This newspaper comprehensive foreign media reported that the official website of the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom recently issued a post，A new study of the school and Tavz University in the United States，The popularity of information and communication technology has attracted more people to the central city。

Traditional opinion thinks，Enterprises in similar fields will spontaneously gather on space distribution，To reduce production cost，Bet365 app download This is called gathering economic effects。But there are also some geographical scholars、Urban planning scholars and urban economists have been inferred in the early stages of the development of the Internet，A large population will be scattered from the city，Even "End of the City"。Researchers discovered，These early predictions are not established，The widespread application of information and communication technology did not offset the gathering effect，As a result, the space structure is more decentralized，On the contrary，It promotes the concentration of population in cities。

Researchers Application Bet365 app download Tool Variable Method，Verify the impact of information and communication technology on urban spatial structure through multiple data sets。A data set is a city settlement data for more than 300,000 residents released by the United Nations。Research results show，Increase in the application of information and communication technology makes the cities in relevant countries more diversified and the population is more concentrated to big cities。Another data set is a category data for the Urban systems of the United States and the United States，These data make the analysis of smaller cities more convenient。Research results show，The growth of Internet usage in the U.S. urban Bet365 app download system can increase the ranking of the city，The increase in Internet speed in the UK urban system will also increase the city's ranking。

Internet and digital technology can further enhance the agglomeration economic effect，can be used as a tool to support urban development。Researchers also found，At least in England and Wales region，This effect is smaller in scale、Cities with lower density density have stronger effects。Researchers think，This research results can provide reference for future digital strategies and urban policies for various countries。

(Chen Yutong/Compilation)