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"This book highlights the extraordinary range of areas to which geographical analysis and spatial modelling can bring lessons and insights. It shows how these techniques have been used to address 'real world'issues that are of concern to international organisations, public agencies and businesses, as illustrated by actual funded projects that geographers have developed collaboratively with end-users. Applied Spatial Modelling and Planning shows how much geographical research is policy relevant to a wide variety of agencies through the use of GIS and spatial modelling in applied geography. The book's chapters contain a cross-section of innovative applications and approaches to problem solving within five major domains of the dynamics of economic space, housing and settlements, population movements and population ageing, health care, and the environment. Using a number of case studies on the use of GIS and spatial modelling, this book demonstrates the fact that much of what is done by quantitative geographers is not only relevant within academia, but also has use in policy work. This book will appeal to an international audience interested in cutting-edge spatial modelling to better understand the processes involved in solving real problems"--Publisher's description

This title focuses on the evolution of the modeling process and on new research perspectives in theoretical and applied geography, as well as spatial planning. In the last 50 years, the achievements of spatial analysis models opened the way to a new understanding of the relationship between society and geographical space. In this book, these models are confronted by the real conditions of territorial prospect, regional dynamism, cultural policy, HMO, and spatial segregation. This confrontation takes into account the instability of social behavior and the permanence of partial determinist traje.

Intro -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Black Sea Basin, Physical-Geographical Conditions -- 1.1 The Main Steps in the Paleogeographical Evolution of the Black Sea -- 1.1.1 The Submarine Coast and Relief, as a Reflection of the Paleogeographical Evolution of the Black Sea Basin -- 1.2 The Specific Elements in the Paleogeographical Evolution of the Romanian Black Sea Coast -- 1.3 Coast Evolution in Holocene -- 1.4 Conclusions -- 1.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: The History of Research Conducted in the Black Sea -- 2.1 Black Sea Research in the Nineteenth Century -- 2.2 Black Sea Research in the Twentieth Century -- 2.3 Black Sea Research in the Twenty-First Century -- 2.3.1 Marine Research Institutions in the Black Sea Coastal States -- 2.3.2 Marine Research Vessels in the Black Sea -- 2.3.3 International Organizations in the Black Sea Region -- 2.3.4 International Programs/Projects in the Black Sea Region in the Twenty-First Century -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: The Morphohydrography and Morphodynamics of the Black Sea -- 3.1 The Hydrographic Network of the Black Sea Basin -- 3.2 The Black Sea Morphodynamics -- 3.2.1 The Coast Aspect in the Western Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.2.2 The Sea Bottom´s Relief and the Depths of the Western Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.2.3 The Sea Bottom´s Nature in the Western Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.2.4 The Coast Aspect in the Eastern Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.2.5 The Sea Bottom´s Relief and the Depths of the Eastern Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.2.6 The Sea Bottom´s Nature in the Eastern Basin of the Black Sea -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: The Influence of the Coastal Relief on the Navigation and Seaborne Trade in the Black Sea -- 4.1 The Black Sea Coast´s Lights -- 4.2 Conclusions -- References.

The research in this book on the geographical context of drug addiction contributes to better understanding the etiology of addiction, its diffusion, its interaction with geographically variable environmental, social, and economic factors, and the strategies for its treatment and prevention. This book explores links between geography and drug abuse and identifies research ideas, connections, and research pathways which point to some promising avenues for future work in this area. The topics explored in Geography and Drug Addiction include: (1) Spatial patterns of drug use and addiction. (2) Linking spatial models with drug abuse research. (3) Interaction of social and environmental factors with biochemical processes of addiction. (4) Locational analyses of drug addiction treatment and service delivery facilities. (5) Neighborhood scale studies of geographic factors (including the built environment) and their interaction with drug addiction, treatment, or prevention. (6) Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to better understanding and respond to drug addiction. (7) Spatial diffusion modeling of addictive drug usage and its changing characteristics, including also predictive modeling. (8) Social epidemiology and GIS. This book is an outcome of the jointly sponsored AAG/NIDA Geography and Drug Symposium. It will serve as an excellent resource to geographers and drug abuse researchers, including sociologists, epidemiologists, social scientists in general and public health researchers, both in policy and academia.

Introduction -- How Has Production Space Evolved in China? -- How Does Regional Industrial Structure Evolve in China? -- What Matters for Regional Industrial Dynamics in China? -- What Facilitates New Firm Formation in China? -- Does Creative Destruction Work for Chinese Regions? -- What Causes Firm Failure in China? -- What Sustains Large Firms in China? -- How Do Agglomeration Economies Contribute to Firm Survival in China? -- How Does Geese Fly Domestically? Firm Demography and Spatial Restructuring in China's Apparel Industry -- How Do Environmental Regulations Affect Industrial Dynamics in China? -- How to Jump Further? Path Dependence and Path Breaking in An Uneven Industry Space -- What Drives Evolution of Export Product Space in China? -- How Do Firm Dynamics Affect Regional Inequality of Productivity in China? -- Summary and Conclusion

Military geography in Australia is being revived. Under the Institute of Australian Geographers a Strategic and Military Geography Study Group has been formed to contribute some new thinking on military geography. Current themes are: strategic security geography, strategic military geography and military landscape ecology. The initial work of the group is framed by four key tenets: thinking "big picture" and taking a holistic view; using systems thinking; taking a participatory approach and engaging broadly; and using a multi-level learning process that maps across tactical, operational and strategic military domains. These concepts are applied through methodologies such as Systemic Action Research (Burns 2009) and are described in Holloway et al (2015) as an analytical framework that includes physical geography, human geography and cyber-geography. These explorations are firmly based on existing theories and practices in military geography and integrative geography, and seek to consider inter-linked fields such as post-conflict activities and humanitarian aid. The outcomes of the group's inaugural meeting included consideration of climate change impacts on the military and on security, Defence land management and military ecology, Defence-civilian information sharing and joint operations, teaching and using geography within Defence. Problem based and mission based research, integrated researchThe paper outlines this new thinking, some results and discusses potential opportunities for collaborations with other researchers interested in strategic and military geography.