This work seeks to propose a methodological basis for regional development analysis based on vector calculus. Existing taxonomic methods are developed further in order to assess regions and micro-regions with regard to their socio-economic and environmental development. In addition to its methodological contribution, this book thus contributes to a framework of comparative assessment of regions and an analysis of underlying factors for regional development and investment decisions. In order to simplify the practical implementation of the presented concepts, the author proposes an IT application with the ability to examine spatial relations among groups of variables. The empirical research presented in this context relates to data from Polish counties as a case study.
Contributions to Economics
Kesra Nermend
Vector Calculus in Regional Development Analysis Comparative Regional Analysis Using the Example of Poland
Physica‐Verlag A Springer Company
Dr. inzˇ. Kesra Nermend Institute of Informatics in Management ul. Mickiewicza 64 71‐101 Szczecin Poland
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Book first published in Polish under the title Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecin´skiego, Szczecin 2008 ‘‘Rachunek wektorowy w analizie rozwoju regionalnego’’ ISBN 978-3-7908-2178-9 e-ISBN 978-3-7908-2179-6 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2179-6 Contributions to Economics ISSN 1431-1933 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009921251 # Physica-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Physica-Verlag. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper Physica‐Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (www.springer.com)
Contents
List of Variables and Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Regional Development Economic Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1. Notion and Factors Determining Regional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.2. Data Monitoring for Regional Development Assesment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.3. Regional Development Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Methodical Dilemma Over Regional Development Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1. Organization of Analytical Processes in Regional Development Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2. Review of Methods Used for Regional Development Analysis . . . . . . . 2.3. Reasons Behind Using Vector Calculus for Regio