Metropolitan industrial clusters patterns and processes

No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Metropolitan Industrial Clusters: Patterns and ProcessesAuthors/Editors: Sanjoy Chakravorty, Jun Koo, Somik LallSanjoy Chakravorty, Jun Koo, Somik Lallhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3073SectionsAboutPDF (0.4 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:Where do industries locate within a metropolitan area? Do different industrial sectors have different patterns of location/clustering? Can these patterns be understood with reference to industry characteristics? What is the geographical relationship between clusters of different types of industry? To what extent do localization economies influence the clustering process? These questions are investigated with geographically disaggregated industry location and size data from Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. Chakravorty, Koo, and Lall analyze eight industrial sectors (food/beverages, textiles, leather, printing/publishing, chemicals, metals, machinery, and electrical/electronics) for evidence of global and local clustering, and distinguish between and test for co-clustering and co-location of industries. The results suggest an evolutionary model of industry location in mixed rather than specialized industrial districts. There is little evidence of localization economies from labor markets or buyer-supplier networks. The authors suggest that land use policy is the key variable influencing the intra-metropolitan spatial distribution of industry. This paper—a product of Infrastructure and Environment, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the role of spatial externalities in the concentration and performance of economic activities. This paper has been funded by World Bank Research Grant 77960, "The Economic Geography and Political Economy of Industrial Location." Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByA GIS-based approach to explore the factors contributing towards Urban residential land development and re-development (LDR): a case of Rajshahi City Corporation areaGeology, Ecology, and Landscapes, Vol.6, No.24 May 2020Assessing Chinese flood protection and its social divergenceNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol.21, No.224 February 2021Identifying configurations of multiple co‐located clusters by analyzing within‐ and between‐cluster linkagesGrowth and Change, Vol.51, No.120 December 2019The Environmental Pollution Effects of Industrial AgglomerationInternational Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems, Vol.10, No.3Intra-Metropolitan Agglomeration of Formal and Informal Manufacturing Activity: Evidence from Cali, ColombiaTijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, Vol.107, No.419 November 2015Intra-State Concentration of Unorganised Manufacturing Industries in IndiaSSRN Electronic JournalAGGLOMERATION AND SUB-REGIONAL DISPARITIES UNDER DECENTRALIZATION: EVIDENCE OF SPATIAL CLUSTERING OF LAND VALUES IN THE PHILIPPINESReview of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Vol.24, No.317 January 2013Ethnic and Technical Clustering: Native-Born Americans Versus Foreign S&E Graduates30 June 2008 View Published: May 2003 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsSouth AsiaRelated CountriesIndiaRelated TopicsEnvironmentIndustryLaw and DevelopmentPrivate Sector DevelopmentSocial Protections and LaborWater Resources KeywordsCHEMICALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSFIRM LEVELGROUNDWATERHIGH LEVELSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRIAL USEINDUSTRYINDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICSIRONLABORLABOR MARKETSLAND USEMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYPRODUCTION PROCESSPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTSRESEARCHSUPPLIERSTEXTILE INDUSTRY PDF DownloadLoading ...