Stimson, R: Regional Economic Development

2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-34826-9
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 452 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 829 g

The second edition of this book represents a re-editing and in some cases signi- cant rewriting of the original book published in 2001. Substantial editing occurred and new material has been included in the introductory chapter and in Chap. 10, the concluding chapter. The reason for this was to bring forward to 2006 the ori- nal thesis of the book about the need for regions to be prepared to experience - creasingly greater shocks and to have increasingly less time to respond in adju- ing their economic development to achieve sustainability. Events that have occurred over the past five years - such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, continuing the rapid advances in technology, the rise of sustained economic growth in China and beginning to unfold in India, the Indonesian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina devas- tion in New Orleans, the invasion of Iraq and continued unrest in the Middle East represents on-going and unforeseen risks and new challenges which continue to confront and impact nations around the globe and the regions and localities within them. Regions need to be fast and flexible and agile in order to be not only expe- tiously adaptive to change, but also to be proactive in developing strategies to - dress and shape their futures. In addition, some significant new material has been added to the other chapters to reflect recent advances in thinking and approaches to regional economic dev- opment analysis and planning strategy.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stimson, Robert J.

Stough, Roger R.

Roberts, Brian H.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Wirtschaftsgeographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Landschaftsplanung, Ländliche Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Perspectives on Regional Economic Development.- The Regional Economic Development Movement: The Evolution of Strategy from Early to Contemporary Approaches.- Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance I: Economic Base and Shift-Share Analysis.- Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance II: Input-Output Analysis.- Path Setting: An Approach to Regional Economic Development Futures.- Industry Clusters and Industry Cluster Analysis.- Multi-Sector Analysis: Approaches to Assessing Regional Competitiveness and Risk.- Capacity Building, Institutions and Leadership for Regional Economic Development.- Decision Support Tools to Inform Regional Economic Development Analysis and Strategy.- Emerging Issues for Regional Economic Development.