Saint-Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The industrial sector is one of the most supported target areas for implementing economic and political measures in China. This fact highlights the urgent need to explore new methods for optimizing spatial resources and working with available sources to improve cluster strategizing. A set of standard methods made it possible to determine the potential for a cross-border heavy industry cluster in China based on the permissible distances between industrial zones and the centroid. This research tested a simple method for calculating the geographical feasibility of a cross-border heavy industry cluster by mapping its elements in two-dimensional space and locating the centroid based on previously identified data. The author justified the solutions by demonstrating a number of patterns reported by other publications on the matter of spatial planning of industrial zones in China.
cluster approach, clustering, cartographic analysis, industrial cluster, industry, industrial policy, China, cluster
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