Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Pennathur, Anita
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects that industry concentration has on the growth of local areas. People will go where the jobs are so by evaluating employment data one can also evaluate the growth of an area. Common economic basis calculations and indices were used to provide useful information about characteristics of growth, competitiveness, and concentrations of local industries compared to the national level. The key results show the complex nature of urban and regional development exemplified by changes in employment and that access to more and complex data will be necessary to gain a greater understanding of urban growth.
Extent
62 p.
Recommended Citation
Potts, Sheila, "INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND URBAN GROWTH: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRY DIVERSITY ON METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1437.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1437
Identifier
FA00014373
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.