Explaining spatial patterns of industrial diversity: An analysis of sub-regions in Great Britain

Urban Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1739-1757

  Bishop, Paul ^a   Gripaios, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKET SYSTEM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548428336     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980701426632     Document Type: Article

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