Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2089193
Industry’s going upstairs: The innovative usage of industrial land and evaluation of its economic effects
Hao Liu
Wei Lin
Huihui Liu
Pishi Xiu
Abstract
The concept of ‘Industry’s Going Upstairs (IGU)’ represents an
innovative usage of industrial land that transfers the enterprises’
production to high-rise industrial buildings. It is emerging in the
developed areas of eastern China. This study discusses IGU policies
to promote local economic development and conducts an
empirical test using Guangdong city-level data and a differencein-
differences model. Theoretical analysis shows that IGU can
broaden the development space of enterprises and realise industrial
and labour agglomeration under supporting policies provided
by local governments. The empirical results demonstrate that IGU
can improve land-use efficiency and promote local industrial
development. IGU is a feasible approach for addressing the current
shortage of industrial land in China and is worthy of promotion
and replication in other regions.
Keywords
Industry’s going upstairs; high-rise industrial buildings; industrial land; DID model
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304171
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Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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