I'm on my way out and maybe someone else can chime in with more relevant references, but as a starting point, this is something studied at least in business/eco

I'm on my way out and maybe someone else can chime in with more relevant references, but as a starting point, this is something studied at least in business/economics. Wouldn't surprise me to find something similar for the arts/sciences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_agglomeration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_agglomeration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_cluster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_cluster