Functional specialization across space: A case study of the Canadian Electricity Industry, 1971-2001

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-504

  Brunelle, Cédric ^a   Polèse, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centre periphery; Electricity sector; Functional specialization; Intraindustry location patterns; Spatial division of labour; Spatial structures of organizations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57349094306     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2008.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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