Spatial Evolution Based On Self-organizing Process In The Commercial Cluster Of Xiasha University Town In Hangzhou

Spontaneous commercial cluster is the spatial carrier of modern civilization and city life,among which the material connection and spiritual interaction exert great influences on the perception and growth of college students.Since the enrollment expansion in 1998,however,the development of commercial clusters had lagged behind the fast-emerging university towns that under new district planning.Neither the evolution process of commercial clusters especially those inside university towns,nor the impetus of the whole process has been systematically studied currently.On the basis of the Self-organizing Theory,the thesis firstly concludes the evolutionary path and theoretical framework of the self-organizing process occurred in the commercial clusters in university towns.After that,the overall aim of the thesis is presented,that is,to figure out approaches to drive the evolution with unfolding the laws and features of the process.As a typical case of newly-planned university towns,Xiasha University Town is selected in the research to help understand the evolution law in more depth.By reappearing the evolution process from 2002 to 2015 in Xiasha University Town,the whole course of the commercial cluster’s macroscopic system c an be divided into three stages-the initial stage,the growth stage and the maturity stage;by means of multi-level analysis on the evolution over time,significant laws are probed into,including the structures of commercial “network-cluster” and “cluster-macroscopic system”,transition of spaces,commercial types and formats as well as synergy between subsystems.Further,the specific evolution process is surfaced and deconstructed by employing the Self-organizing Theory framework.Issues include:(1)Cognition of students’ consumer behavior;(2)Shifts of commercial enterprises and commercial formats;(3)Features of the self-organizing process lie in the interaction among economic agents;(4)Impacts of external factors like government actions,modern information technology and so forth.Based on exploring the law and mechanism of self-organizing evolution rooted in the commercial cluster of newly-planned university town,with the example of Xiasha University Town,three key aspects driving the development of commercial clusters are highlighted in the thesis,including:(1)bringing about an open environment under fair competition and away from equilibrium state;(2)following the internal clustering mechanism;(3)attaching importance to the bright sides of external factor.Finally,through all the approaches presented above,the cluster will reach an orderly state in the cumulative revolving process under self-enhancement,followed by the organizational structure renewal and finally head for the transition at a higher level.