Industrial Clusters, Agglomeration and Economic Development

Dear Colleagues,

Countries now face the challenge of how companies can drive innovation under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize that all countries across the globe require a "digital" economy as well as a "green" economy. Clusters, or agglomerations, are one of the most effective regional growth strategies for overcoming the current challenges. Its analysis can be performed from various angles, including organizational management, spatial economics, and sequencing economics. First, spatial economics can be used to drive location conditions in economic decision making. Second, sequencing economics provides an architectural theory of agglomeration. It analyzes the dynamic processes that construct segments of agglomerations efficiently and discusses how segments of agglomerations are sequenced for their efficient construction. Third, geographic management theory attempts to identify the factors that contribute to the competitive advantage of a region. Other approaches to clusters and economic development are welcome. This Special Issue aims to publish original theoretical and empirical papers and/or case studies on various aspects of clusters.

Prof. Dr. Kuchiki Akifumi
Guest Editor

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• agglomeration
• innovation
• location theory
• sequencing
• building process
• management
• digital
• green
• case studies