The Spaces of Urban Economic Geographies: Industrial Transformation in the Outer City of Copenhagen

The paper focuses on the transformation of the industrial structure
and the location dynamics on the edge of the metropolitan region of
Copenhagen with the aim of explaining the rise of new spaces in the
urban economic geography. The main concern of the paper is the
role the transformation of the outer city plays in the urban economy
of Copenhagen. The centre of attention is on the changing industrial
structure, the progressively higher complexity of firm location, and
the division of labour that have emerged in the past decade of
growth as a result of the resurgence of the metropolitan region of
Copenhagen. The recent changes in the economic geographies of
the outer city of Copenhagen are used as a launch pad for discussing
the theoretical and analytical challenges in understanding
the industrial change in new urban forms.