Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case
Smart Land Use Planning (SLUP) has gained increasing attention in urban development, yet few studies examine its implementation from an urban governance perspective. This study investigates municipal SLUP project characteristics, their spatial distribution, and intercity cooperation networks by anal...
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| description | Smart Land Use Planning (SLUP) has gained increasing attention in urban development, yet few studies examine its implementation from an urban governance perspective. This study investigates municipal SLUP project characteristics, their spatial distribution, and intercity cooperation networks by analyzing 3689 SLUP government procurement contracts in China’s Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. Using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation model, this study identified four main SLUP project types: real estate management, land resource protection, land use planning, and geographic information services. Spatial analysis revealed significant imbalances across cities, with SLUP projects concentrated in central cities while other cities heavily depend on intercity cooperation for technical support and services. Network analysis showed a core–periphery structure, with industrial structure and institution similarities significantly facilitating cooperation, while geographic distance and cultural similarity had limited impact. Future research should expand data sources to enable cross-regional comparative analysis. This study offers empirical evidence for policymaking in the implementation of SLUP and regional coordinated development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df2655f8b839466a8f56a2199c10f7242025-06-25T14:04:12ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-05-01146113910.3390/land14061139Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta CaseGangjian Lin0Yuanshuo Xu1School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310002, ChinaSchool of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310002, ChinaSmart Land Use Planning (SLUP) has gained increasing attention in urban development, yet few studies examine its implementation from an urban governance perspective. This study investigates municipal SLUP project characteristics, their spatial distribution, and intercity cooperation networks by analyzing 3689 SLUP government procurement contracts in China’s Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. Using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation model, this study identified four main SLUP project types: real estate management, land resource protection, land use planning, and geographic information services. Spatial analysis revealed significant imbalances across cities, with SLUP projects concentrated in central cities while other cities heavily depend on intercity cooperation for technical support and services. Network analysis showed a core–periphery structure, with industrial structure and institution similarities significantly facilitating cooperation, while geographic distance and cultural similarity had limited impact. Future research should expand data sources to enable cross-regional comparative analysis. This study offers empirical evidence for policymaking in the implementation of SLUP and regional coordinated development.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/6/1139government procurementlocal government networksmart cityintercity cooperation |
| spellingShingle | Gangjian Lin Yuanshuo Xu Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case Land government procurement local government network smart city intercity cooperation |
| title | Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case |
| title_full | Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case |
| title_fullStr | Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case |
| title_short | Examining Municipal Procurement and Cooperation Networks in Smart Land Use Planning: The Yangtze River Delta Case |
| title_sort | examining municipal procurement and cooperation networks in smart land use planning the yangtze river delta case |
| topic | government procurement local government network smart city intercity cooperation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/6/1139 |
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