Quantitative model analysis of the regional population and economic changes arising from the industrial development
Développement régional ; Emploi ; Géographie humaine ; Modèle ; Modèle régional ; Population
The objective of the study is to develop a regional impact model for regional population and economic changes arising from Industrial Development. - (SGA)
Scientific and technological potentials in developing countries as national and international economic factors
Développement ; Géographie humaine ; Potentiel scientifique ; Technologie
The development of a national scientific and technological potential in developing countries is a vital aspect in their sphere of social and economic life. The authors compare these potentials in different regions of the earth. - (IH)
Linking socio-economicdevelopment and environmental pressures
Correlation ; Economicdevelopment ; Environment ; Regional development ; Sustainable development
Corrélation ; Développement durable ; Développement régional ; Développement économique ; Environnement
Sustainable development paradigm requires new approaches to the study of linkages between socio-economicdevelopment and its accompanying environmental pressures. To this end, a three-level regional geographic model of interactions has been
developed. This new index attempts to evaluate the level of general balance of development in each country or region, upgrading well established human development index by an environmental aspect (i.e. ecological footprint) and consequently strongly
The development potentiality and prospect of China's coastal area
China ; Coastal environment ; Development strategy ; Eastern China ; Economic growth ; Economic integration ; Hinterland ; Natural resources ; Regional development ; Resource management
Arrière-pays ; Chine ; Chine de l'Est ; Croissance économique ; Développement régional ; Gestion des ressources ; Intégration économique ; Littoral ; Ressource naturelle ; Stratégie de développement
In this zone, there are obvious superiorities for regional economicdevelopment, such as favourable geographical location, natural and labour resources. The development strategy for this region is to develop labour and technology-intensive
may impoverish theoretical innovation in economic geography. An alternative to this theory is suggested. Having reviewed recent developments in economic geography, the claimed virtues of objectivity and the supposed dangers of subjectivity are disputed.
One difference between economists and geographers is the significance attached by the former to stylized facts and the significance attached by the latter to the diversity of economic life. The A. argues that Krugman's theory-enslaved stylized facts
Sustainable development: the economic and environmental case for policy reform
Concept ; Development ; Economic restructuring ; Environment ; Environmental degradation ; Human ecology ; Resource management ; Social change ; Sustainable development
Changement social ; Concept ; Dégradation de l'environnement ; Développement ; Développement durable ; Ecologie humaine ; Environnement ; Gestion des ressources ; Restructuration économique
to economicdevelopment. Some changes must be made, in the way ecological factors are integrated into economic decision making. The emergence of environmental change has a force in international relations.
Acceptance of the concept of sustainable development as a long term goal has shifted the nature of the debate about the environment and its relation to development. It is now argued that a degraded and deteriorating environment is a threat
Economic reform, open-door policy and changes in spatial development patterns in China
China ; Development strategy ; Economic policy ; Economic reform ; Economic restructuring ; Principal components analysis ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Uneven development
Analyse en composantes principales ; Chine ; Disparités régionales ; Développement inégal ; Développement régional ; Politique économique ; Restructuration économique ; Réforme économique ; Stratégie de développement
Examen des changements significatifs qui sont intervenus dans le développement des diverses régions chinoises depuis les débuts de la réforme économique et la politique de la porte ouverte.
Place marketing for local economicdevelopment in South Africa
Afrique du Sud ; Création d'emploi ; Développement local ; Développement régional ; Image ; Lieu ; Promotion
Image ; Job creation ; Local development ; Place ; Regional development ; South Africa
Place marketing is one element of planning for local economicdevelopment. The question of place marketing in South Africa is examinated and recent experience is contextualized in an international perspective. Key themes include historical
development of place marketing, and an analysis of the directions and content of contemporary place marketing. - (AJC)
The evolving local economicdevelopment in Mafikeng : a contested terrain between political and profit interests
Afrique du Sud ; Communauté ; Conflit ; Développement local ; Développement régional ; North-West Province ; Politique locale
Community ; Conflict ; Local development ; Local policy ; Regional development ; South Africa
The paper examines the politics behind the economics of local economicdevelopment in Mafikeng, capital of North-West Province. Conflict between the City Council and local community groups hampered the initial stages of post-apartheid local economic
development. It is argued that the concept of local dependence provides a useful window on the politics of the enterprise. - (AJC)
Socio-economicdevelopment regions in South African space economy
Core-periphery ; Economicdevelopment ; Economic space ; Regional development ; South Africa ; Spatial differentiation ; Typology
Afrique du Sud ; Centre-périphérie ; Différenciation spatiale ; Développement régional ; Développement économique ; Espace économique ; Typologie
In this paper 17 socio-economic variables from the 1996 population census were identified to characterise the five types of development regions. The core-periphery structure is still an established pattern. The demarcation also showed
that Friedmann's 1966 model of development regions can be used to describe the spatial imbalances in the South African space economy. - (AJC)
World Bank game : an economicdevelopment simulation
Burkina Faso ; Croissance économique ; Didactique ; Développement ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Pédagogie ; Simulation ; Tiers-Monde
Using Burkina Faso as an example, this pedagogical exercise asks students to analyze its assets and liabilities and to prioritize its economicdevelopment needs. - (DWG)
Retrospective of China's urbanization and regional development in the era of economic reforms
China ; Economic policy ; Economic reform ; Regional development ; Urbanization
Chine ; Développement régional ; Politique économique ; Réforme économique ; Urbanisation
Changements en matière d'urbanisation et de développement régional depuis le début de l'ère des réformes (1978). L'A. distingue quatre phases et explicite chacune d'elles.