Spatial Agglomeration Characteristics of Cultural and Creative Industries in Shanghai

Abstract:

Based on the economic census data of Shanghai from 2008， 2013， and 2018， this paper systematically characterizes the spatial agglomeration of cultural and creative industries in the city， using continuous spatial units formed by enterprise locations as the analysis objects. The characterization considers multiple dimensions， including distribution patterns， agglomeration forms， hierarchical structures， and intensity types. The analysis reveals that the spatial agglomeration of cultural and creative industries in Shanghai has expanded from the urban center to the broader metropolitan area， transitioning from an “urban single-center” to a “metropolitan single-center” pattern and forming a “core-periphery” spatial differentiation. This agglomeration exhibits a multi-scale nested structure of “block-zone-urban district-city.” with the zone scale serving as a key level， showing trends of specialization and youthfulness.