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The paper investigates how proximity affects Industrial District competitiveness. We adopt the complexity theory by analyzing the influence of the proximity on the Industrial District adaptive capacity. Our argument in fact is that the more adaptive the Industrial District, the more the competitive success. Based on the complexity theory, we identify the structural features that allow Industrial District adaptation and their best values. Then, by developing a computational model based on the Systems Dynamics, we conduct a simulation analysis to evaluate the influence of proximity on the values of Industrial District structural features affecting its adaptive capacity. Results show that too much proximity is detrimental for the Industrial District competitiveness.
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It should be noted that we limited the upper boundary to 500 km because we assumed a maximum value of ID geographical distance of 500 km.
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Carbonara, N., Giannoccaro, I. Interpreting the role of proximity on Industrial District competitiveness using a complexity science-based view and Systems Dynamics simulation. J Geogr Syst 13, 415–436 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-010-0128-2
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