The Spatial Productivity of Industrial Land

Erik Louw (1) , Erwin van Der Krabben (2) , Hans Van Amsterdam (3)

1 OTB Research Institute for Housing and Mobility Studies
2 Nijmegen School of Management
3 PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

This paper presents a theoretical approach to analysing the concept of spatial productivity and the meaning of land as a production factor in regional science. The results of an empirical study of industrial estates in the Netherlands are presented, showing regional differences in the spatial productivity of industrial estates and providing explanations for these differences. It shows that spatial productivity is influenced by urbanisation rates, the share of manufacturing employment on industrial estates and land development policy.

Mots clés: Social Sciences & Humanities

Domaines: Science politique

Erik Louw, Erwin van Der Krabben, Hans Van Amsterdam. The Spatial Productivity of Industrial Land. Regional Studies, 2011, pp.1. ⟨10.1080/00343404.2010.530250⟩. ⟨hal-00670738⟩