The location of information technology-led new economy jobs in cities: office parks or cool neighbourhoods?
研究了加拿大三大都市信息技术新经济岗位的区位分布，发现其呈现郊区与中心区双重集聚，创意区属性并非最强预测因素，建成环境、基础设施和地方化经济变量同样重要。
A growing literature suggests that central city neighbourhoods have become the focus of the information technology-driven new economy (IT-NE). Much of the evidence is based on case studies with a strong overlap with so-called ‘creative districts’. This paper examines the location of IT-NE jobs and its determinants for Canada’s three largest metropolises: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. IT-NE employment is spatially polarized in all three cities with a dual concentration in some suburban poles and central neighbourhoods. Econometric results suggest that ‘creative’ district attributes, although significant, are not the strongest predictors of location. Built environment, infrastructure and localization economies variables are also powerful predictors.