Growth pole theory and strategy reconsidered: domination, linkages, and distribution

2017 ◽  
pp. 91-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen R. Polenske
Keyword(s):  
Growth Pole ◽  
Pole Theory

scholarly journals A theoretical foundation for investigating the spatial economic attributes of airport-centric developments

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masilonyane Mokhele ◽  
Hermanus S. Geyer
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
New Economic Geography ◽  
Growth Pole ◽  
Relational Perspective ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Pole Theory

Abstract Among the various areas of interest on the topic of airports and the geographical distribution of land use, one pertinent theme is the spatial economic analysis of airports and their environs. However, the existing literature predominantly focuses on describing the land-use composition of airport-centric developments, without unpacking the spatial economic forces at play. This gap brings to the fore the need to employ an appropriate theoretical lens to guide the spatial economic analysis of airports and their environs. The aim of this theoretical review paper is thus to identify concepts that are relevant to the analysis of airports and their environs; and to use those concepts to systematically identify the existing theory that is most suitable for investigating the spatial economic forces that drive airport-centric developments. Against the background of globalisation, we scrutinise classical location theories, regional science, growth pole theory and new economic geography against their relational interpretations of the concepts of space, proximity, firm, scale and pattern. Given that it portrays a relational perspective of the aforesaid concepts, the paper concludes that growth pole theory is suitable as the main framework for analysing airport-centric developments. It is therefore recommended that growth pole theory be empirically used to guide the analysis of airports and their environs, and subsequently be used as the basis for developing a theoretical framework tailored for airport-centric developments.

scholarly journals Quo Vadis, Business? The migration of companies between cities using the example of the Mazowieckie voivodship in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Cybulska ◽  
Wojciech Dziemianowicz
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Growth Pole ◽  
The Core ◽  
Migration Direction ◽  
Quo Vadis ◽  
Pole Theory

AbstractRelations between metropolitan core cities and regional and sub-regional centres are part of a broader discussion on the importance of metropolitan areas for the development of regions. These relations are dealt with in this paper in the context of the growth pole theory. The paper focuses on the migration process in relation to enterprises. By moving their businesses, companies contribute to backwash and spread effects. Since company migrations between municipalities occur in both directions, the question remains open as to which migration direction dominates – whether from sub-regional centres to core cities or vice versa. This paper attempts to verify the hypothesis that regional and sub-regional centres in the Mazowieckie voivodship suffer the largest loss of enterprises due to migration to the core city of Warsaw. The results obtained were varied and the hypothesis was confirmed, especially in the case of three cities: Siedlce, Radom and Płock; and partly in the case of Ciechanów.

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