Locational Modelling (P00753)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-GISLM

This course examines aspects of the theory of location for services and related problems of interest to people making decisions in the public or private sectors. The perspectives of communities likely to be affected by such decisions are discussed. The course explores location/allocation (also called 'central facility location') models, the 'electoral districting' and 'travelling salesrep' problems, together with a discussion of spatial interaction models. This course is also concerned with underlying concepts and models from location theory, together with the social and political contexts within which models and solutions are formulated and applied.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
10/01/2006	11:00	13:00	Room 3.18, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A main focus is how to solve the problems addressed, how to formulate and apply models appropriate to various situations and how to assess and interpret the results.