Human capital in the German urban system – Patterns of concentration and specialisation

In the knowledge economy human capital plays a crucial role in various economic processes and thus also in spatial development. But human capital is an economic resource that is distributed unequally in space. Some regions show a higher density of human capital than others. This paper discusses ques...

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Autor principal:	Anna Growe
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Politecnico di Torino 2010
Materias:	urban system human capital Germany knowledge economy metropolitan regions Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/404390c297ed4cf581f5d07ddb2ca13d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:404390c297ed4cf581f5d07ddb2ca13d2021-12-02T01:40:56ZHuman capital in the German urban system – Patterns of concentration and specialisation1650-9544https://doaj.org/article/404390c297ed4cf581f5d07ddb2ca13d2010-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.nordregio.se/Global/EJSD/Refereed%20articles/refereed40.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1650-9544In the knowledge economy human capital plays a crucial role in various economic processes and thus also in spatial development. But human capital is an economic resource that is distributed unequally in space. Some regions show a higher density of human capital than others. This paper discusses questions relating to the spatial concentration and specialisation of human capital in the German urban system. Due to an increasing interest in human capital the questions are asked, where is human capital located in the German urban system and how does the distribution change over time. The paper relates to geographical theories of concentration and specialisation. It will be shown that human capital is a heterogeneous category containing different occupational groups showing different spatial patterns. Some display increasing spatial disparities; others are fairly balanced over space.Anna GrowePolitecnico di Torinoarticleurban systemhuman capitalGermanyknowledge economymetropolitan regionsUrban groups. The city. Urban sociologyHT101-395ENEuropean Journal of Spatial Development, Vol August, Iss 40 (2010)
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description	In the knowledge economy human capital plays a crucial role in various economic processes and thus also in spatial development. But human capital is an economic resource that is distributed unequally in space. Some regions show a higher density of human capital than others. This paper discusses questions relating to the spatial concentration and specialisation of human capital in the German urban system. Due to an increasing interest in human capital the questions are asked, where is human capital located in the German urban system and how does the distribution change over time. The paper relates to geographical theories of concentration and specialisation. It will be shown that human capital is a heterogeneous category containing different occupational groups showing different spatial patterns. Some display increasing spatial disparities; others are fairly balanced over space.
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title	Human capital in the German urban system – Patterns of concentration and specialisation
title_short	Human capital in the German urban system – Patterns of concentration and specialisation
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Human capital in the German urban system – Patterns of concentration and specialisation

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