Spatial microsimulation for rural policy analysis

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 SMI...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: O'Donoghue, Cathal (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Advances in spatial science,
Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468283606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Spatial Policy Context of Economic, Agricultural and Environmental Change in Rural Ireland
  • 3 A Review of Microsimulation for Policy Analysis
  • 4 The SMILE Model: Construction and Calibration
  • 5 Validation Issues and the Spatial Pattern of Household Income
  • 6 Farm Level Spatial Microsimulation Modelling
  • 7 Conservation and Rural Environmental Protection Scheme
  • 8 Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture
  • 9 The Location Economics of Biomass Production for Electricity Generation
  • 10 Modelling Farm Viability
  • 11 The Spatial Distribution of Household Disposable Income
  • 12 Spatial Access to Health Services
  • 13 Modelling the Spatial Pattern of Rural Tourism and Recreation
  • 14 Conclusions and Next Steps.