Economic Growth, Agglomeration And Land Planning: A Critical Approach Based On The Valencia Region Experience
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Free (open access)
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Volume
22
Pages
9
Published
1997
Size
935 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/ECOSUD970011
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
J.I. Fernandez-Guerrero, L. Garcia-Menendez & C. Suarez- Burguet
Abstract
One of the major obstacles encountered when analyzing sustained growth is that of reconciling the spatial impact of economic growth with the rational planning of land related to industrial location processes. The methodology adopted in this paper comprises a critical valuation of the persistently recommended sector diversification policies used as a tool in land planning due to the lack of conclusive evidence on the existence of different externalities. The consolidation of industrial nodes often generates conflicts between land planning guidelines and the interests inherent to industrial location. An analysis of this phenomenon in the Valencia region may provide an insight in
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