Description
Study the spatial organization of economic activity and its interactions with physical and social systems. Research industry location, trade and supply networks, labor and housing markets, infrastructure, and regional development, analyzing interdependencies from local to global scales. Apply GIS, spatial statistics, and fieldwork to inform planning, business decisions, and public policy.
- • Create and modify economic maps, spatial models, and dashboards using GIS, spatial statistics, and cartographic principles.
- • Write and present reports, briefs, and visualizations on regional economic analyses and findings.
- • Develop, operate, and maintain GIS and spatial analysis systems, databases, and visualization tools.
- • Locate, compile, and integrate economic and spatial datasets from censuses, business registries, trade, transportation, remote sensing, and surveys.
- • Analyze spatial patterns and dynamics of industries, employment, income, housing, markets, and productivity across scales.
- • Teach or present economic geography concepts, data, and methods to students, clients, or stakeholders.
- • Conduct fieldwork, site visits, and stakeholder interviews to ground-truth data and understand local economic conditions.
- • Study regional development, clusters, supply chains, and infrastructure, including environmental and social implications.
- • Provide consulting on market area analysis, site selection, logistics, economic impact, and spatial policy evaluation.
- • Model accessibility, commuting, transport costs, and their effects on firm and household location decisions.
- • Assess spatial equity, segregation, and resilience related to economic shocks, hazards, and climate risks.
- • Provide GIS and spatial-economic decision support to public agencies, nonprofits, and private clients.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
