Lorraine and the Ruhr
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4043412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman J G Pounds (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1957 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149 |
| Publication date | 1957-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/142440 |
| OpenAlex | W2331135865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
T nHE existence within 150 miles of each other of one of the richest of Europe's coal fields and the most extensive of her iron ore fields must tempt speculation on their mutual relationship. It has been stated not infrequently that they belong naturally each to the other, and this supposition has led to vague generalizations upon the economic unity of Lorraine and the Ruhr.' It might seem that the Ruhr and Lorraine would have supplemented each other's deficiencies in coal and iron ore. There have, it is true, been tendencies towards such an exchange of materials, but always strong forces-political, commercial, and, above all, technological-have worked to break up such an economic union. A system of exchange as simple and as complete as, for example, that which unites the industrial area of the southern Urals with the Kusbas has never at any time existed between Lorraine and the Ruhr. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the extent to which, at various times, the Ruhr
Economic geography · Geography · Coal and Coke Industries Research · Russia and Soviet political economy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 1979 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |