« Industrial landscapes » as positive settings for tourism development in declining industrialcities. The case of Haifa, Israel
Deindustrialization ; Industrialcity ; Israel ; Land use ; Tourism ; Urban economy
The paper discusses the possibilities of revitalising declining cities through tourism development. The main question is whether obsolete or declining industrial land uses in or around the city can be transformed into successful tourist land uses.
Changing employment structure in the textile industry of Daegu
Corée du Sud ; Daegu ; Daegu Gwangyeoksi ; Economie locale ; Emploi ; Industrie ; Industrie textile
Employment ; Industry ; Local economy ; South Korea ; Textile industry
economy of the city of Daegu. Other cities of textile industry are Jinju and Pusan. - (IfL)
In the early stage of Korea's industrialization, the textile industry was a leading sector in the country's economy. Although its relative contribution to the national economy has been decreasing, it still plays an important roll in the local
Geographical analysis of the industrial economic return of Chinese cities
China ; City size ; Factor of production ; Labour productivity ; Regression analysis ; Urban development ; Urban economy ; Urban industry
Analyse de régression ; Chine ; Développement urbain ; Economie urbaine ; Facteur de production ; Industrie urbaine ; Productivité du travail ; Taille des villes
A city'sindustrial economic return is correlated with its size. Many other factors have important impacts on returns from urban economic activity. The results of regression analysis indicate that industrial investment and industrial mix are the two
most telling factors of geographic differentiation of urban industrial economic return in China. Large entreprises have a negative impact. The influence of these factors differ from region to region.
Cultural industry as a result of new city tertiarization
gaining in importance within cities. The term cultural industry includes all highly specialized services, which provide products and services, that have a higher symbolic than material value and trade with intellectual property rights. The article provides
precise definitions of cultural industry and an empirical presentation in the case of Ljubljana. Furthermore the article also implies possible consequences of cultural industry on the economic and spatial development of cities. - (IKR)
The article introduces a new form of economic activities, which has attracted much attention during the past years. This new form is cultural industry, a term which defines a certain part of tertiary activities, the importance of which is rapidly
18 sub-categories and 43 functional groups under 4 major categories are identified for 295 cities in China. Typical features of these cities are studied and highlighted.
Structural and spatial dynamics of industrial activity in a traditional city Ibadan, Nigeria
Artisanat ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Ibadan ; Industrialisation ; Industrie ; Nigeria ; Production ; Secteur d'activité ; Structure industrielle ; Technique de production
A study of the industrial development of the city from traditional craft to a modern factory system. The present capital-intensive production is wasteful and effort should be concentrated instead on labour-intensive methods and improvement
The location of branch offices of manufacturing industries in Japan
Entreprise ; Industrie ; Japon ; Localisation industrielle ; Succursale ; Système urbain
Branch plant ; Enterprise ; Industrial location ; Industry ; Japan ; Urban system
The offices location is examined under the existing hierarchical (Christaller-type) urban system. This is analyzed by mainly comparison between industries. For example, the A. indicates the next point as an important result. From a nationwide
viewpoint, the city rank and the number branches are strongly correlated to each other. Further, city order is set up according Christaller's market principle.- (KA)
Deindustrialization ; Economic restructuring ; Iconography ; Industrialcity ; New York State ; Perception of the urban environment ; Pollution ; Syracuse ; Town ; United States ; Urban environment
The AA. try to rewrite the meaning of the industrialcity, constructing a new, more positive picture. It includes the marketing of the image, constructing a new environment and reorienting the city's relationship with its physical environment. Many
Classification of Japanese cities based on manufacturing employment
Croissance économique ; Emploi ; Espace urbain ; Fonction urbaine ; Honshu ; Industrie ; Japon ; Keihanshin ; Nagoya ; Région urbaine ; Setouchi ; Structure industrielle ; Tokyo
Economic growth ; Employment ; Honshu ; Industrial structure ; Industry ; Japan ; Nagoya ; Tokyo ; Urban area ; Urban function ; Urban region
The purposes of this paper are to clarify the spatial patterns of industrialcities using the index of manufacturing specialization in 1972 and 1986 and to examine the changing spatial pattern of those cities between 1972 and 1986. He indicates
that the cities in Tokyo and Nagoya metropolitan regions have much specialized in manufacturing activity in 1986, while Keihanshin metropolitan region and Setouchi region have declined. - (KA)
The competitive foundations of localized learning and innovation : the case of women's garment production in New York City
Compétitivité ; Economie locale ; Economie urbaine ; Etats-Unis ; Industrie ; Industrie de l'habillement ; Innovation ; New York City
Clothing industry ; Competitiveness ; Industry ; Innovation ; Local economy ; New York City ; United States of America ; Urban economy
Le rôle du local dans la promotion de la compétitivité économique. L'industrie du vêtement féminin du district de New-York et les processus d'innovation dans la création.