Diminishing effects of location? Some evidence from Swiss municipalities, 1950–2000

Boris A. Portnov, Kay W. Axhausen, Martin Tschopp and Moshe Schwartz

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 6, 1368-1378

Abstract: This paper analyzes how location has affected, in the second half of the twentieth century, the population growth of 2889 municipalities in Switzerland. The analysis demonstrates the temporal relativity of location attributes, even for small territorial divisions, such as the Swiss cantons. However, we also show that, both absolute and relative location attributes have weakened over time as population growth predictors, apparently due to improving road infrastructures, and growing motorization. The study has been made possible by a detailed historical population and accessibility database available for Swiss municipalities. To the best of our knowledge, no database of such scope and quality is available for any other European country.

Keywords: Location; Accessibility; Population growth of municipalities; Switzerland; 1950–2000 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.07.017

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