Abstract:

Taking Northeast China as an example， utilizing methods such as agglomeration of newborn enterprise， kernel density estimation， and negative binomial regression model， this study analyzes the evolutionary characteristics and influencing factors of the spatial layout of wood processing enterprises under the background of the implementation of a typical ecologically-oriented environmental regulation policy — Natural Forest Protection Project （NFPP）. The results show that： 1） Under the context of natural forest conservation， wood processing enterprises have agglomerated in the densely populated urban belts of the central inland regions. There is a distinct tendency for them to cluster near provincial capital cities and their surrounding areas. In Harbin-Dalian urban agglomerations and areas along the Qiqihar-Harbin-Suifenhe railroad， new wood-processing enterprises are distributed in a particularly pronounced manner. 2） Diverse sub-industries of new wood processing enterprises exhibit varying spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors. In comparison， industries such as sawn timber and engineered wood products， which are relatively lower-end in the wood processing sector， are more sensitive to changes in traditional economic geographic factors. As a result， their spatial layouts undergo more pronounced changes. 3）The influencing factors of new wood processing enterprise distribution are significantly different at various stages. With the implementation of NFPP， the dependence of the spatial layout of new wood processing enterprises on soft environments has increased， such as knowledge spillover， environmental regulation intensity， and marketization. The rigid constraints of traditional economic geographical factors have weakened， such as resource endowment and location conditions.

Key words: wood processing industry, enterprise layout, natural forest protection, Northeast China