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Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for...
Melo, Patrícia; Rego, Conceição; Anciães, Paulo Rui; Guiomar, Nuno; Muñoz-Rojas, JoséDoes road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for Portugal between 1991 and 2011
Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for...
Melo, Patrícia C.; Rego, Conceição; Anciães, Paulo Rui; Guiomar, Nuno; Muñoz-Rojas, JoséMotorways in Portugal received large scale funding after the country joined the European Union in 1986, making it an ideal case to study the effect of road accessibility on the development of lagging rural areas. We investigate the relationship between rural population change and road accessibility to the urban hierarchy between 1991 and 2011. We find that rural population growth is negatively associated with i...
Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for...
Melo, Patrícia C.; Rego, Conceição; Anciães, Paulo Rui; Guiomar, Nuno; Muñoz-Rojas, JoséTransport investment is frequently advocated as having the double virtue of achieving both economic growth and territorial cohesion. The idea is that improving the accessibility of lagging regions to cities, increases the attractiveness of those regions for people and businesses. However, transport is only one of the factors affecting local development and there is no consensus on its net effect on population g...