POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD

The concept „monocentric” describes inhabited agglomeration with one dominantcentre.Latvia is a monocentric settlement withastrong main centre–Riga, whichhas a great specific weight in total economic system. At the same time Latvia hasawide, comparatively evenly distributed net of cities, the potent...

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Main Author: Inese Haite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJEF/archieves/2012_no_2_new/inese_haite.pdf
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spelling doaj-4506818f98b74d53bc6be099a169623c2020-11-24T22:55:52ZengSocial Sciences Research SocietyInternational Journal of Economics and Finance Studies1309-80551309-80552012-07-01422012040232POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHODInese HaiteThe concept „monocentric” describes inhabited agglomeration with one dominantcentre.Latvia is a monocentric settlement withastrong main centre–Riga, whichhas a great specific weight in total economic system. At the same time Latvia hasawide, comparatively evenly distributed net of cities, the potential of which hasnot been properly used.The development of regions is unbalanced; the advantagesof administrative territories are not used. Existent model of territorialdevelopment for Latvianregions cannot ensure sufficient financial resources,investment formation and dynamic pace of economic development.For thepurpose of the European Union policy the settlement is polycentric,if there areseveral centres of equivalent value or centres, which supplement each other.Programs of polycentric development are included in program documents of theEuropean Union; since joining the European Union these documents aremandatory also for Latvia.The aim of the research is to identify alternatives ofterritorial development inLatvian regions.Within the framework of the research the expert questionnaireisperformed, the results of which are being evaluated with the methodology of theAnalytic Hierarchy Process.Achieved results can be used when making decisionwhich of the territorial development alternatives needs to be developed first inorder to achieve the set aim–sustainable development.http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJEF/archieves/2012_no_2_new/inese_haite.pdf
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POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
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title POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
title_short POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
title_full POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
title_fullStr POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
title_full_unstemmed POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT USING THEHIERARCHY METHOD
title_sort polycentric development assessment using thehierarchy method
publisher Social Sciences Research Society
series International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
issn 1309-8055
1309-8055
publishDate 2012-07-01
description The concept „monocentric” describes inhabited agglomeration with one dominantcentre.Latvia is a monocentric settlement withastrong main centre–Riga, whichhas a great specific weight in total economic system. At the same time Latvia hasawide, comparatively evenly distributed net of cities, the potential of which hasnot been properly used.The development of regions is unbalanced; the advantagesof administrative territories are not used. Existent model of territorialdevelopment for Latvianregions cannot ensure sufficient financial resources,investment formation and dynamic pace of economic development.For thepurpose of the European Union policy the settlement is polycentric,if there areseveral centres of equivalent value or centres, which supplement each other.Programs of polycentric development are included in program documents of theEuropean Union; since joining the European Union these documents aremandatory also for Latvia.The aim of the research is to identify alternatives ofterritorial development inLatvian regions.Within the framework of the research the expert questionnaireisperformed, the results of which are being evaluated with the methodology of theAnalytic Hierarchy Process.Achieved results can be used when making decisionwhich of the territorial development alternatives needs to be developed first inorder to achieve the set aim–sustainable development.
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