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Accessibility and Economic Development in Europe

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Roger Vickerman, Klaus Spiekermann, Michael Wegener
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VICKERMAN R., SPIEKERMANN K. and WEGENER M. (1999) Accessibility and economic development in Europe, Reg. Studies 33 , 1-15. There is continuing debate on the role of transport infrastructure and changes in accessibility on regional economic development. The emphasis in recent European Union policy on the development of trans-European Networks (TENs) provides a focus for a re-evaluation. Much of the debate assumes that improvements in accessibility will lead to economic development and, by implication, to greater cohesion. This paper identifies some of the major difficulties in defining a simple measure of accessibility for use in such studies and proceeds to evaluate new measures of time-space and accessibility surfaces which allow for greater disaggregation at a spatial and sectoral level. An assessment of the implications for regional development in the EU is then made. The conclusions cast doubt on the ability of TENs to promote greater convergence in both accessibility and economic development. VICKERMAN R., SPIEKERMANN K. et WEGENER M. (1999) Accessibilite´ et de´veloppement e´conomique en Europe, Reg. Studies 33 , 1-15. Le roˆle de l'infrastructure de transport et de l'accessibilite´ dans le de´veloppement e´conomique re´gional est toujours un sujet très controverse´. Dans le cadre de l'Union europe´enne, la politique re´cente a mis l'accent sur le de´veloppement des re´seaux transeurope´ens, ce qui permet une re´e´valuation. Dans une large mesure, le de´bat laisse supposer qu'une meilleure accessibilite´ incitera au de´veloppement e´conomique et, par la suite, à plus de cohe´sion. L'article distingue quelques-unes des plus grandes difficulte´s quant à la de´finition d'une mesure simple de l'accessibilite´ qui pourrait eˆtre employe´e dans de telles e´tudes, et e´value de nouvelles mesures de l'espace-temps et de l'accessibilite´ qui permettraient une division plus importante sur le plan ge´ographique et du point de vue sectoriel. On fait le bilan des conse´quences pour l'ame´nagement du territoire au sein de l'Union europe´enne. La conclusion met en doute la capacite´ des re´seaux transeurope´ens à promouvoir une meilleure convergence quant à l'accessibilite´ et au de´veloppement e´conomique. VICKERMAN R., SPIEKERMANN K. und WEGENER M. (1999) Zugänglichkeit und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Europa, Reg. Studies 33 , 1-15. Die Debatte über die Rolle von Verkehrsinfrastruktur und Wandel der Zugänglichkeit auf regionalwirtschaftliche Entwicklung hält weiterhin an. Die Betonung der Entwicklung transeuropäischer Netzwerke (TEN) in den letzten politischen Diskussionen der EU liefert einen Brennpunkt für eine erneute Einschätzung. In der Debatte wird oft vorausgesetzt, daß verbesserte Zugänglichkeit zu wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung, und implizite zu stärkerem Zusammenhalt, führen wird. Dieser Aufsatz identifiziert einige der Hauptschwierigkeiten bei der Definition eines einfachen Maßstabs der Zugänglichkeit zur Anwendung bei derartigen Studien, und beurteilt dann neue Maßstäbe der Zeit-Raum und Zugänglichkeitsoberfläche, welche größere Disaggregation auf räumlicher wie auf Sektorenebene gestatten. Anschließend wird eine Einschätzung der Implikationen für die Regionalentwicklung in der EU vorgenommen. Sie Schlußfolgerungen lassen Zweifel an der Fähigkeit transeuropäischer Netzwerke aufkommen, größere Konvergenz von Zugänglichkeit und wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung herbeizuführen.

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Volume (Year): 33 (1999)
Issue (Month): 1 (February)
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Keywords: Accessibiliy Trans-EUROPEAN Networks Regional Development Time-SPACE Maps Convergence Accessibilite Reseaux Transeuropeens Amenagement Du Territoire Projections De L'ESPACE-TEMPS Convergence Zuganglichkeit Transeuropaische Netzwerke Regionalentwicklung Zeit-RAUMKARTEN Konvergenz;

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