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How disruptive technologies reshape urban safety: Spatial spillovers and governance mechanisms in China

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  • Huang, Tangjie
  • Zhang, Wei
  • Ye, Shiqi

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The rapid advancement of disruptive technologies has open new pathways for innovation and urban safety enhancement. Drawing on panel data from 30 Chinese provinces between 2011 and 2020, this study constructs a composite index to measure disruptive technologies levels and employs a Spatial Durbin Model to explore their relationships with municipal infrastructure capacity, education investment, and urban safety. The findings show that disruptive technologies significantly improve urban safety, but also introduce a negative spatial spillover effect. Municipal infrastructure capacity serves as a key channel through which these technologies influence safety, while education investment strengthens the relationship between infrastructure capacity and safety outcomes. These findings highlight the dual-edged nature of technological disruption and emphasize the importance of coordinated governance. Policymakers should foster balanced technological diffusion, strengthen infrastructure resilience, and invest in education to ensure that technological progress effectively contributes to sustainable urban development and safety.

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  • Huang, Tangjie & Zhang, Wei & Ye, Shiqi, 2026. "How disruptive technologies reshape urban safety: Spatial spillovers and governance mechanisms in China," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:85:y:2026:i:c:s0160791x25003811
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103191
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