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Node-hinterlands relations and regional economic linkages in Florida: Some planning implications
| Author: |
Amey, Robert G.; Fik, Timothy J.; Mulligan, Gordon F. |
| Date: |
1996 |
| Periodical: |
Southeastern Geographer |
| Abstract: |
Population growth, combined with related environmental, social, demographic, and infrastructural concerns, resulted in Florida's 1985 legislation mandating city and county comprehensive management planning. The recent recession and resulting state budget shortfalls have forced the state government to recognize that comprehensive planning needs to address economic issues. State guidelines recommend that detailed analyses of regional and local economies be completed as an integral part of all planning initiatives. In response to recommendations advanced in the recent growth management legislation, this study focuses on the geography of economic change in metropolitan regions. This analysis suggests that recent geographic trends in Florida's economic growth are strongly constrained by node hinterland spillovers and the placement of the state's transportation network. Comprehensive planning efforts must, therefore, consider existing and potential regional economic linkages imposed by directional biases in the transportation network. |
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