TY - BOOK AU - Chronicas,J. AU - Dupuy,Y. AU - Frigant,V. AU - Gilly,J.P. AU - Keichidi,M. AU - Lacalle Calderón,M. AU - Osuna Llaneza,J.L. AU - Sáez Cala,A. AU - Salvador,R. AU - Talbot,D. AU - Vázquez Barquero,A. AU - Alfonso-Gil,Javier ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - European Aeronautics: The Southwestern Axis SN - 9783540356479 AV - HT388 U1 - 338.9 23 PY - 2007/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Management KW - Industrial management KW - Automotive engineering KW - European Economic Community literature KW - Regional economics KW - Spatial economics KW - Economics KW - Regional/Spatial Science KW - Innovation/Technology Management KW - European Integration KW - Automotive Engineering KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Introduction: Objective and Scope of the Study -- Sector and Territory -- The Aeronautical Sector: Recent Tendencies -- From Specialization to Specification -- Aeronautics in Spain: Specialization & Beyond -- Aeronautics Agglomeration in Portugal -- Comparative Analysis of the Territories Studied -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Annex -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Authors N2 - The book covers both the analysis of the major producer of civil aircraft (EADS/Airbus) located in the region and its relation with the cluster of enterprises within those regions. We studied the organization of production, the creation of knowledge within the industry, the concentration and competition among the two global producers, the overall financial situation of the sector, the specialization and specification of the different territories. The book also analyzes the basic theoretical aspects needed to understand the origin and evolution of the European aerospace sector from the first dreamers to the beginning of this century. To end, the book shows a descriptive and inference statistical analysis of each territory UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35647-9 ER -