Muruvvet Deniz SezerYigit KazancogluSachin Kumar Kumar ManglaSezer, Muruvvet DenizKazancoglu, YigitMangla, Sachin Kumar2025-10-062024030142070301-42071873-764110.1016/j.resourpol.2023.1044312-s2.0-85178123801https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85178123801&doi=10.1016%2Fj.resourpol.2023.104431&partnerID=40&md5=10572992c4be1a2a675afbc6dfa5203ahttps://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8341https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104431Transition towards more sustainable and resilient economies is crucial to provide sustainable economic development by considering environmental protection and social well-being. There is an increasing focus on the concept of territorial competitiveness that encompasses the aspects of environmental social and economic sustainability. Thus this study aims to analyse the factors affecting the territorial competitiveness index in the Izmir town. To facilitate a comprehensive analysis of the factors that impact territorial competitiveness a systematic approach is employed through the use of a system dynamic model. This model enables the exploration of the complex and dynamic relationships between key parameters providing insights into their interdependencies and how they cooperatively influence the territorial competitiveness index. The results show that Gross Domestic Product growth rate renewable energy production and technology innovation index is increased rapidly. This increase caused by development of social well-being in the region. However sustainable land use and waste is decreased and therefore CO2 is increased in the 2010 and 2027. Besides territorial competitiveness index is expected to increase till 2027 since subsidies in energy and material (re)use efficient use of resources (circular economy) achievement of economic development and technological investments. Governments and businesses should adopt sustainable strategies for improving territorial competitiveness index and balancing economic growth with environmental protection and social welfare in the regional context. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSustainability, Sustainable Use Of Resources, System Dynamic Model, Territorial Competitiveness Index, Competition, Dynamic Models, Economic And Social Effects, Investments, Land Use, Sustainable Development, Competitiveness Indices, Dynamics Models, Environmental Sustainability, Social Sustainability, Social Well-being, Sustainable Economic Development, Sustainable Use, Sustainable Use Of Resource, System Dynamics Modelling, Territorial Competitiveness Index, Environmental Protection, Alternative Energy, Competitiveness, Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Environmental Protection, Governance Approach, Gross Domestic Product, Growth Rate, Innovation, Land Use Planning, Strategic Approach, Sustainable Development, Technological Development, Territorial Management, Izmir [izmir (prv)], Izmir [turkey], TurkeyCompetition, Dynamic models, Economic and social effects, Investments, Land use, Sustainable development, Competitiveness indices, Dynamics models, Environmental sustainability, Social sustainability, Social well-being, Sustainable economic development, Sustainable use, Sustainable use of resource, System dynamics modelling, Territorial competitiveness index, Environmental protection, alternative energy, competitiveness, economic development, environmental economics, environmental protection, governance approach, Gross Domestic Product, growth rate, innovation, land use planning, strategic approach, sustainable development, technological development, territorial management, Izmir [Izmir (PRV)], Izmir [Turkey], TurkeySystem Dynamic ModelSustainable Use of ResourcesSustainabilityTerritorial Competitiveness IndexArticle