ABSTRACT
This part of the book examines an approach to the study of regional development which runs counter to those treated thus far. It differs from them in its conception of space. Whilst the theories discussed in previous chapters use the term ‘space’ to denote territorial areas assumed to be internally homogeneous and uniform, the theories now considered conceive ‘space’ as diversified. This change of perspective allows economic activities and production factors, demand and sectoral structure, to be treated as spatially dishomogeneous within a region, so that territorial relations are cast in new light.
