Empowering Spatial Analysis and GeoTargeting Through Composite Indices.

      Аннотация: This book discusses different definitions and interpretations of urban and rural communities worldwide and debates the novel notion of urbanization. Moreover, through an in deep discussion, the book capitalizes on the idea of assessing the urbanization level and its complexity through composite indices. This is followed by technical steps for advanced spatial analysis to achieve effective Geo-targeting. The case study is Egypt through 6 governorates and over 400 sub categorized administrations. This study could be considered as an attempt to combine analytical studies with advanced spatial studies to support location based decisions on all fields of interest. This publication could be of benefit to scholars, practitioners, politicians and decision makers.

Ключевые слова: Composite Indices, Egypt, GIS, Spatial Analysis, spatial planning, urbanization, Geo-Targeting