A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Empirical analysis of knowlege intensive clusters in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Authors: Inkinen T, Kaakinen I
Editors: Yigitcanlar, T., Lepik, K.-L., M. Krigul
Conference name: 7th Knowledge Cities World Summit
Publication year: 2014
Book title : Proceedings of the 7th Knowledge Cities World Summit
Journal name in source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH KNOWLEDGE CITIES WORLD SUMMIT: KNOWLEDGE-BASED SERVICES (KCWS 2014)
First page : 217
Last page: 220
Number of pages: 4
Abstract
This paper analyses industrial clusters in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) in Finland. The HMA is the largest and most powerful concentration of population and economic activity in Finland. The paper analyses knowledge intensive industrial clusters and their structures. Clusters are identified according to statistical analysis that provides analytical perspective on the knowledge intensive economic geography of the HMA. Knowledge-based industries focusing on immaterial products tend to have closer central proximity than other industries but variations are extensive. The cluster diversity indicates that HMA has gained critical threshold for manifesting agglomeration gains that generates and extends industrial diversities within key-clusters. The most diverse clusters tend to locate in the urban core whereas the more narrowly focused clusters may be found in relatively peripheral locations.
This paper analyses industrial clusters in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) in Finland. The HMA is the largest and most powerful concentration of population and economic activity in Finland. The paper analyses knowledge intensive industrial clusters and their structures. Clusters are identified according to statistical analysis that provides analytical perspective on the knowledge intensive economic geography of the HMA. Knowledge-based industries focusing on immaterial products tend to have closer central proximity than other industries but variations are extensive. The cluster diversity indicates that HMA has gained critical threshold for manifesting agglomeration gains that generates and extends industrial diversities within key-clusters. The most diverse clusters tend to locate in the urban core whereas the more narrowly focused clusters may be found in relatively peripheral locations.
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