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Tools for Spatial Economic Planning: A Guide for Urbanizing Countries book cover

1st Edition

Tools for Spatial Economic Planning A Guide for Urbanizing Countries

By Gulelat Kebede, Paterson Gauntner Copyright 2026
284 Pages 73 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 73 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 73 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Urbanization is a transformative force reshaping the economies and societies of developing countries today. It has the potential to bring about powerful development dividends, but the rapid expansion of cities in countries where resources are limited is a pressing policy challenge. Guiding the evolving spatial and economic structure, and getting policy right is an urgent and high-stakes task.... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Spatial-economic theory: An overview with a historical perspective. SECTION I: ANALYSIS TOOLS. 3. Spatial disaggregation, visualization, mapping, and overlays. 4. Industry location: Location quotients, shift-share analysis, and growth-share matrices. 5. Economic linkages: Value-chain mapping, input-output tables, and multipliers. 6. Metrics of spatial inequality and segregation. 7. System of cities: City-size distribution and gravity models. 8. Scenario planning. SECTION II: POLICY TOOLS. 9.Subnational policy tools. 10. National policy tools.

Biography

Gulelat Kebede is an urban expert with over 30 years of international development experience and a lecturer at The New School University, New York, United States.

Paterson Gauntner is an urban economist with project experience in 15+ countries and expertise in urban planning, economic development, and local public finance.

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