Spatial analysis is the use of models that quantify the interactions of behavioral, biological, and physical relationships using spatial data. The purpose of this paper is to highlight examples of spatial analysis carried out at the Bank and to describe how some recent advances in these techniques are being utilized in several on-going projects. After a brief introduction to spatial data and spatial analysis, the paper provides short descriptions of eight examples of spatial analysis carried out at the Bank. Next, it discusses three larger modeling efforts designed to produce decision support systems that include a spatial component - RAINS-ASIA (Regional Air Pollution Informtion System for Asia), DSS/IPC (Decision Support System for Industrial Pollution), and MEDUSA (Multi-objective environmentally-sustainable development Using Systems Analysis). In the final section, it discusses ways to improve the contribution of spatial analysis to Bank operations focusing on trends in data collection, data management, and analytical techniques.
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Author
Nelson, Gerald C. Gray, David A.
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Document Date
1997/09/30
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Document Type
Departmental Working Paper
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Report Number
18259
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Region
South Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa, East Asia and Pacific,
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Doc Name
The use of spatial analysis at the World Bank
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Keywords
spatial analysis;emissions from point sources;socially sustainable development;land use;Demographic and Health Survey;land use planning;effects of policy changes;cultivation of tree crop;increase in energy consumption;degree of market concentration;impact of policy change;land information system;soil erosion;Country Assistance Strategies;country assistance strategy;sulfur dioxide emission;land resource assessment;public works program;approach to mitigation;natural resource endowment;proximity to market;decision support system;soil erosion control;prices of input;exposure to pollution;benefit of pollution;rates of return;conversion of forest;environmental economics;limited dependent variable;economically viable alternative;environmental action plan;basis for investment;primary energy production;gross domestic product;annual crop production;economic growth forecast;ground water recharge;agriculture and industry;water resource planning;concentration of pollution;high opportunity cost;alternative energy development;production of output;total energy demand;soil moisture content;body of water;Southern and Eastern;local land use;yield loss;soil loss;property right;road alignment;Environmental Assessment;supply curve;analytical techniques;sulfur deposition;pollution control;access road;industrial pollution;residential area;soil type;base case;hot spot;biomass availability;satellite image;
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Citation
Nelson, Gerald C. Gray, David A.
The use of spatial analysis at the World Bank (English). Environment Department working papers ; no. 56. Environmental economics series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/253801468772159144/The-use-of-spatial-analysis-at-the-World-Bank