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Interpreting and understanding territorial identity

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  • Roberta Capello

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Regional competitiveness has been made increasingly dependent on soft, intangible assets. One of these latter is certainly territorial identity. This concept, however, lacks a clear definition and a sound measure. The aim of this paper is to enter the debate on territorial identity. Building on the concepts of similarity and solidarity as elements essential for definition of identity, the paper elaborates on the “territorial” dimension of identity, and on the laws of accumulation and depletion of such a soft asset. Finally, starting from the definition of territorial identity as “the presence of socio‐economic context conditions allowing convergence between collective and private interests, and feeding a sense of belonging and loyalty to a community”, the paper suggests a composite indicator for territorial identity, and applies it to all European NUTS 2 regions, and draws policy implications from the concept. La competitividad regional depende cada vez más de activos no físicos e intangibles. Uno de estos es, sin duda, la identidad territorial. Sin embargo, este concepto carece de una definición clara y de una medida robusta. El objetivo de este artículo es participar en el debate sobre la identidad territorial. A partir de los conceptos de similitud y solidaridad como elementos esenciales para la definición de la identidad, el documento trata en más detalle la dimensión “territorial” de la identidad y las leyes de acumulación y agotamiento de un activo tan intangible. Por último, partiendo de la definición de la identidad territorial como “la presencia de condiciones en el contexto socioeconómico que permiten la convergencia entre los intereses colectivos y privados, y que alimentan el sentimiento de pertenencia y lealtad a una comunidad”, el artículo sugiere un indicador compuesto de la identidad territorial, que se aplica a todas las regiones europeas NUTS 2, y extrae implicaciones políticas del concepto. 地域の競争力は、知的資産と無形資産にますます依存するようになっている。後者は確かに領土アイデンティティである。しかし、この概念は明確な定義と適切な尺度を欠いている。本稿の目的は領土アイデンティティに関する議論に加わることである。アイデンティティの定義に不可欠な要素としての類似性と連帯の概念に基づき、アイデンティティの「領土」の側面、および知的資産の蓄積と枯渇の法則について詳述する。始めに「集団的利益と私的利益の収束を可能にし、コミュニティへの帰属意識と忠誠心を養う社会経済的状況の存在」としての領土アイデンティティの定義を論じ、領土アイデンティティに対する複合的指標を提案し、それをすべての欧州のNUTS2の地域に適用し、その概念から政策的意義を引き出す。

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  • Roberta Capello, 2019. "Interpreting and understanding territorial identity," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(1), pages 141-158, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:11:y:2019:i:1:p:141-158
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12166
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