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Territorial capital, regional identity and
international specialization
Territorial capital , defined in most of the literature reviews and articles as a system of the
territorial assets of economic, cultural, social and environmental that ensures the potential
development of places. The notion, that part of a persons identity that is routed, not only by the
contry but also in the region they live is defined as a regional identity. International
specialization refers at the specification of each country regarding the economy.
The author Balasz Toth states that the concept of territorial has already become a major field
of interest, although the topic does not have a long tradition in economic and regional science.
(Tth, !"#$%.
&ccording to most authors, the concept of territorial capital was first mentioned in a regional
policy conte't, proposed by the rganization for )conomic *o+operation and development
()*%, then the e'pression was reiterated by - egio of the *ommission of the )uropean
/nion. The first definition reveals that 0each region has a specific territorial capital that is
distinct from that of other areas and generates a higher return for specific 1inds of investments
than for others, since these are better suited to the area and use its assets and potential more
effectively2 (Tth, !"#$%
Brasili believes that territorial capital is a set of material and immaterial elements are available
for territorial needs and that these elements can be strong points on real ties according to the
elements which are ta1en into consideration and involves all the elements which are part of a
territory wealth in order to find out specific elements which can be put in their use. (Brasili, n.d.%
3erruca defines the territorial capital as a system of territorial assets of economic and he
analyzes the relationship between territorial and economic growth .The findings emphasize the
role of some endogenous factors in e'plaining the differentiation of regional growth patterns.
(3)/**&, !"#4%
0Territorial capital appears to be a useful concept. It encompasses a wide variety of territorial
assets, both tangible and intangible, of a private, public or mi'ed nature. &lso they may be
physically introduced, supply by history or or derive from natural endowment.2 (*amagni 5
*apello, !"#6%
The most comprehensive definition about the territorial capital and its assets is given by Basili in
her article. The territorial capital is composed by7
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8uman capital+ the variables considered in order to measure the supply of human capital
of regional economies are7 rate of enrollment in upper secondary education, rate of early
leavers from upper secondary education.
*ognitive capital+ dynamic conte't of generalized growth with regards to the regions
which are mostly endowed with the asset of territorial capital
9ocial capital+ importance of active of local communities, social capital is an intangible
asset with relevant effects on the well functioning of the social and political life of a
community
Infrastructural capital+ support system created by people to carry out economic activities
3roductive capital :provides a measure of the territorial productive structure
)nvironmental capital+ territorial development must aim to preserve natural resources
elational capital+ the sum of all relationships developed by local actors
9ettlement capital+ housing characteristics and the evolution of human presence2 (Brasili,
!"#!%
*apello and *amagni states that 0territory2 is a better term that 0space2 when referring to the
following elements such as7 a system of localized e'ternalities, a system of localized pro'imity
relationships which constitute a 0capital2, a system of cultural elements and values and a system
of rules and practices.
&lso the different categories of territorial are7
Public goods and resources
Intermediate, mixed rivalry and tangible good
Private fxed capitals
Social capitals Relational capitals
Human capitals
Agglomeration economies
Connectivity and receptively cooperation networks
Relation private goods (*amagni 5 *apello, !"#6%
Its important to mention the four large classes of territorial capital elements on which
attention should be given in a policy conte't 7 0infrastructure capital and settlement structure,
cognitive capital, cultural and identity capital,social and relational capital2 (&;;/9 5
*&hen this conditions
are fulfilled, the firm is supposed to be territorial embedded. (ota, !"#"%
?ohansson and @uigley are saying that the the modern analysis of economic relationships in
urban space emphasises the importance of agglomeration and that the concept of networ1s in
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space has undergone a parallel treatment, as modern methods have made the efficiency gains
from networ1s Auite e'plicit. (?ohansson 5 @uigley, !""4%
There are ! complementary components in e'plaining the geographical effects of e'ternal
economies. ;irst of all there are agglomeration economies fuelled by geographical pro'imity.
9econdly there are networ1 economies, as a manifestation of e'ternal economies lin1ed with thenetwor1 itself and nourished by territorial competition and competencies. (*&B/9, !""%
The model used by &ddagio and *amagni e'plains the differential growth rates of provinces
with respect to their region according to territorial specificities by transferring the regional level
to the province level. The territorial capitals in the model are7 infrastructure capital and
settlement structure of regions, sectorial and natural specificities captured by the share of tertiary
activity , cognitive capital, Auantity and Auality capital, social and relational capital. (&;;/9 5
*&
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relational pro'imity, technological pro'imity and cultural pro'imity. &s a conclusion we can say
that the different forms of pro'imity define the many scales of action firms thus circumscribing
their innovation territory. (T)
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Pompili, (# $ %artinoia, %#, ./00# -uilding synt*etic indicators )or aspects o)
territorial capitals# Euroean Regional S"ien"e Asso"iation #
Rota, #, ./0/# (*e territorial embedment o) global industrial networks# (*eoretical
insig*ts and evidences )rom )oreign %'CsB aliates in (urin =Italy?#
(Dt*, -#, ./05# (erritorial Capital (*eory, 8mpirics and Critical Remarks# Euroean
Planning Studies, 4=3?, pp#04.3;