Investing in geography: A GIS to support inward investment

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Weber, Patrick ^a   Chapman, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business GIS; Competitiveness; Economic geography; Inward investment; Regional development; SDSS

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); EARTH SCIENCES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

BUSINESS GIS; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INWARD INVESTMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SDSS;

ECONOMICS;

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; LOCATION DECISION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149152836     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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