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Building an Eco-Innovation Cluster: Water Cluster in the Brazilian Amazon Region

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  • Raul De Gouvea

    (University of New Mexico, USA)

  • Sul Kassicieh

    (University of New Mexico, USA)

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This paper discusses the creation of an innovation water cluster in the Brazilian Amazon region, capitalizing in the region’s unique global competitive advantage in the development of a water innovation economy. The existence of academic institutions, research agencies, a manufacturing park, and unique natural resources offer the right environment for the creation of this water eco-innovation cluster in the city of Manaus. The development of an innovation economy in the city of Manaus in the Amazon will promote a new cycle of economic development in the region, and induce a new cycle of attraction of environmental technology companies to the Amazon region of Brazil. In addition, it will also address social objectives of the Amazon region, increasing social-economic welfare and promoting eco-competitiveness as a cornerstone of the nation’s economy. This paper outlines a link between cluster theory and a water diamond model with sustainability as its major goal.

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  • Raul De Gouvea & Sul Kassicieh, 2010. "Building an Eco-Innovation Cluster: Water Cluster in the Brazilian Amazon Region," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), IGI Global, vol. 1(2), pages 27-39, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsesd0:v:1:y:2010:i:2:p:27-39
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