Richard Harris, Peter Sleight, Richard Webber

Geodemographics, GIS and Neighbourhood Targeting

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Geodemographics is the analysis of information about people and their locations and how this can be put to use in marketing, human resource development, resource planning, service delivery and other areas of business. It involves the use of computer software-especially mapping and GIS (geographical information systems) software-to display and analyze geodemographic information. Geodemographics focuses on the methods, theory, and classification techniques for geodemographics and commercial classification products.

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Geodemographic classification is 'big business' in the marketing and service sector industries, and in public policy there has also been a resurgence of interest in neighbourhood initiatives and targeting. As an increasing number of professionals realise the potential of geographic analysis for their business or organisation, there exists a timely gap in the market for a focussed book on geodemographics and GIS.

Geodemographics: neighbourhood targeting and GIS provides both an introduction to and overview of the methods, theory and classification techniques that provide the foundation of neighbourhood analysis and commercial geodemographic products. Particular focus is given to the presentation and use of neighbourhood classification in GIS.
_ Authored by leading marketing professionals and a prominent academic, this book presents methods, theory and classification techniques in a reader-friendly manner
_ Supported by private and public sector case studies and vignettes
_ The applied 'how to' sections will specifically appeal to the intended audience at work in business and service planning
_ Includes information on the recent UK and US Census products and resulting neighbourhood classifications

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14586414000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9780470864142
• ISBN-10: 0470864141
• Artikelnr.: 13172736

Autorenporträt

Richard Harris, University of Bristol, UK. Peter Sleight, Target Market Consultancy, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Case Study Contributors. Preface. 1. Introducing Geodemographics.
Learning Objectives. Introduction. The use of demographics. A simple
application: opening a coffee shop Atlantic City. Another application: for
guiding neighbourhood regeneration funding. Using geodemographics for
retail targeting. How it works: a short theory of geodemographics. Case
Study: modelling price sensitivity and geodemographic categories in the
restaurant market (Martin Callingham). Case Study: using geodemographics in
the public sector Keith Dugmore). Where next? An overview of the following
chapters. Conclusion. Summary. Further Reading. 2. London to Chicago and
Back Again! The Origins of Geodemographics. Learning Objectives.
Introduction. The life and labours of an early neighbourhood analyst. From
London to Chicago and beyond! A note on measuring deprivation. Case Study:
Charles Booth - yesterday once more? (Scott Orford). Conclusion. Summary.
Further Reading. 3. The Evolution of Geodemographics and the Market Today.
Learning Objectives. Introduction. From Census to commerce. Geodemographics
today. The US Market for Geodemographics (Dave Miller). The role of market
research linkages. Use of non-census data. Conclusion. Summary. Further
Reading. 4. Geodemographics and GIS. Learning Objectives. Introduction.
Principles of GIS. Mapping geodemographic information with GIS. An
interesting pattern? Confounded by choropleths! Case Study: Using GIS for
neighbourhood analysis and targeting - a commercial perspective (Stewart
Berry). Spatial interaction models. Conclusion. Summary Further Reading. 5.
Geodemographic Information Systems and Analysis. Learning Objectives.
Introduction. Data collection and input. Data analysis. Data visualization
and output. Case Study: Different neighbourhoods, different policing styles
(Tom Williamson). Conclusion. Summary. Further Reading. 6. How
Geodemographic Classification are Built. Learning Objectives. Introduction.
Data input - sources of data for neighbourhood classification. Preparing
the data for classification. Evaluation of input variables. Selecting
weights. Clustering. Optimization process and manual intervention. Forming
a cluster hierarchy. Labels, portraits and visualization tools. A worked
example of clustering. Conclusion. Summary. Further Reading. 7.
Geodemographics Around the World. Learning Objectives. Introduction. The
internalisation of geodemographics. Case Study: a brief comparison of
selected censuses from across the world (Peter Furness). Census data
sources - some differences in what is asked and where. Differences in the
availability of non census data sources. Variations in the detail of the
postal delivery system. International geographies of neighbourhood.
Conclusion. Summary. Further Reading. 8. 'But Does it Work? '
Geodemographics in the Dock. Learning Objectives. Introduction. The case
for the prosecution. The case for the defence. Validating geodemographics -
the Luton Case Study (Barry Leventhal). Conclusion. Summary. Further
Reading. 9. New Data, New Approaches: from Geodemographics to
Geolifestyles. Learning Objectives. Introduction. Case Study: Lifestyles
analysis and new approaches (Gordon Farquharson). Using GIS to map
lifestyle data. Looking for 'hot spots'. From revelation to explanation.
Data handling issues. Conclusion. Summary. Further Reading. 10. Postscript:
There are three Is in geodemographics! References. Index.

Rezensionen

"... a book that is unique both in its approach and it s content ... a valuable contribution to this area of research..." (GIS Professional, March 2006)