economic hubs

• An economic hub is an economically important place

  • they have economic influence beyond the hub itself
  • Eg by trade with other countries
• the UK’s core economic hubs are often in cities or business parks on the outskirts of cities where there a good transport links

  • most are in the south-east of England
• economic hubs in the UK

  London - rapid growth in new businesses and jobs

  Cambridge Science Park - research and development

  Glasgow - renewable energy production

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