| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Why do some places generate more wealth than others? Places in a shrinking world ; History and industrial legacies -- Size and location. The four golden rules of regional growth ; The positive relationship between size and wealth ; The seven pillars of agglomeration ; Why smaller cities exist ; Location ; A simple template -- The regional origins of wealth: where it all began. When location and size mattered less ; Water and waterways ; A tale of two continents ; Europe's blue banana ; North America's bipolar destiny ; South of the border, Mexico ; Lessons from Europe and North America -- Why is the geography of wealth more unequal in some nations? On the use of the word disparity ; Why regional disparities happen, and should eventually disappear ; Why regional disparities are higher in some nations ; Why are regional disparities more difficult to overcome in some nations? ; Why the United States is different -- Cities and national economic growth: an asymmetrical relationship. A short history (and explanation) of urbanization ; Urbanization is an outcome of economic growth (not the other way around) ; Is urbanization different in developing nations? ; Third world cities: victims of progress? ; The difference between the foundations of national and local economic growth -- Regional growth in the green and gray knowledge economy. Hedonic regional growth ; Green migrations: sun, surf, and cafés ; Gray migration: golf, châteaux, and boardwalks ; Size and location also matter for tourism ; Revisiting the rules of regional growth ; Archipelagos of growth ; Zero-sum growth ; Some places will decline ; Some places will continue to grow (or decline) for unique reasons -- What have we learned? Some places will always be wealthier than others ; Cities will continue to grow ; The diversification of the sources of regional growth ; The never-ending search for the right strategy ; The new importance of place: people |
| Summary |
As the world becomes more interconnected through travel and electronic communication, many believe that physical places will become less important. But as Mario Polèse argues in this book geography will matter more than ever before in a world where distance is allegedly dead |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Urban economics.
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Regional economics.
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Regional economic disparities.
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Wealth.
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Economic development.
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Human geography.
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wealth.
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economic development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic development.
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Human geography.
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Regional economic disparities.
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Regional economics.
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Urban economics.
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Wealth.
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Regionales Wirtschaftswachstum
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Regionale Disparität
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Wohlstand
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Stadtwirtschaft
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Regionales Wirtschaftswachstum.
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Regionale Disparität.
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Wohlstand.
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Stadtwirtschaft.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009019773 |
| ISBN |
9780226673172 |
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0226673170 |
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9786612504297 |
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6612504293 |
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