Research on the Impact of New Infrastructure Construction on Urban Resilience

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202512513

Author(s)

Yunkun He*, Danrong Song

Affiliation(s)

School of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, Liaoning, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study utilizes panel data from 31 cities in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions spanning 2012-2019, employing a multiple linear regression model to systematically examine the impact of new-type infrastructure on urban resilience while analyzing its underlying mechanisms. The findings demonstrate that new-type infrastructure development significantly enhances urban resilience levels. Mechanism analysis reveals that such infrastructure primarily strengthens urban resilience through two pathways: stimulating regional innovation and driving industrial upgrading. Economic development status serves as a positive moderating factor in the impact of new-type infrastructure on urban resilience. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that integrated infrastructure and innovation infrastructure positively influence resilience enhancement, whereas information infrastructure shows no significant effect. The study confirms that new-type infrastructure development promotes improvements in both economic and social resilience, while having no notable impact on ecological resilience.

Keywords

Digitization; New Infrastructure; Urban Resilience; Sustainable Development

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