Application of GIS in spatial analysis of industry concentration: the case study of Tesanj municipality (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The focus of this study is a spatial analysis of the industry distribution and concentration, on the example of municipality of Tesanj (Bosnia and Herzegovina), based on the application of GIS methods. Municipality of Tesanj is one of the most developed municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Tesanj?s industry significantly contributes to the economic development of this country. GIS analysis of industry was based on the field work, locating and georeferencing industrial companies, acquisition, adaptation, adjustment and validation of digital surface models and google satellite imagery, mapping of relief, hydrography and transport network. With the aim of geovisualization of spatial distribution of industry, spatial descriptive statistics and non-parametric density estimation analysis (Kernel Density Estimation) were performed. In order to determine the distribution of industry in relation to relief (elevation, slope, and aspect), hydrography and transport network, GIS techniques of reclassification, vectorization, count point in polygons, buffer and clip geoprocessing tools were used. Conducted research provided a new insight into the data mining and visualization based on principles of QGIS, the effects of geographic factors on industry distribution, and confirmed the importance of relief, hydrographic and transport network on the concentration of industry in municipality Tesanj.

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Application of GIS methods to retrieve orientation patterns from imagery; a case study from Beds I and II, Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)

Journal of Archaeological Science ◽

10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 2446-2457 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Ignacio de la Torre ◽

Alfonso Benito-Calvo

Keyword(s):

Olduvai Gorge ◽

Gis Methods ◽

Application Of Gis

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Application of GIS Spatial Analysis Method in Landscape Planning and Design —A Case Study of Integrated Land-Use Suitability Analysis of Nanjing Zhongshan Scenic Area

Communications in Computer and Information Science - Advances in Computer Science and Education Applications ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-22456-0_10 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 67-73

Author(s):

Yue Xu

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Spatial Analysis ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Suitability Analysis ◽

Land Use Suitability ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Spatial Analysis Method ◽

Application Of Gis

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Application of GIS Spatial Analysis and Scanning Statistics in the Gynecological Cancer Clustering Pattern and Risk Screening: A Case Study in Northern Jiangxi Province, China

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy ◽

10.2147/rmhp.s261221 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 1079-1093

Author(s):

Zhiwei Wan ◽

Yaqi Wang ◽

Chunhong Deng

Keyword(s):

Spatial Analysis ◽

Gynecological Cancer ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Risk Screening ◽

Gis Spatial Analysis ◽

P Application ◽

Clustering Pattern ◽

Application Of Gis

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Rethinking the Agency of Women in the Shea Industry

Politeia ◽

10.25159/0256-8845/4693 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abiba Yayah

Keyword(s):

Rural Women ◽

Field Work ◽

Northern Region ◽

African Countries ◽

Good Source ◽

Everyday Practices ◽

Home Based

The agency of women in most African countries is often affected by the socio-economic and political policies that are almost always disadvantageous to women, especially women who have little to no knowledge of their rights. Using the shea industry in Ghana as a case study, I chronicle the challenges as recounted by rural women involved in this home-based work in the Northern Region of Ghana and critically analyse these challenges and their implications. Focusing mainly on the results of my recent field work, I present some of the accounts relating to the lack and exclusion of recognition of and respect for the experiences of rural women who are in fact the linchpin of the shea industry in Ghana. Initiatives and strategies of non-governmental organisations and some governmental policies have attempted to address these challenges that have implications for the livelihoods of rural women. Research and policies have only offered â€œband-aid solutionsâ€ to the economic disempowerment of rural women in the shea industry in Ghana as they have not dealt with the causes. This article seeks to refute the claim that equity exists by indicating the lack of equity and justice in the policies in the shea industry. In an attempt to provide an understanding of the economic disempowerment of women in this industry, I consider my field work as a good source as it exposes the experiences and everyday practices as narrated by rural women in the industry. This article seeks to analyse the existing discourses especially those pertaining to the contributions and experiences of rural women in the shea industry.

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