The influence of accessibility on company location choice in the Amsterdam airport corridor

Abstract

This research paper aims to determine to what extent different modes of accessibility influence the location choice of companies in the Amsterdam airport corridor. Four different sectors determined to be of exceptional importance in the corridor are selected for analysis (advanced producer services, high tech, life sciences, and logistics), and four different types of accessibility are chosen (airport, train, metro, and motorway accessibility). Based upon relevant scientific literature, it is hypothesised that the location choice of knowledge centred companies (from the advanced producer services, high tech, and life sciences sectors) is positively influenced by public transport accessibility, while the location choice of companies in the logistics sector is positively influenced by motorway and airport accessibility. Company density maps are created and analysed, and a negative binomial regression analysis is executed, in attempt to answer the research question. Results show only partial confirmation for the expectation that knowledge centred companies prefer locations with high public transport accessibility, but fully confirm the expectation that logistics companies prefer locations with high airport and motorway accessibility.