The definition of housing market areas and strategic planning
The paper offers a concept of a housing market area (HMA), in order to shed a light on sub-regional structures of the housing system and hence provide a methodological framework for strategic research in the housing market. Based on the principal
a system of HMA's for west central Scotland. Finally, implications for strategic planning are discussed.
The accident of the region : a strategic relational perspective on the construction of the region's significance
Aménagement du territoire ; Discours ; Politique régionale ; Région ; Stratégie territoriale ; Théorie de la régulation
Discourse ; Region ; Regional policy ; Regulation theory ; Territorial planning ; Territorial strategy
La région accidentelle : une perspective relationnelle startégique sur l'élaboration de l'importance de la région. Qu'est-ce qui explique les performances de la 'région' sous une optique académique et générale ? Jusqu'à quel point ce résultat est-il
Industrial policy of the European Community : strategic deficits and regional dilemmas
sectors, and for the places and regions dependent on employment in those industries. The implications of recent free market measures for the energy sector are identified. These measures are compared with the difficulty in formulating a response to global
Strategic coupling in ‘next wave cities’ : local institutional actors and the offshore service sector in the Philippines
Direct investment ; Foreign investment ; Industry ; Philippines ; Producer services ; Production network ; Regional economy ; Relocation
Deslocalización ; Economía regional ; Filipinas ; Industria ; Inversión directa ; Inversión extranjera ; Prestaciones a las empresas
cities into global service production networks is presented. Specifically, the roles of local institutional actors in facilitating FDI attraction and strategically coupling local assets with the needs of multinational service corporations are discussed
Local and regional development – challenges and policy issues
Development strategy ; Environmental management ; Geographical information system ; Participation ; Planning ; Project ; Socio-economic indicators ; Strategic planning
The paper describes experiences with Stra.S.S.E. Project (Strategic Spatial Planning and Sustainable Environment) that was aimed at enhancing a participatory approach to spatial and environmental planning. Four teams from three partner countries
divided the roles and tasks in the project. The main goals of the project, obtained by participatory processes, were oriented at developing strategic planning methodologies for the project-areas by using, as monitoring tools, a set of environmental, social
Strategic planning for the forest industry in North Canterbury, New Zealand
Decision aid ; Forest ; Forest exploitation ; Industry ; Mathematical programming ; New Zealand ; Regional planning ; Sensitivity analysis ; South Island ; Wood industry
The Design of urban growth models for strategic land-use transportation studies
Développement d'un modèle de planification urbaine: le modèle du Département des transports des Etats-Unis (Urban Systems Model), utilisé pour la région métropolitaine de Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas). Ce modèle est basé sur l'hypothèse d'une croissance
The strategic role of perigean spring tides in nautical history and North American coastal flooding, 1635-1976.
Origine, nature et impact des inondations en région de plaine littorale dues à la conjonction d'événements astronomiques et météorologiques extrêmes. Analyse d'un grand nombre d'exemples très documentés (cartes météorologiques, enregistrements
U.S. transnational corporate investment in strategic sectors of the South African military-industrial complex in South Africa in the global division of labor.
Les multinationales américaines en Afrique du Sud contribuent à une disparité économique croissante des revenus entre les populations blanches et noires, et à consolider la domination économique blanche et sud-africaine sur toute la région. (Vnm).