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.
Strategic coupling in ‘next wave cities’ : local institutional actors and the offshore service sector in the Philippines
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
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
Retail restructuring and the strategic significance of food retailers' own-labels: a UK-USA comparison
are more allowed to execute own-label strategic action. In contrast, the US retailers have been restricted to lower levels of own-label trading. Different national contexts produce different power relations.