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Publication Detail
The nested structure of urban business clusters
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Publication Type:Journal article
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Publication Sub Type:Article
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Authors:Cottineau C, Arcaute E
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Publication date:07/01/2020
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Journal:Applied Network Science
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Keywords:physics.soc-ph, physics.soc-ph
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Author URL:
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Notes:20 pages, 10 figures
Abstract
Although the cluster theory literature is bountiful in economics and regional
science, there is still a lack of understanding of how the geographical scales
of analysis (neighbourhood, city, region) relate to one another and impact the
observed phenomenon, and to which extent the clusters are industrially bound or
geographically consistent. In this paper, we cluster spatial economic
activities through a multi-scalar approach following percolation theory. We
consider both the industrial similarity and the geographical proximity of
firms, through their joint probability function which is constructed as a
copula. This gives rise to an emergent nested hierarchy of geoindustrial
clusters, which enables us to analyse the relationships between the different
scales, and specific industrial sectors. Using longitudinal business microdata
from the Office for National Statistics, we look at the evolution of clusters
which spans from very local groups of businesses to the metropolitan level, in
2007 and in 2014, so that the changes stemming from the financial crisis can be
observed.
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