Results: Geographical Patterns
Results: Geographical Patterns
In this section, we delve into the geographical patterns emerging from our analysis of industry networks. These patterns reveal how industries are distributed across different regions, highlighting significant locational correlations.
Themes of Spatial Distribution
The components identified are grouped into four themes of spatial distribution:
- Population: Driven by consumer demand, this theme includes non-tradables like stores and personal services.
- Cities: Influenced by urban agglomeration externalities, this theme encompasses large city economies and other high-wage activities.
- Land Uses: Determined by the availability of natural resources, this theme covers agriculture, food production, water economy, fuels, mining, forests, and timber.
- Manufacturing: Dominated by manufacturing externalities, this theme includes the Steel Belt and other manufacturing activities.
Below is a summary table of the detected themes and their components:
Theme | Component |
---|---|
Population | Non-tradables: stores and personal services |
Cities | Large city economies I |
Large city economies II | |
Other high wage activities | |
Land Uses | Agriculture and Food I: Ranching |
Agriculture and Food II: Corn Belt | |
Water Economy | |
Fuels and Mining | |
Forests and Timber | |
Manufacturing | Manufacturing I: Steel Belt |
Other manufacturing and other activities |
Table 1: Summary of detected Themes and Components.
Next, we will review these themes in further detail to understand their implications in economic geography.