How important is geography for agglomeration?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 605-620

  Roos, Michael W M ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Economic geography; First nature; Second nature

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LANDSCAPE;

EID: 27844499220     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbi008     Document Type: Article

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