RDP Module1 Week3 Part I
ETHIOPIAN CIVIL SERVICE UNIVERSITY
MASTERS IN URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COURSE: URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
MODULE 1: Basic Concepts and Theories in Regional Planning
SEMESTER 1, WEEK 3
SESSION OBJECTIVES/ LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the session, students will be able:
• To describe the concept of growth poles
• To explain the policy implications of a growth pole strategy • To identify the factors to be considered in gauging the effectiveness/ impact of growth pole strategies
SESSION OUTLINE
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Origins of the growth pole concept
Growth pole as a dominant firm/industry
Growth pole as a geographic concept
Gauging the impact of growth pole strategies
The appeal to adopt growth pole strategies
Effectiveness of growth pole strategies
Renewed interest in growth pole strategies
Recent efforts to adopt growth pole strategies
Growth center strategies
1.Origins of the growth pole concept
• British economist, sir William Petty (1623-1687) is probably the first to coin the concept of a growth pole
(Cf., the fast growth of London during the 17th century)
• French economist Francois Perroux (1903-1987) formalized the concept of growth poles in
1949?/1955?
• A lot is written about the growth pole concept by different authors, some of which are based on empirical studies
• Names associated with the growth pole theories:
Perroux, Boudeville, Hirshman, Myrdal, Friedman and many more
Origins… Cont’d
• Perroux originally defined growth poles as abstract economic space: “a centre in abstract economic space from which centrifugal forces emanate and to which centripetal forces are attracted. Each center being center of attraction and revulsion has its own field, which is in the field of other centers”
Origins… Cont’d
• Originally the growth pole concept was referring to a single innovative firm (propulsive industry) that grows fast to dominate other industries linked to it : “Growth pole is a set of industries capable of generating
MASTERS IN URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COURSE: URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
MODULE 1: Basic Concepts and Theories in Regional Planning
SEMESTER 1, WEEK 3
SESSION OBJECTIVES/ LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the session, students will be able:
• To describe the concept of growth poles
• To explain the policy implications of a growth pole strategy • To identify the factors to be considered in gauging the effectiveness/ impact of growth pole strategies
SESSION OUTLINE
•
•
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•
•
•
•
•
•
Origins of the growth pole concept
Growth pole as a dominant firm/industry
Growth pole as a geographic concept
Gauging the impact of growth pole strategies
The appeal to adopt growth pole strategies
Effectiveness of growth pole strategies
Renewed interest in growth pole strategies
Recent efforts to adopt growth pole strategies
Growth center strategies
1.Origins of the growth pole concept
• British economist, sir William Petty (1623-1687) is probably the first to coin the concept of a growth pole
(Cf., the fast growth of London during the 17th century)
• French economist Francois Perroux (1903-1987) formalized the concept of growth poles in
1949?/1955?
• A lot is written about the growth pole concept by different authors, some of which are based on empirical studies
• Names associated with the growth pole theories:
Perroux, Boudeville, Hirshman, Myrdal, Friedman and many more
Origins… Cont’d
• Perroux originally defined growth poles as abstract economic space: “a centre in abstract economic space from which centrifugal forces emanate and to which centripetal forces are attracted. Each center being center of attraction and revulsion has its own field, which is in the field of other centers”
Origins… Cont’d
• Originally the growth pole concept was referring to a single innovative firm (propulsive industry) that grows fast to dominate other industries linked to it : “Growth pole is a set of industries capable of generating