The Development of Local Nodes along Transportation Corridors: A Review of Development Axes Theory (original) (raw)

Development-Axes (DA) theory , is a term originally stated by Pottier (1963), and restated by Hilhorst (1972) and is used and applied as an alternative growth theory (Paelinck and Nijkamp, 1975, 1978; Richardson 1978, 198, 2011) in explaining the existance of nodes or centers along development axes and the end-point cities (Richardson, 1978,1981). or prime center or growth pole (Hilhorst, 1972) connected. Some of the real evidences of the implementation are the growing of many cities along highways in America, along Grote Postweg road in Indonesia, and in many other countries. So it can be said that the theory is significance as development strategy in the world, especially in making place from infant of settlement to be center of settlement (city) along development axes. This paper focuses on seeking theoretical explanation about how the flow of goods and people in DA can make impact on the growth of transport-stop node along DA. We found that the growth cannot be explained by resource-based growth theory alone and neither other conventional theories of city growth (Concentric theory-Burgess, 1925; Sector theory-Hoyt, 1939; multiple nuclei theory-harris & Ullman, 1945; Cumulative causation-Myrdal in Moseley, 1974 and in Stillwell 1995; and Hall, 2002). In fact, not all transport-stop node along DA could have same growth wheter the flow of people and goods are equal along the DA.