Highway Investment and Regional Economic Development

Decision Methods and Empirical Foundations

Bibliographic Data

ID10859960
AuthorsTerance J Rephann (0000-0002-4389-3617, Terry Rephann is at the Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, PO Box 6825, Morgantown, WV 26506-6825, USA, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume30
Issue2
Pages437-450
Publication date1993-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/00420989320080391
OpenAlexW2111159535
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

Federal and state highway programmes have been established to stimulate economic development in lagging US regions. In many instances, highway route location was influenced by regional development theory. Regional development theory argues that regional policy effectiveness depends upon the existence of certain socio-economic, spatial, resource and institutional 'triggering forces'. This paper reviews criteria used in US development highway corridor selection and variables identified by various regional development theories. A synthesis of highway empirical research suggests that geographical region, urbanisation, development and public infrastructure may be important 'triggering forces' in the US. However, further rigorous empirical research is needed in order to assess the various regional development theories and highway planning practice

Civil engineering · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Environmental planning · Geography · Investment (military · Lagging · Location theory · Order (exchange · Political science · Regional development · Regional planning · Regional science · Urban planning · Urbanization · Engineering · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

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