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Title: THE INFLUENCE OF THE HIGHWAY NETWORK STRUCTURE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA
Accession Number: 00201714
Record Type: Component
Abstract: A PROCEDURE IS PROPOSED TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WHEN THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF A STRANDED AREA. THE EFFECT OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF APPALACHIA IS DISCUSSED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ACT IS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF APPALACHIA BY CONCENTRATING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN GROWTH POINTS AND ATTRACTING NEW INDUSTRY. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS CAN HELP ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY INCREASING THE LOCATIONAL ADVANTAGE OF GROWTH POINTS RELATIVE TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN CENTERS. WEST VIRGINIA IS PRESENTED AS A CASE STUDY. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: Paper sponsored by Committee on Socio-Economic Aspects of Highways and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410225
Authors: Shafran, IsaacWegmann, Frederick JPagination: pp 20-32
Publication Date: 1969
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 24 1994 12:00AM
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