摘　要：

本文论述了瑞士中小城市中心的作用。在瑞士这一高度城市化的国家中，中小城市中心对于维持国家城市体系的均衡发挥着重要作用。与四个最大的大都市地区（苏黎世、日内瓦、巴塞尔和伯尔尼）一样，中小城镇也担负着作为其周围广袤腹地中心的职能。它们提供生活与工作的机会，并将乡村地区和山区连接到国家乃至全球的网络。本文通过间接统计数据和一个案例分析，说明中小城市中心是出口导向型产业重要的集聚中心。这些高附加值的制造业植根于当地，从本地需求中获益的同时也面向全球市场。此外，中小城市中心也获益于它们强烈的本土特性。虽然这些中小城市中心面临着各种各样的挑战，但是它们仍然是均衡区域发展格局的重要支柱。瑞士的区域发展政策遵循多中心的空间发展目标，通过运用各种政策工具，旨在确保均衡的城市体系。

Abstract：

This paper describes the role of small and medium-sized urban centers in Switzerland. Switzerland is a highly urbanized country where small and medium-sized urban centers play an important role in ensuring a balanced national urban system. Besides the four largest metropolitan regions （Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern）, small and medium-sized towns function as central places for a wider, often extensive hinterland. They provide opportunities for living and working and they connect rural and mountain regions to national and international networks. Using secondary statistics and a case study, the paper shows that small and medium-sized urban centers are home to significant concentrations of export-oriented industries. Firms in these value-adding secondary sectors are rooted in these places and benefit from strong local embeddedness while also being oriented towards global markets. Small and medium-sized urban centers also profit from their strong local identities. While these places face various challenges, they function as important pillars in creating a balanced regional development pattern. Swiss regional development policy follows the goal of polycentric spatial development and it employs various instruments that aim to ensure a balanced urban system.

关键词：

中小城镇；瑞士；地方根植性；区域发展政策；多中心发展

Keywords：

Small and Medium-sized Towns; Switzerland; Local Embeddedness; Regional Development Policy; Polycentric Development