The Channel Tunnel : consequences for regional growth and development

Vickerman, R.W

The Channel Tunnel : consequences for regional growth and development - 1987 - Regional Studies 21(3) June 1987, 187-197(11) .

The building of a Channel Tunnel will have a major impact on the immediate areas of Kent and Nord-Pas de Calais and on other regions, both through short-run effects of construction and in the longer run through changes in accessibility and competitiveness. This paper gives a preliminary assessment of the likely impact of the Channel Tunnel on growth and development in these regions and the EEC as a whole. Tables. References.


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