Ulaganje u transport i održivi urbani i regionalni razvoj
Transport Investment And Sustainable Urban And Regional Development

Summary/Abstract: This paper constitutes a concise theoretical introduction to the complex and dynamic relationship between transport investment and sustainable urban and regional development. Its central aim is to explore and critically discuss the socioeconomic effect of transport investment within (i) the urban framework of reference, associated with the classical theory of location, and (ii) the regional framework of reference, associated with macro-economic phenomena, the neoclassical economic theory and the new economic geography. These frameworks are investigated in terms of the relationship between transport and the social and economic inequalities among cities or regions, current methodological advances. It is argued that management strategies may hold a crucial role in the developmental impact of transport improvements. Finally, these improvements cannot always be considered as an efficient tool to reduce regional disparities, so that other types of investment may be supplementarily employed for a more balanced urban and regional development.

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