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Can Industrial Spatial Configuration Catalyze the Transition and Advancement of Resource-Dependent Regions? An Empirical Analysis from Heilongjiang Province, China

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  • Yingli Huang

    (School of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)

  • Guoyi Lou

    (College of Foreign Languages, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin 150050, China)

  • Yue Ren

    (School of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)

Abstract

Resource-based regions are built upon the endowment of abundant natural resources; however, they often fall into development dilemmas due to the depletion of natural resources and ecological environmental regulations. How to achieve transformative development relying on the original industrial base is an important choice for the sustainable development of resource-based regions. This paper takes Heilongjiang Province, a resource-based province in China, as the research area and analyzes its process and strategies of transformative development from the perspective of industrial spatial patterns. The results show that: (1) There is spatial convergence in the development of secondary industry and industry in Heilongjiang Province from 2011 to 2020. The construction industry does not have spatial convergence, and the development of tertiary industry and its sub-industry does not have spatial convergence on the whole. (2) From 2011 to 2022, the development of secondary and tertiary industries in Heilongjiang Province formed a relatively stable spatial correlation network with good accessibility, but the hierarchy of network structure is not obvious, and the correlation strength and stability of the network need to be improved. (3) Harbin, Hegang, Qitaihe and other regions occupy a relatively central position in the spatial association network of the secondary industry; Harbin, Jiamusi, Suihua and other regions are in a leading position in the spatial association network of the tertiary industry which plays an important role as an intermediary bridge; other regions are in a relatively marginal position in the spatial association network of the industrial industry. (4) The increase in network density can effectively promote the development of the secondary and tertiary industries, and the network level and network efficiency will inhibit the development of the secondary and tertiary industries. The increase in network density will narrow the spatial difference of the secondary and tertiary industries, and the decrease in network level and network efficiency can effectively promote the spatial balance of the development of the secondary and tertiary industries. (5) The closer the spatial correlation between each region and other regions, the more benefits from the overall network, the more conducive to the development of local secondary and tertiary industries. The aforementioned results indicate that Heilongjiang Province is constructing a spatial pattern characterized by the complementarity of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries, which serves as a strategy for the transformative development of resource-based regions.

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  • Yingli Huang & Guoyi Lou & Yue Ren, 2024. "Can Industrial Spatial Configuration Catalyze the Transition and Advancement of Resource-Dependent Regions? An Empirical Analysis from Heilongjiang Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-21, September.
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