A comparison of energy self-reliance and industrial development using an input-output model

This theses compares the benefits of energy self reliance strategies with the benefits of industrial development strategies to determine which strategies create greater benefits as a method of economic development. A critical factor, which is examined, is the probability of success for industrial development strategies as opposed to the near certain benefits from the self-reliance strategies. The methodology employs a Virginia input-output model using a regional purchase coefficient technique to regionalize the model for the New River Valley Region of Virginia. The strategies are developed based on two distinct expenditure levels, acting as resource constraints on the strategy selection, in order to compare the return on additional expenditures.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Department dc:contributor.department

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1984

Author dc:creator

• Flora, Paul Richard

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Simon, Richard M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Levy, John M.
• Randolph, John

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-10302008-120519

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/35537