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The “meso” dimension of territorial capital: Evidence from Italy
Author(s) -
Benassi Federico,
D'Elia Marica,
Petrei Francesca
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
regional science policy and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1757-7802
DOI - 10.1111/rsp3.12365
Subject(s) - endowment , dimension (graph theory) , economic geography , disadvantage , tourism , capital (architecture) , geography , regional science , multivariate statistics , demographic economics , economics , econometrics , economy , political science , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics , law
This paper investigates the meso dimension of the Italian territorial capital. Multivariate explorative analysis was carried out on Italian municipalities using several original statistical indicators. We detected two latent dimensions on which three clusters of municipalities were identified: the prevalence of cultural endowments and typicality, the prevalence of environmental and natural endowments, and the prevalence of other endowments. These clusters were then used for analytical purposes, crossing demographic and socio‐economic variables. The results showed that some elements of “‘disadvantage,” such as poor accessibility, can, in reality, represent strengths, provided that such an endowment is exploited in sectors that can benefit from it, such as, for example, culture and tourism.