A study of the economic structure and change in the Texas Triangle

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorOden, Michael
dc.creatorKim, Kiwooken
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-04T20:17:05Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:39:30Z
dc.date.available2013-12-04T20:17:05Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:39:30Z
dc.date.issued2010-05en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractAs global economic competition has intensified, many countries have begun focusing on the competitiveness of larger regions of city networks called megaregions. Consisting of two or more cities with specific linkages and connections, megaregions are becoming a new unit that researchers are using to analyze the global economy. The world’s 40 largest megaregions produce two thirds of the global economic output and more than eighty percent of the world’s innovations (Florida et al., 2007). Therefore, understanding the economic characteristics of megaregions can help isolate various challenges and opportunities associated with building on inter-relationships that enhance competitiveness. The Texas Triangle is one of 10 major megaregions in the U.S., and it functions as the primary economic engine of the Texas economy. This study analyzes how the economic characteristics of the major metropolitan areas in the Texas Triangle have changed over time by studying the basic dynamics of these metropolitan areas over the last decade. Results from this study show that each metropolitan area contains specialized export industries and that competition among them seems to be encouraging the economic growth of Texas. The basic industrial structure of the Texas Triangle has not been affected significantly by economic changes over the last decade. Finally, this report presents policy implications related to strengthening traditional economic bases and promoting sustainable economic development such as clean energy in the Texas Triangle.en
dc.description.departmentCommunity and Regional Planningen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22527en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden
dc.subjectMegaregionsen
dc.subjectGlobal economyen
dc.subjectTexas Triangleen
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectClean energyen
dc.titleA study of the economic structure and change in the Texas Triangleen
dc.typeThesisen

Files

Collections

University of Texas at Austin