Posts tagged Regional Analysis
Identifying the Larger Community
Regional planning traditionally has focused on land use and how to best develop and organize multi-jurisdictional space in order to meet anticipated human demand or need within the confines of a defined geography. In most cases the primary focus has been on hard infrastructure within the focus area, be that roads, streets, highways and bri [...]
Information Resources Unique to Kansa...
The Institute for Policy and Social Research (IPSR) at KU has produced a data portal that can be used by regional organizations across Kansas in their evaluation of changes that may have an impact on local and regional planning. Other states (e.g., Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska) have taken an interest in this information source and have asked [...]
Regional Economic Analysis Tools
When preparing regional economic plans, tools that help structure data for evaluation are always helpful. Two of the more common and useful tools are shift-share analysis (SS) and location quotient (LQ) analysis. The first tool enables planners to determine where change in any one location’s demographics, employment and/or income stre [...]
