Foundation for a Theoretical Framework on the Location of Manufacturing Firms in the Vicinity of Airports

Mokhele, Masilonyane (2024) Foundation for a Theoretical Framework on the Location of Manufacturing Firms in the Vicinity of Airports. KEEP ON PLANNING FOR THE REAL WORLD. Climate Change calls for Nature-based Solutions and Smart Technologies. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 341-352. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Manufacturing plays a crucial role in economic development. Peculiar geographical patterns of production are accordingly observable, wherein the environs of airports are some of the areas that accommodate the concentration of manufacturing firms. However, most of the literature on the placement of manufacturing firms relative to transport infrastructure focuses on road, rail and sea. The objective of this paper is thus to advance a foundation for a theoretical framework that analyses the spatial economic factors that influence the location of manufacturing firms in the vicinity of airports. The paper draws upon research conducted on the case study of the environs of Cape Town International Airport in South Africa. The analysis conducted in the underlying study explored the interconnections between the concepts of space, proximity, linkages, agglomeration economies, clustering and pattern. These concepts are accordingly used as building blocks towards the foundation for a theoretical framework. The contribution hinges on five layers of the economic space: the airport’s environs, municipal area, functional region, other parts of a country and multi-country economic space. Different forms of manufacturing establishments’ clustering, proximity and intensity of intra- and inter-firm linkages characterise these interrelated layers. The paper sensitises policymakers, spatial planners and authorities to the spatial economic dynamics of manufacturing firms situated near airports.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cape Town International Airport, airports, South Africa, industrial clustering, manufacturing
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Depositing User: REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited: 28 Apr 2024 19:27
Last Modified: 10 May 2024 09:27
URI: http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1100

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