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This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical
distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most
comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and
wealth from the late 1960s. A wide range of secondary data is used,
beginning with the first national Poverty in the UK survey of Peter
Townsend and colleagues, and ending with data released during the
middle of the current decade. The authors extend concepts of social
exclusion to establish 5 household groupings: the 'exclusive
wealthy' - able to exclude themselves from the norms of society;
those who are rich but not exclusively so; those who are neither
rich nor poor; the 'breadline poor'; and the 'core poor' - who
experience a combination of severe income poverty, material
deprivation and subjective poverty. Poverty and wealth statistics
are mapped in detail to explore geographical patterns over the last
four decades, and analysed to determine whether poverty and wealth
have become more or less polarised.
The aim of this book is to explore the challenges facing rural
communities and economies and to demonstrate the potential of
spatial microsimulation for policy and analysis in a rural context.
This is done by providing a comprehensive overview of a particular
spatial microsimulation model called SMILE (Simulation Model of the
Irish Local Economy). The model has been developed over a ten year
period for applied policy analyis in Ireland which is seen as an
ideal study area given its large percentage of population living in
rural areas. The book reviews the policy context and the state of
the art in spatial microsimulation against which SMILE was
developed, describes in detail its model design and calibration,
and presents example of outputs showing what new information the
model provides using a spatial matching process. The second part of
the book explores a series of rural issues or problems, including
the impacts of new or changing government or EU policies, and
examines the contribution that spatial microsimulation can provide
in each area.
The aim of this book is to explore the challenges facing rural
communities and economies and to demonstrate the potential of
spatial microsimulation for policy and analysis in a rural context.
This is done by providing a comprehensive overview of a particular
spatial microsimulation model called SMILE (Simulation Model of the
Irish Local Economy). The model has been developed over a ten year
period for applied policy analyis in Ireland which is seen as an
ideal study area given its large percentage of population living in
rural areas. The book reviews the policy context and the state of
the art in spatial microsimulation against which SMILE was
developed, describes in detail its model design and calibration,
and presents example of outputs showing what new information the
model provides using a spatial matching process. The second part of
the book explores a series of rural issues or problems, including
the impacts of new or changing government or EU policies, and
examines the contribution that spatial microsimulation can provide
in each area.
Post-suburbia is a term that encapsulates a variety of contemporary
urban forms, in particular the 'edge city' - a term used to
describe the rapid growth of new urban centres at the edges of
established major cities. Widely discussed in the US, very little
has been written about European edge cities and this book provides
a comparative analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland
and the UK, offering a theoretical analysis of the edge city and of
post-suburban Europe.
The term 'edge city' describes the rapid growth of urban centres at
the edge of established cities. Widely discussed in the US, very
little has been written about European edge cities. This book gives
a comparative analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland
and the UK, with a theoretical analysis of edge cities and
post-suburban Europe.
GIS and the Social Sciences offers a uniquely social science
approach on the theory and application of GIS with a range of
modern examples. It explores how human geography can engage with a
variety of important policy issues through linking together GIS and
spatial analysis, and demonstrates the importance of applied GIS
and spatial analysis for solving real-world problems in both the
public and private sector. The book introduces basic theoretical
material from a social science perspective and discusses how data
are handled in GIS, what the standard commands within GIS packages
are, and what they can offer in terms of spatial analysis. It
covers the range of applications for which GIS has been primarily
used in the social sciences, offering a global perspective of
examples at a range of spatial scales. The book explores the use of
GIS in crime, health, education, retail location, urban planning,
transport, geodemographics, emergency planning and poverty/income
inequalities. It is supplemented with practical activities and
datasets that are linked to the content of each chapter and
provided on an eResource page. The examples are written using
ArcMap to show how the user can access data and put the theory in
the textbook to applied use using proprietary GIS software. This
book serves as a useful guide to a social science approach to GIS
techniques and applications. It provides a range of modern
applications of GIS with associated practicals to work through, and
demonstrates how researcher and policy makers alike can use GIS to
plan services more effectively. It will prove to be of great
interest to geographers, as well as the broader social sciences,
such as sociology, crime science, health, business and marketing.
CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Many of us think of European
countries as discreet entities-their own languages, cultures, food,
and economies squarely contained within their national boundaries.
But in fact Europe is at once a unified place and a sophisticatedly
fragmented one, and national boundaries rarely reflect its social
and economic realities. The social atlas of Europe is the first
atlas to map Europe according to these realities, from the
perspective of human geography rather than simply a political one.
Using innovative full-color visualization methods, it reconsiders
European identity through its many different facets: economy,
culture, history, and human and physical geography, visualizing
Europe and its people in a more fluid way, in some cases using maps
without artificial national boundaries. It utilizes the latest
available demographic, social, and economic data through
state-of-the-art geographical information systems and new
cartography techniques. Through these new visualizations, this
highly illustrated book offers fresh perspectives on a range of
topics, including social values, culture, education, employment,
environmental footprints, health and well-being, and social
inequalities and cohesion. It is a bold rethinking of Europe as we
know it and will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand
the continent in its truest form.
GIS and the Social Sciences offers a uniquely social science
approach on the theory and application of GIS with a range of
modern examples. It explores how human geography can engage with a
variety of important policy issues through linking together GIS and
spatial analysis, and demonstrates the importance of applied GIS
and spatial analysis for solving real-world problems in both the
public and private sector. The book introduces basic theoretical
material from a social science perspective and discusses how data
are handled in GIS, what the standard commands within GIS packages
are, and what they can offer in terms of spatial analysis. It
covers the range of applications for which GIS has been primarily
used in the social sciences, offering a global perspective of
examples at a range of spatial scales. The book explores the use of
GIS in crime, health, education, retail location, urban planning,
transport, geodemographics, emergency planning and poverty/income
inequalities. It is supplemented with practical activities and
datasets that are linked to the content of each chapter and
provided on an eResource page. The examples are written using
ArcMap to show how the user can access data and put the theory in
the textbook to applied use using proprietary GIS software. This
book serves as a useful guide to a social science approach to GIS
techniques and applications. It provides a range of modern
applications of GIS with associated practicals to work through, and
demonstrates how researcher and policy makers alike can use GIS to
plan services more effectively. It will prove to be of great
interest to geographers, as well as the broader social sciences,
such as sociology, crime science, health, business and marketing.
What does Brexit actually mean for the UK and what are the wider
implications for Europe? Was the UK 'leave' vote actually
symptomatic of broader issues within Europe such as population
mobility and the rise of non-traditional parties? Written by
leading international authors, this timely atlas explores Europe's
society, culture, economy, politics and environment using state of
the art mapping techniques With maps covering over 80 topics
ranging from life expectancy, greenhouse gas emissions, GDP to
Eurovision voting, The Human Atlas of Europe addresses fundamental
questions around social cohesion and sustainable growth as Europe
negotiates the UK's exit while continuing through the economic
crisis. This concise, accessible atlas is packed with exciting
features, including: * short introductions to each topic * maps
using the very latest data * infographics bringing this all to life
* summaries of key information including league tables * core
statistics on Europe Taken as a whole, the atlas shows how
geographical and state boundaries only tell a partial story and
that we still live in a far more cohesive Europe than we realise.
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