Accessibility and location decisions in a peripheral region of Europe: A logit analysis

Regional Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 579-588

  Mcquaid, Ronald W ^a   Leitham, Scott ^a   Nelson, John D ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Economic development; European Union; Logit analysis; Peripheral region; Transportation infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342366416     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349878     Document Type: Article

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