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This reference incorporates information from the 1990 Mexican
census and combines a wealth of historical data with revised graphs
and improved maps showing social and economic change over the past
century, particularly over the past decade.
This atlas, a part of a larger project devoted to developing a
database of population of Mexico, will enhance understanding of
Mexico, broaden US perspectives on Mexico, and interest others in
using the data and maps in the information system.
This reference incorporates information from the 1990 Mexican
census and combines a wealth of historical data with revised graphs
and improved maps showing social and economic change over the past
century, particularly over the past decade.
How do companies use location intelligence to achieve competitive
advantage and business success? We live in a digital, global
economy, and businesses need to know where to source, operate, and
market to grow their customer base. Through location analytics and
location intelligence, a business can make better-informed
decisions and ultimately add value to their organization, their
customers, and society. But how do businesses integrate location
analytics into their business development, marketing, and
operations? Spatial Business: Competing and Leading with Location
Analytics examines how location is a key factor in intelligent
business decisions and achieving success. Through varied, in-depth,
real-world examples, readers learn how location analytics solutions
can be designed, deployed, and managed from strategic and
operational perspectives. Each chapter of Spatial Business examines
how real companies have integrated location into their business
intelligence and decision-making. Some key concepts include: The
fundamentals of spatial business and the technologies and methods
by which businesses can understand the location value chain The
creation of spatial business architecture to facilitate location
analytics in meeting business goals and needs The themes of spatial
business and implications for practice Written by experts in
spatial business and designed for managers, professionals, and
students at all levels, Spatial Business provides a road map for
realizing the potential of geospatial data across the entire
business value chain.
The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy
development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a
useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for
other areas. A conceptual model, Integrated Policy Assessment
Theory for Renewable Energy, is given and justified for renewable
energy development in the Valley. Further, Central Place Theory,
well known in urban geography, is discussed and it is seen to be
very relevant to the understanding the Coachella Valley's city
sizes and renewable energy markets, compared to the greater Los
Angeles region. The book's research methods include geospatial
mapping and analysis and interviews leaders in small innovative
firms, government agencies, and nonprofits. The many findings of
the book include evaluation of how the Valley's socioeconomic and
transportation features influence renewable energy development, the
scope of markets for solar and wind energy in the Valley, spatial
confluences of renewable energy facilities with other features, and
the future potential of ground-source heat pumps. Benchmark
comparison of the Coachella Valley is done with two leading wind
and solar regions elsewhere in the country, to assess the Valley's
evolution and opportunities in renewable energy. The book concludes
by evaluating the prospects and problems for the growth of
renewable entrepreneurship, manufacturing, assembly, and operations
in Coachella Valley. This leads to policy recommendations grounded
in the book's research findings, which are intended for use by
governments, businesses, and nonprofits. The hope is that many of
the developmental experiences from the Coachella Valley will be
helpful not only within the Valley but to other communities
nationwide and worldwide.
This book analyzes extensive data on the world’s rapidly changing
and growing access to, use and geographies of information and
communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial
differences in technology usage worldwide, but also examines
digital differences in the major world nations of China, India, the
United States and Japan at the state and provincial levels. At the
global level, factors such as education, innovation, judicial
independence and investment are important to explaining differences
in the adoption and use of technology. The country studies
corroborate consistent determinants for technology usage for
education, urban location, economic prosperity, and infrastructure,
but also reveal unique determinants, such as social capital in the
United States and India, exports in China and working age
population and patents in Japan. Spatial patterns are revealed that
indicate clusters of high and low technology use for various
nations around the world, the countries of Africa and for
individual states/provinces within nations. Based on theory, novel
findings and phenomena that have remained largely unreported, the
book considers the future of the worldwide digital divides, the
policy role of governments and the challenges of
leadership. Â
What are the effects on an isolated region when an entirely new and
major energy resource is developed to commercial proportions? What
happens to the population, the economy, the environment, the
community, and societal relations? How does the government frame
work respond, the family structure adapt, the economy expand, and
life styles change under the impact of new forces which hold a prom
ise of much benefit and a risk of adverse consequences? Imperial
County, California, has a population of less than 90,000 people.
This population has been exceptionally stable for years, cen tered
as it is in an agricultural and recreational framework. The county
is somewhat cut off from other areas by geographic barriers of
moun'" tains and desert, by state and natural boundaries, and is
the most remote of all 58 counties of California from the state
capitol, Sacra mento. In the decade of the 1950s, geographical
explorations for oil re vealed some anomalous structures underlying
the desert and agricul tural areas in Imperial County. These, when
drilled, seemed to be oil less and hot, and so lacked
attractiveness to petroleum wildcatters. In the decade of the
1960s, Dr.
With a population of 15 million persons in 1990, Mexico City is one
of the world's largest cities. It is a famous center of
civilizations and culture and one of the economic capitals of the
Americas, but it also has serious social and economic problems,
including large impoverished zones, severe environmental
degradation, crime, and overpopulation.
With a population of 15 million persons in 1990, Mexico City is one
of the world's largest cities. It is a famous center of
civilizations and culture and one of the economic capitals of the
Americas, but it also has serious social and economic problems,
including large impoverished zones, severe environmental
degradation, crime, and overpopulation.This book describes and
analyzes growth, change, and spatial patterns in Mexico City,
looking at urbanization, population, marriage and fertility, health
and mortality, migration, environment and housing, social
characteristics, the economy, labor force, and corporate structure.
Applying modern techniques of geographic information systems and
spatial analysis, the authors reveal many previously unknown or
unrecognized trends and patterns. In a capstone chapter, they
summarize the spatial patterns in a series of cluster analyses that
identify distinctive zones within the metropolis--a prosperous
core, surrounding complex ring patterns, an impoverished zone, and
semi-rural arms. They also compare the pattern of Mexico City's
cluster zones to the classical and developmental literature on
cities. In closing, the authors suggest government policies that
would foster optimal future development of an even larger
metropolis.This book addresses a topic of growing importance. The
United Nations predicts the emergence of many more giant cities
worldwide over the next quarter century, most of which will appear
in the developing world. "Mexico Megacity" is a milestone work that
increases our knowledge about one developing world megacity while
offering analytical tools for studying others.
This atlas, a part of a larger project devoted to developing a
database of population of Mexico, will enhance understanding of
Mexico, broaden US perspectives on Mexico, and interest others in
using the data and maps in the information system.
This book analyzes extensive data on the world's rapidly changing
and growing access to, use and geographies of information and
communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial
differences in technology usage worldwide, but also examines
digital differences in the major world nations of China, India, the
United States and Japan at the state and provincial levels. At the
global level, factors such as education, innovation, judicial
independence and investment are important to explaining differences
in the adoption and use of technology. The country studies
corroborate consistent determinants for technology usage for
education, urban location, economic prosperity, and infrastructure,
but also reveal unique determinants, such as social capital in the
United States and India, exports in China and working age
population and patents in Japan. Spatial patterns are revealed that
indicate clusters of high and low technology use for various
nations around the world, the countries of Africa and for
individual states/provinces within nations. Based on theory, novel
findings and phenomena that have remained largely unreported, the
book considers the future of the worldwide digital divides, the
policy role of governments and the challenges of leadership.
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