D | 1.04 R | 0.53 C | 0.42 C | 0.36 C |
Type | Agglomeration Degree | Cluster Spatial Evolution Direction |
---|---|---|
Guangzhou Real Estate Industry | high | periphery–central urban area–periphery |
Real Estate Development Company | high | periphery–central urban area–periphery |
Property Management Company | quite high | central urban area |
Real Estate Agent | low | central urban area |
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Wang, P.; Lin, X.; Dai, D. Spatiotemporal Agglomeration of Real-Estate Industry in Guangzhou, China. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9081445
Wang P, Lin X, Dai D. Spatiotemporal Agglomeration of Real-Estate Industry in Guangzhou, China. Sustainability. 2017; 9(8):1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9081445
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Peng, Xiaoyan Lin, and Dajun Dai. 2017. "Spatiotemporal Agglomeration of Real-Estate Industry in Guangzhou, China" Sustainability 9, no. 8: 1445. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9081445