Transportation Infrastructure Impacts on Firm Location: The Effect of a New Metro Line in the Suburbs of Madrid
Transportation Infrastructure Impacts on Firm Location: The Effect of a New Metro Line in the Suburbs of Madrid
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10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.09.006
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2012-05
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Lucía Mejía Dorantes;A. Páez;J. M. Vassallo
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作者：
Lucía Mejía Dorantes;A. Páez;J. M. Vassallo
公司选址模式的出现是多种因素的结果，包括公司考虑、劳动力可获得性、市场机会和运输成本。这些因素中的许多都受到新的交通基础设施带来的可达性变化的影响。在本文中，我们使用空间统计技术和微观层面的数据库来评估马德里地铁12号线(称为Metrosur)扩建对商业区位模式的影响。案例研究是阿尔科康市，该市自2003年以来一直有新的地铁线路提供服务。具体地说，我们探索不同行业的区位模式，以评估新的地铁线路是否鼓励了“Metrosur空间经济”的出现。我们的结果表明，经济活动区位模式与城市可达性有关，通过规模经济的集聚也发挥了重要作用。本文提出的结果为有效的交通、城市和区域经济规划提供了有用的证据。
Firm location patterns emerge as a consequence of multiple factors, including firm considerations, labor force availability, market opportunities, and transportation costs. Many of these factors are influenced by changes in accessibility wrought by new transportation infrastructure. In this paper we use spatial statistical techniques and a micro-level data base to evaluate the effects of Madrid’s metro line 12 (known as Metrosur) expansion on business location patterns. The case study is the municipality of Alcorcon, which is served by the new metro line since 2003. Specifically, we explore the location patterns by different industry sectors, to evaluate if the new metro line has encouraged the emergence of a “Metrosur spatial economy”. Our results indicate that the pattern of economic activity location is related to urban accessibility and that agglomeration, through economies of scale, also plays an important role. The results presented in this paper provide evidence useful to inform efficient transportation, urban, and regional economic planning.