The evolution of urban competitiveness studies over the past 30 years. A bibliometric analysis

Sgambati, Sabrina; Gargiulo, Carmela

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103811

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“…The proposed methodology can be divided in two stages, having different objectives. The first stage aims at developing a ranking based on a new Index of Urban Competitiveness ( I UC ), drawing on the findings of a recent review on the evolution of the urban competitiveness concept (Sgambati and Gargiulo, 2022), coupled with key dimensions of contemporary urban development; the second stage is intended to expose the main competitive assets of municipalities that form metropolitan areas to address their future development, throughout the examination of existing correlations between the overall competitiveness index and the revealed conditions in each dimension.…”

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“…As mentioned, the identification and systematization of these dimensions relied on the combination of the results of a recent bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on urban competitiveness (Sgambati and Gargiulo, 2022), structured along key dimensions of current European economic recovery programmes (Next Generation EU). Sgambati and Gargiulo (2022) highlight that the ability to handle future challenges has become a key factor for the definition and assessment of urban competitiveness. Among the most recurrent challenges considered by the scientific literature are environmental sustainability, circular economy and adaptation to climate change (resonating with the dimension of “Green Transition” in the Next Generation EU programme); innovation and the promotion of a digital economy (linked to the dimension “Digital Transition”); and aspects related to the preparedness of cities to respond to economic and social challenge (which converge into the third dimension “Economic and Social Resilience” in the aforementioned programme).…”

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“…However, benchmarking urban competitiveness is not always accompanied by the analysis of the factors and dimensions that drive and are more closely associated to competitiveness (Begg, 2002; Sgambati and Gargiulo, 2022). This measurement challenge is currently heightened by the growing relevance of immaterial competitiveness attributes associated with culture, environment and urban atmospheres overall, which stretch the determinants and the geographical scope of urban competitiveness (Manfredi and Costi, 2023; Shirvani Dastgerdi and De Luca, 2019; Jokela, 2020).…”

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Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

Sgambati,

Carvalho

2023

JPMD

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the competitive potential of different classes of municipalities within larger metropolitan areas, considering three dimensions of place competitiveness, associated to contemporary economic recovery agendas: the “dual transition” (green and digital) and socio-economic resilience. Design/methodology/approach The proposed methodology is divided in two stages, the first aiming at developing a new Index of Urban Competitiveness, based on three key dimensions of place development, by using principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis; the second intends to identify municipalities’ main competitive assets, throughout the examination of the existing links between the overall competitiveness index and intra-metropolitan place conditions in each dimension. This methodology is applied to the metropolitan areas of Porto and Lisbon. Findings The analysis shows a weak link between population size and urban competitiveness, suggesting that economic recovery investments primarily targeting larger municipalities will not necessarily lead to greater metropolitan competitive advantages. On the contrary, taking into consideration place-based interventions for different “clubs” of municipalities would more likely contribute to enhance competitive performance and valorise territorial assets. Furthermore, while the relationship between competitiveness and environmental performance appears to be non-linear, digitalization and economic and social resilience prove to be key for urban competitive potential. Originality/value By drawing on contemporary notions of urban competitiveness, the work proposes a revised method to evaluate competitiveness, latent qualities and intrinsic features of places, constituting an initial step to conceive suitable metropolitan development and investment strategies for economic recovery.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

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2023

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“…The formation, development, and evolution of urban spaces have their own rules. The evolution mode, scale, and process of cities in the world differ [ 2 ]. In the construction of modern urban spaces, it is particularly important to explore their evolution and development.…”

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Past—Present—Future: Urban Spatial Succession and Transition of Rail Transit Station Zones in Japan

Zhuang

Zhang²,

2022

IJERPH

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In today’s environmentally conscious society, advocated by a global point of view, land and building use around rail transit stations have changed in the urbanization process. Promoting urban construction and development centered on rail transit stations not only meets the actual needs of urban sustainable development but is also an important means to guide the development of innovative cities. Therefore, it is meaningful to study the characteristics of urban spatial succession, development rules, and future trends based on this new perspective. We analyzed the relationship between rail transit networks and urban form in Japan using GIS by investigating changes in land and building use around rail transit stations over 30 years in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (from 1985–2010) using factor analysis and cluster analysis, and we discussed the impact of land consolidation planning and the setting and site selection of new stations based on urban development to understand the development trends inside and outside station zones and urban spatial succession. The results showed the following: (1) There are certain relationships between the development of urban form and traffic demand, and the rail transit network in Japan has the characteristics of high accessibility and aggregation of a small network; (2) Commercial development with a high plot ratio is dispersed and diverted by high-density rail transit stations in the commercial center of Japan; and (3) Commercial sub-centers form complexes by integrating multi-line transfers and form regional linkages through clustered commercial development. Regional business centers realize the agglomeration and radiation of functions through the compound development of station zones. This case study on rail transit zones and urban spatial succession in Japan has important enlightenment significance for urban construction toward optimizing the location and development of suburban rail transit lines, promoting the compact development of cities, exploring new ways to build more reasonable transport, planning city design and layout for rail transit station zones, and providing decision-making references for urban regeneration and sustainable development.

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Measuring Urban Competitiveness Through the Lens of Sustainability: An Application at the Urban Districts Level in the City of Naples (Italy)

Sgambati

Carpentieri

Gargiulo

2022

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2022 Workshops

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The evolution of urban competitiveness studies over the past 30 years. A bibliometric analysis

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

Benchmarking urban competitiveness for economic recovery: an application to Porto and Lisbon

Past—Present—Future: Urban Spatial Succession and Transition of Rail Transit Station Zones in Japan

Measuring Urban Competitiveness Through the Lens of Sustainability: An Application at the Urban Districts Level in the City of Naples (Italy)

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