Economic Development and GIS

Economic Development and GIS shows why geographic information system (GIS) software is an essential tool for economic development planning and analysis : This book describes economic development policy problems then follows with methods and techniques to solve them with GIS : Featuring Esri Business Analyst Desktop, Esri Business Analyst Online%u2120, and spatial statistics extensions in ArcGIS for Desktop, Economic Development and GIS serves as a reference for economic development decision-making.

Foreword By John M. Quigley, University Of California, Berkeley
Introduction

Part I : Economic Development, The Geographic Approach, and GIS
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Economic Development and GIS
Chapter 2 :  Economic Development Analysis Using Esri Business Analyst
Chapter 3 : GIS Best Practices in Economic Development Analysis

Part II : Applying The Geographic Approach and GIS to Economic Development Analysis
Chapter 4 : Site Selection Using Esri Business Analyst: Locating a Retail Store in The Tampa Bay Area
Chapter 5 : Determining Enterprise Zones and Other Special Areas
Chapter 6 : Jobs-Housing Balance, Transit-Oriented Development, and Commute Time: Integrating GIS and GPS

Part III : Further Explorations in Economic Development and GIS
Chapter 7 : Geocoding Locations and Applications For Economic Development
Chapter 8 : Statistics and Statistical Methods in Economic Development Using GIS
Chapter 9 : Working With Raster Data and Imagery in Economic Development Analysis

Afterword
Contributors
Index