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Regional Economic Development

Analysis and Planning Strategy

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Robert J. Stimson

    1. Centre for Research into Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

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  2. Roger R. Stough

    1. School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

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  3. Brian H. Roberts

    1. Center for Developing Cities, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

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  • The reader will obtain insight into methods and strategies supporting new economy approaches to regional development and the knowledge of how to apply many of these techniques in the context of developing and developed economies
  • Many new methods in support of strategic planning and development are presented and illustrated throughout with case studies illustrating their application
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Spatial Science (ADVSPATIAL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Perspectives on Regional Economic Development

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 1-41

  3. The Regional Economic Development Movement: Early Approaches and the Evolution of Strategy

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 43-74

  4. Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance I: Economic Base and Shift-Share Analysis

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 75-117

  5. Traditional Tools for Measuring and Evaluating Regional Economic Performance II: Input-Output Analysis

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 119-152

  6. Path Setting: A New Approach to Regional Economic Development Futures

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 153-196

  7. Industry Cluster Analysis

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 197-233

  8. Multi-Sector Analysis: Assessing Regional Competitiveness and Risk

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 235-274

  9. Capacity Building and Leadership for Regional Economic Development

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 275-305

  10. Decision Support Tools to Inform Regional Economic Development Analysis and Strategy

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 307-339

  11. Emerging Issues for Regional Economic Development

    • Robert J. Stimson, Roger R. Stough, Brian H. Roberts
    Pages 341-366

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 367-398
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About this book

Regional economic development has attracted the interest of economists, geographers, planners and regional scientists for a long time. And, of course, it is a field that has developed a large practitioner cohort in government and business agencies from the national down to the state and local levels. In planning for cities and regions, both large and small, economic development issues now tend to be integrated into strategic planning processes. For at least the last 50 years, scholars from various disciplines have theorised about the nature of regional economic development, developing a range of models seeking to explain the process of regional economic development, and why it is that regions vary so much in their economic structure and performance and how these aspects of a region can change dramatically over time. Regional scientists in particular have developed a comprehensive tool-kit of methodologies to measure and monitor regional economic characteristics such as industry sectors, employment, income, value of production, investment, and the like, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, and focusing on both static and dynamic analysis. The 'father of regional science', Walter lsard, was the first to put together a comprehensive volume on techniques of regional analysis (Isard 1960), and since then a huge literature has emerged, including the many titles in the series published by Springer in which this book is published.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Research into Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

    Robert J. Stimson

  • School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

    Roger R. Stough

  • Center for Developing Cities, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

    Brian H. Roberts

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