Economic Potential and the Channel Tunnel

The possible geographical impacts of a Channel Tunnel are simulated by means of a regional economic potential model. Gains in accessibility are found to be small, and largely confined to the southern UK.

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Published in:Area (London 1969) 1982-01, Vol.14 (2), p.97-103
Main Authors: Keeble, David, Owens, Peter L., Thompson, Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continents
Economic models
Economic regions
Economic value
Ferries
Geographic regions
Human geography
Learned societies
Population distributions
Term weighting
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Summary:The possible geographical impacts of a Channel Tunnel are simulated by means of a regional economic potential model. Gains in accessibility are found to be small, and largely confined to the southern UK.
ISSN:0004-0894
1475-4762