1st Edition
Economic Activity and Land Use The Changing Information Base for Localand Regional Studies
By Michael J. Healey
Copyright 1992
500 Pages
by
Routledge
500 Pages
by
Routledge
499 Pages
by
Routledge
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Concerned primarily with statistical data, this text aims to provide a guide to the nature, uses, availability and limitations of the main data sources for interpreting and undertaking regional studies of economic activity. It also considers the methods used for the collection of this data.
List of figures, List of tables, Editor's preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and acronyms, List of contributors, 1. The information base: nature, changes and recommendations for improvement, Part One Measuring economic activity and land use, 2. Employment, 3. Unemployment, vacancies and redundancies, 4. Output, costs, profitability and investment, 5. Floorspace and commercial developments, 6. Urban land use, 7. Rural land use Ferry Coppock, Part Two Monitoring economic activity and land use, 8. Manpower information systems, 9. Land and property information systems, 10. Local and regional information systems for public policy, 11. Obtaining information from businesses, 12. Land use surveys, 13. Forecasting local and regional economic change, Part Three Economic sectors, 14. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15. Mining, utility and construction industries, 16. Manufacturing, 17. Producer services, 18. Consumer services, 19. Transport, trade and tourism, Annex 1 Useful addresses, Index
Biography
Healey, Michael J.
