Applied Methods Of Regional Analysis

Name: Applied Methods Of Regional Analysis
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book offers an approach to spatial analysis and regional planning that focuses on building the productive and service capacity of settlements of different sizes and functional characteristics to provide the services, facilities and economic activities to promote rural and regional development. > This book reflects a large number of intellectual debts that I owe to friends and colleagues. The concepts and methods described here were developed and tested in field projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development. Eric Chetwynd, Jr., played a central role in the Urban Functions in Rural Development (UFRD) projects on which the book is based. Without his advocacy, interest and support for nearly a decade, the projects could not have been undertaken. > List of Tables and Figures \u2013 Foreword / Gerald J. Karaska \u2013 Acknowledgments \u2013 1 SPATIAL PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT \u2013 2 THE UFRD APPROACH TO REGIONAL PLANNING \u2013 3 REGIONAL RE.