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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"cluster development"”.
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Knowledge-based cluster development in India : opportunities and challenges
Knowledge-based industries tend to cluster. The nature of activities illustrate the importance of networks and virtual and proximity aspects of clustering. Review of existing literature brings out the advantages of clustering for such industries. The purpose of the study is to comprehend the …
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Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach
… Although such situations are common in cluster development, the literature on cluster development does not offer solutions as to how to design purposeful action, nor does it provide insight as to why attempts to intervene in systemic problems can result in a failure to improve the …
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Perspectives for logistics clusters development in Russia
… medium and unclear potentials for logistics cluster development. As a framework this work uses four different models of logistics clusters: Major Seaport, Auxiliary Seaport, Major Inland and Auxiliary Inland logistics clusters. Conclusions are based on analysis of port connectivity, …
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From Prohibition to International Recognition: Key Factors Driving the Development of California as a Premier Wine Region
… literature, particularly on the dynamics of clusters and ecosystems, the analysis demonstrates how California's wine industry emerged as a cohesive and competitive cluster. The findings highlight the broader applicability of these strategies, suggesting how similar approaches can be employed …
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Innovating the city : challenges and opportunities in establishing incubators and districts in Paris and Boston
… leveraging high-tech industry in their economic development strategies. Cities are encouraging the clustering of industries in specific sectors such as manufacturing, innovation, technology, and advanced services. In this effort to leverage distinctive strengths there has been a movement in …
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A Cost Comparison of a Low Impact Development to traditional Residential Development along the South Carolina Coast
<p>Low Impact Developments (LID) are an untraditional form of land development which face skepticism due to lack of knowledge of the costs, implementation, and long term effectiveness. LIDs have shown to produce environmental benefits through reduction in sprawl, management of stormwater runoff, …
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Aerotropoli agriculture: a study of the Dube AgriZone at the Dube TradePort, KwaZulu-Natal
… AgriZone has been described as an agricultural cluster development zone situated at an air logistics platform called the Dube TradePort in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal. The Dube AgriZone was launched in 2012 and aims to stimulate the growth of KwaZulu-Natal's perishable goods sector by producing …
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"Keep it rural": the politics of planning for smart growth in South Fulton County, Georgia
… arisen in response to the sprawling forms of development that are characteristic of most North American cities. While these movements represent the development of a broad set of tools for directing growth and preserving agriculturally and biologically important land, political and …
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Creating the city : toward 21st-century production in Brooklyn, NY
… go about supporting new kinds of urban creative clusters. The thesis proposes principles, guidelines, and an approach to cluster development, not as a universal solution for currently uncoordinated clustering, but as a place-based example for applying the principles of this thesis. I will review …
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The city design and the new Urban Revolution : conceptualizing catalytic, sustainable development in Mexico's second tier
… in sustainable urbanism and international development, using lessons learned from several NCC projects to derive a flexible model for advanced industry cluster development in second tier Mexican cities. This prototype is demonstrated via a projective proposal for Ciudad del Diseño (the City …
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Investigation of Wine Grape Cultivar and Cluster Developmental Stage Susceptibility to Grape Ripe Rot Caused by Two Fungal Species Complexes, <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>, and <i>C. acutatum</i>, and the Evaluation of Potential Controls
… and apple. To investigate effect of cultivar and cluster developmental stage on the development of ripe rot, controlled environment and field studies were conducted during 2013-2014. We have identified that a certain level of infection could can take place on most cultivars tested from bloom to …
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Hybrid analytical hierarchy process model for the optimisation of marginal field development in Nigeria.
The slow pace of marginal field development in Nigeria poses a critical challenge to the nation's energy security and economic stability, given the reliance on oil and gas revenues. This stagnation stems from the lack of a systematic decision-making framework to address uncertainties in planning …
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Housing for single-parent families
… of San Francisco. The program is for a cluster development of 24 units, incorporating various levels of cooperative living. There are single units and shared units all have features that are intended to enhance the possibility of sharing childcare or chores, and to facilitate the …
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Capturing environmental innovation through industrial cluster programs in the United States
… and public stakeholders are working to cultivate clusters of water-related technology innovation. Advocates of these cluster-based strategies strive to increase local and regional competitiveness by building links among relevant companies and local institutions, while also upgrading the conditions …
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Open space preservation in rural residential development
Under conventional residential development practices, minimum lot sizes are established by zoning ordinances. Under these requirements, a piece of property is subdivided into as many lots as allowed. This results in suburban development where all land is committed to individually owned parcels. The …
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An assessment of the industry cluster approach as a tool for local economic development:the case of the new media industry in Birmingham
Industry cluster policies are a current trend in local economic development programmes and represent a major shift from traditional approaches. This trend has been coupled by an increasing interest in new media industry as a significant focus for regional development strategies. In England clusters …
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Methods of Community Engagement between Oil Multinational Companies and Communities in the Nigerian Niger Delta Region: A Critical Analysis of the Activities of Eni SpA, Total SA and RD Shell
… such as town hall meetings with communities, cluster development board meetings and other methods of communication including back-and-forth letter communications. Different strategies and approaches were used by MNCs and communities such as the blockade strategy (used by host communities), …