The development and regional significance of the automotive industry: Supplier parks in western Europe

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 767-784

  Larsson, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING;

(WEST); EUROPE;

EID: 0036922669     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00417     Document Type: Article

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