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Balanserad regional tillväxt? En fallstudie av regionala kärnor och omland i nordöstra Skåne

Lindahl, Alvin LU (2023) SGEK03 20222
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This essay aims to study the effects of regional development policy containing growth poles or “regional cores”. In order to do this, the case of northeastern Scania has been chosen as an example of this type of regional development policy in practice. By comparing different factors related to population and labor market, as well as analyzing various official public documents, the goal is to showcase how cumulative growth affects not only the regional core of Kristianstad, but indeed also the surrounding areas of Bromölla and Östra Göinge. The findings of the study have then been compared to theories related to the subject, such as growth pole theory and cumulative growth. This has been done in order to come to the conclusion that... (More)
This essay aims to study the effects of regional development policy containing growth poles or “regional cores”. In order to do this, the case of northeastern Scania has been chosen as an example of this type of regional development policy in practice. By comparing different factors related to population and labor market, as well as analyzing various official public documents, the goal is to showcase how cumulative growth affects not only the regional core of Kristianstad, but indeed also the surrounding areas of Bromölla and Östra Göinge. The findings of the study have then been compared to theories related to the subject, such as growth pole theory and cumulative growth. This has been done in order to come to the conclusion that Kristianstad as a regional core, while it does promote education and certain other aspects in the region, mainly gives rise to backwash-effects and siphons growth from surrounding municipalities. (Less)
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author
Lindahl, Alvin LU
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course
SGEK03 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Regional development, growth poles, Scania, cumulative growth, spread, backwash.
language
Swedish
id
9107227
date added to LUP
2023-04-11 10:18:08
date last changed
2023-04-11 10:18:08
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  abstract     = {{This essay aims to study the effects of regional development policy containing growth poles or “regional cores”. In order to do this, the case of northeastern Scania has been chosen as an example of this type of regional development policy in practice. By comparing different factors related to population and labor market, as well as analyzing various official public documents, the goal is to showcase how cumulative growth affects not only the regional core of Kristianstad, but indeed also the surrounding areas of Bromölla and Östra Göinge. The findings of the study have then been compared to theories related to the subject, such as growth pole theory and cumulative growth. This has been done in order to come to the conclusion that Kristianstad as a regional core, while it does promote education and certain other aspects in the region, mainly gives rise to backwash-effects and siphons growth from surrounding municipalities.}},
  author       = {{Lindahl, Alvin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Balanserad regional tillväxt? En fallstudie av regionala kärnor och omland i nordöstra Skåne}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}