Invisible Infrastructure and the City
The Role of Telecommunications in Economic Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darrene Hackler (George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1034-1055 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764202250493 |
| OpenAlex | W2066025549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article explores the linkage between telecommunications infrastructure and high-tech industry growth in cities of two metropolitan areas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona. Results indicate that cities with greater telecommunications capacity are more likely to have positive growth in high-tech industry and all sectors analyzed. Yet, the results also suggest that while we often think of high-tech industry as a single entity, it is important to disaggregate the industry to determine whether certain production processes and services make the firm react differently to telecommunications as a location factor. Where high-tech firms are locating and the degree to which telecommunications infrastructure is attractive to these firms is of great import given that cities desire to take part in the New Economy. The findings suggest that local policy makers may have more success in attracting high-tech business that fit the city's current telecommunications profile
Business · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · High tech · Industrial organization · Linkage (software) · Metropolitan area · Phoenix · Telecommunications · Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends · Engineering · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Marketing · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2021 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |