Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from September 2001

Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from September 2001

Letter from the editor.(geomatics in retail and business)(Editorial)
September 22, 2001... May 2002 This special issue of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science is devoted to geomatics in the retail and business field. Both the substantive issues dealt with and the specific suite of analytic and presentation tools thus lie...

Business/retail geomatics: A developing field.
September 22, 2001... The Canadian Institute of Geomatics, which has as its prime objective the advance and development of geomatic sciences in Canada, defines geomatics in general terms as: ... a field of activities which, using a systematic approach,...

Retail location decision-making and store portfolio management.
September 22, 2001... T. HERNANDEZ and M. BIASIOTTO: "Retail Location Decision-Making and Store Portfolio Management". Retailers' undertake a large number of location decisions each year, and in aggregate these decisions determine the nature and extent of the retail...

GIS in banking: evaluation of Canadian Bank mergers.(geographic information systems)
September 22, 2001... E.H. MACDONALD: "GIS in Banking: Evaluation of Canadian Bank Mergers" .Recent merger proposals among major Canadian banks have required that the government, for the first time, review mergers of such size, complexity, uniqueness, and impact on...

L'impact du projet Quartier international de Montreal sur la ville interieure: un premier examen.
September 22, 2001... M. BOISVERT: "L'impact du projet Quartier international de Montreal sur la ville interieure : un premier examen" [The Impact of the Quartier international de Montreal Project on the 'Indoor City': A Preliminary Analysis]. The downtown of...

Anchors and externalities.(economic aspects of the spatial distribution of consumer businesses)
September 22, 2001... M. YEATES, A. CHARLES and K. JONES: "Anchors and Externalities,, A central interest of business geomatics is externalities, particularly as the theory can be applied to the spatial clustering of consumer service enterprises that may...

Retail in Poland: an assessment of changing market and foreign investment conditions.(Industry Overview)
September 22, 2001... W. MICHALAK: "Retail in Poland: An Assessment of Changing Market and Foreign Investment Conditions". Retail business in Poland is undergoing a profound transformation. After decades of a widespread neglect, rationing, and shortages, the reforms...

The emergence of new format retailing into the commercial structure of Cambridge, Ontario: A GIS-based visualisation *.
September 22, 2001... C.D. STORIE, C. OAKLEY and R. MUNCASTER: "The Emergence of New Format Retailing into the Commercial Structure of Cambridge, Ontario: A GIS-Based Visualisation". The geography of retail space in Canadian cities is in a constant state of flux....

Urban Policy Issues: Canadian Perspectives. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus).(Book Review)
September 22, 2001... Urban Policy Issues: Canadian Perspectives. Second Edition, 2002, 297 p. Edited by Edmund P. Fowler and David Siegel. Oxford University Press, Don Mills, Ontario. ISBN: 0-19-541593-0 This book is the second edition of a 1990 publication of...

La ville americaine et ses paysages portuaires entre fonction et symbole. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus).(Harbour management)(Book Review)
September 22, 2001... La ville americaine et ses paysages portuaires entre fonction et symbole. Vermeersch, Laurent. Paris, Montreal, L'Harmattan, 1998, 206 p. Ce volume represente une contribution tres importante au domaine de la planification urbaine....