Decentralized urban development and industrial location behavior in Sao Paulo, Brazil : a synthesis of research issues and conclusions
Hamer, A. | WUD
This report introduces the reader to the findings of a large-scale research project and only highlights findings reported in greater depth in project papers. Looking at a system of cities across the stages of economic growth leads to the conclusion that the potential size of a city at any one point in time is insensitive to most actions of local public officials. At the same time, economic development brings in its wake a transformation in the manmade resources available in secondary centers, as well as checks to further, accelerated growth in pre-eminent centers. For most secondary centers there is little opportunity to profit from a transfer of dynamism from the metropolis in the form of relocations and new metropolitan-based branches. The limited search for location alternatives is responsible for this. Secondary centers can, however, count on the expansion of stationary firms and on the generation of new independent units to help bring about growth. Local officials should concentrate on providing public services at the local level and on finding ways to increase the availability of leasable space for smaller businesses. At the national level the best spatial policy is a set of efficient sectoral policies.
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