Redundancy in an expanding labour market : a case-study of displaced workers from two manufacturing plants in Southampton
Concept ; Employment ; England ; Enterprise;Firm ; Local labour market ; Southampton ; Survey ; United Kingdom
This paper examines the post-redundancy experience of workers made redundant by two large manufacturing firms in the mid-1980s. Comparison with previous studies in less prosperous labour markets contrasts in the proportions of workers finding
High-technology agglomeration and the labor market : the case of Silicon Valley
Agglomeration ; California ; Electronics ; Employment ; High-tech industry ; Industrialization ; Innovation ; Labour market ; Location ; Production ; United States
labor-market processes to the growth and development of this high-technology production complex.
The Single European Market, the environment and the railway
Common policy ; Environment ; Germany ; Pollution ; Railway ; Road traffic ; Single European Market ; Transport policy
The realization of the Single European Market will produce a significant growth in traffic, especially road traffic, beginning in 1993. This will also result in additional environmental pollution. For decades the railway has been suffering from
distortions in competition which must be removed. The EC Commission presented proposals along these lines in January 1990. The railway would have good opportunities in the transportation market following their implementation. - (L'A.).
Germany ; Investment ; Labour market ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Regional policy ; Transport
A regional concept which is growth-oriented is called for in east Germany. Ignoring the core subject principle, this demands primary support for investment activity with special emphasis on the core location principle geared to labour market centres
, special measures in the area of company sales support and greater harmonisation of regional policy with transport and labour market policy. - (L'A.).
Cape Province ; Cape Town ; Housing ; Housing market ; Investment ; Private sector ; Real estate property ; Segregation ; South Africa ; Urban construction
The privatisation of housing and the repeal of apartheid has resulted in the increased importance of private sector institutions and managers in the control of the housing market. The importance of redlining is examined. - (AJC)
A spatial analysis of rent shifts in the Chicago rental housing market, 1970-1980
Chicago ; Distance from city centre ; District ; Housing ; Housing market ; Illinois ; Rented market ; Residential location ; United States ; Urban area ; Urban dynamics ; Urban structure
Construction urbaine ; England ; France ; Gestion urbaine ; Hauts-de-Seine ; Ile-de-France ; Image de la ville ; London ; Marché immobilier ; Marketing ; Publicité ; Royaume-Uni ; Rénovation urbaine ; Urbanisme ; Utilisation du sol
Advertising ; City perception ; England ; France ; Hauts-de-Seine ; Ile-de-France ; Land use ; London ; Marketing ; Real estate market ; United Kingdom ; Urban administration ; Urban housing ; Urban planning ; Urban renewal
Building construction ; Economic restructuring ; Enterprise;Firm ; Finance ; Great Britain ; Industrial complex ; Innovation ; Market ; Organization ; Production ; Regional development ; United Kingdom
to diversify into new markets, and this has encouraged a round of innovation. A drift in employment towards the south and last of the country has been promoted.