From competitiveness to territorial value: transformative territorial innovation policies and anchoring milieus

On the Concept of Territorial Competitiveness: Sound or Misleading?

In a globalising economy, territories and not just Ž rms increasingly Ž nd themselves in competition with each other. In fact, unlike countries, cities and regions compete, in single currency areas, on the basis of an absolute advantage principle and not a comparative advantage principle. This means that no efŽ cient, automatic mechanism—like currency devaluation or prompt  exibility of wages ...

Territorial innovation dynamics and integration of SMEs into the collaborative innovation projects of French Poles of competitiveness: the underlying mechanisms

Geographical clusters are nowadays considered as a relevant factor for competitiveness, thanks to their innovative capabilities. In this context, public policies based on this approach are flourishing all over the world. The French “Pole of competitiveness” (PoC) policy (Politique des pôles de compétitivité) is one of these initiatives. It is the new French industrial policy aiming at reinforci...

European territorial cohesion policies: Parallels to socialist central planning?

Contemporary EU territorial cohesion policy presents some striking reminders of features of socialist central planning. The objective of socio-spatial solidarity aimed at balanced spatial development is a core principle of both spatial planning doctrines. Reviewing key planning documents, this article compares territorial cohesion discourses in terms of their normative and analytical natures in...

Territorial Assemblages Simulation for Territorial Intelligence

The following article is based on the theory of assemblage ontology seen as a framework to formalize new projects territories in a perspective of territorial intelligence. The area of research is PARIS-SACLAY Campus, which views the development of a world science cluster. The assemblages are simulating by means of simplicial complexes. Its objective is to offer new decision-making tools to terr...

Territorial Impact of EU Transport and TEN Policies