MECHANISM OF DIGITAL ECONOMY ENHANCING THE URBAN COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE YANGTZE RIVER ECONOMIC BELT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECOLOGICAL NICHE

DENG Xiao-jun, XU Shi-ying, ZOU Jing

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2) : 99-110.

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2) : 99-110. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.02.011
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MECHANISM OF DIGITAL ECONOMY ENHANCING THE URBAN COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE YANGTZE RIVER ECONOMIC BELT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECOLOGICAL NICHE

  • DENG Xiao-jun1,2, XU Shi-ying1, ZOU Jing3
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Based on the perspective of the ecological niche, the article used ecological, econometric and spatial statistical methods, and taking the Yangtze River Economic Belt as the research object, explored the path mechanism and spatio-temporal characteristics of digital economy enhancing the urban comprehensive competitiveness (UCC) by measuring the levels of the UCC from 2011-2022. The results showed that: 1) The level of the UCC increased steadily, with strong spatial agglomeration. 2) Digital economy could significantly enhance the UCC through technological innovation. 3) The enhancing effect of digital economy on the UCC in the middle and lower reaches was higher than the upstream areas, and the degree of influence had undergone a gradual shift from a distribution pattern of high in the middle and low on both sides to that of high in the east and low in the west.

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urban comprehensive competitiveness (UCC) / digital economy / ecological niche / path mechanism / Yangtze River Economic Belt

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DENG Xiao-jun, XU Shi-ying, ZOU Jing. MECHANISM OF DIGITAL ECONOMY ENHANCING THE URBAN COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE YANGTZE RIVER ECONOMIC BELT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECOLOGICAL NICHE[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2026, 41(2): 99-110 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.02.011

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