Golden Banana
This article will address the topic of Golden Banana, which has generated multiple debates and has aroused the interest of different sectors of society. Golden Banana is a topic of current relevance that has been the subject of study and research in different contexts and disciplines. Over time, Golden Banana has undergone various transformations and has acquired different meanings, which makes it a topic of great complexity and breadth. Therefore, it is essential to analyze in depth the different aspects and dimensions that Golden Banana encompasses, in order to understand its scope and impact in various areas. By exploring its origins, evolution and consequences, it is intended to offer a comprehensive and objective vision of Golden Banana, with the purpose of contributing to the understanding and reflection on this topic.
The Golden Banana or Sun Belt is an area of higher population density lying between Cartagena in the west and Genoa in the east along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
The area runs along the Mediterranean coast, including the French cities of Nice, Marseille, Montpellier the Spanish cities of Barcelona to Valencia. It was defined by the "Europe 2000" report from the European Commission in 1995 similarly to the Blue Banana.
Description
The region is characterized by its importance in activities related to information and communication technologies, in terms of quality of life and as a top travel destination. At any rate, the Golden Banana can also be understood as an extension of the Blue Banana over the Mediterranean arc.
The golden banana has development axes extending into the area of the upper Adriatic around Trieste. This also relates to the trade flows of the maritime Silk Road or the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative and its developments to Central Europe.
See also
- Blue Banana
- Rotten Banana
- Four Motors for Europe
- List of metropolitan areas in the European Union by GDP
References
- ^ Eskelinen, Heikki; Liikanen, Ilkka; Oska, Jukka (1999). Curtains of iron and gold: reconstructing borders and scales of interaction. Ashgate. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84014-460-4.
- ^ "New Regional Economics in Central European Economies: The Future of CENTROPE" (PDF). Proceedings of OeNB Workshops. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ See also: John Loughlin "Europe of the Regions" and the Federalization of Europe" (1996) 26 (4): pp 141.
- ^ Elaboration of a longterm polycentric vision of the European Space. Economie et aménagement. Paris: DATAR (2000).
- ^ Marcus Hernig: Die Renaissance der Seidenstraße (2018), p 112.
- ^ Wolf D. Hartmann, Wolfgang Maennig, Run Wang: Chinas neue Seidenstraße. Frankfurt am Main 2017, p 59
- ^ With regard to economic changes: cf. also: Hospers, Gert-Jan "Beyond the blue banana? Structural change in Europe´s geo-economy." 2002.
- ^ Infoblatt Wirtschaftsräume in Europa (German)
- ^ Diercke "Europa - Wirtschaftliche Raummodelle", 2015 - ISBN 978-3-14-100800-5, p 99.
- ^ Europa Wirtschaftliche Raummodelle (German)
Further reading
- Geza, Tóth; Nagy, Zoltán; Kincses, Áron (2014). European Spatial Structure. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing. doi:10.13140/2.1.1560.2247. ISBN 978-3-659-64559-4.
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