activity allocation model

From: A Dictionary of Geography | Date: 2004| Author: SUSAN MAYHEW | Copyright information

activity allocation model A type of planning model used to determine the location of activity within an area.

The first stage is to make as accurate a forecast as possible of future population, industry, trade, housing, and so on. This may be done through extrapolation, or through the use of methods such as economic base theory. Future ...

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