La distribution des industries dans une région : des images multiples

peer reviewed ; How to apprehend the industrial distribution in a region ? How to analyse their pattern ? Such are the two main questions discussed in this paper which tries to give an answer by a progress in five steps : thinking about the choice of indicators, thinking about the choice of the spatial scale, making or not a distinction between industrial hranchs or types, integreting or not the temporal changes, testing a typology. Through all the images that have been produced, the relativity of the points of view as well as their partial approach of the studying phenomenon are showed, which... Mehr ...