Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Skyscraper Development Boom - An Empirical Analysis Based on 20 Cities

Zeng Deheng; Wen Shiyu; Li Xurui

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Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Skyscraper Development Boom - An Empirical Analysis Based on 20 Cities

Zeng Deheng, Wen Shiyu, Li Xurui

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In order to strengthen urban and architectural landscape management, the government strictly restricts the blind planning and construction of super high-rise skyscrapers everywhere. There have been theoretical studies on the influence factors of skyscrapers. However, no definitive conclusion has been reached on the elements that are fueling China's skyscraper development boom. Through literature combing, nine impact factors were selected to conduct an empirical study of skyscraper impact factors on data from the top 20 cities with skyscrapers in Chinese mainland between 2001 and 2018, including number of skyscrapers per city, nominal GDP by city, area of built-up area by city, urban population density, height restriction policies in cities, duration of the city's tallest skyscraper, business cycle, global city index, tertiary industry share, commercial land value, land sale revenue, average age of mayors and city secretaries in each city. According to the complete FGLS regression, the number of skyscrapers is influenced by GDP of the city, built-up area, policy, the global city index, and the age of municipal leaders. GDP, global city index and the number of skyscrapers owned by cities have a significant positive correlation while built-up area, age of officials and the number of skyscrapers owned by cities have a negative correlation. Based on this, the government should consider the economic strength of cities, match the city positioning and urban functions and consider the stability of governance when building skyscrapers.

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DOI	10.11648/j.urp.20220704.14
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Skyscrapers, Impact Factors, Urban Economy

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College of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Wen Shiyu

College of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Li Xurui

College of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

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