Spocter, M2012-07-132012-07-132011Spocter, M. Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: a case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Elsewhere. Nova Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, USA978-1-62100-104-1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5995Copyright: 2011 Nova Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, USAThe Small Towns Development Initiative is a collaboration between South Africa’s Department of Cooperative Governance and the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and is supported by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ) Strengthening Local Governance Programme (SLGP). As part of the SLGP mandate to provide support and technical assistance to strengthen and improve the institutional framework for capable and cooperative local governance, research was conducted on small towns’ economic intelligence packages. This is based on the premise that public-private partnerships may promote sustainable local economic development in small towns. The SLGP initiative covered the South African towns of Bela-Bela, Graaff-Reinet, Harrismith, Komatipoort, Port St Johns and Tzaneen. The aim of the economic intelligence gathered on each of the aforementioned towns is to identify the towns’ economic growth sectors and the local economic development (LED) projects that have the potential to be quickwin, catalytic projects. This chapter outlines the various techniques used to compile the small town economic intelligence packages using the town of Graaff-Reinet in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province as a case study.enGeospatial data analysisSmall town economic developmentGraaff-ReinetSmall towns development initiativeStrengthening Local Governance ProgrammeSLGPBook ChapterSpocter, M. (2011). Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: A case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa., <i>Workflow;8256</i> Nova Science Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5995Spocter, M. "Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: a case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa" In <i>WORKFLOW;8256</i>, n.p.: Nova Science Publishers. 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5995.Spocter M. Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: a case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa.. Workflow;8256. [place unknown]: Nova Science Publishers; 2011. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5995.TY - Book Chapter AU - Spocter, M AB - The Small Towns Development Initiative is a collaboration between South Africa’s Department of Cooperative Governance and the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and is supported by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ) Strengthening Local Governance Programme (SLGP). As part of the SLGP mandate to provide support and technical assistance to strengthen and improve the institutional framework for capable and cooperative local governance, research was conducted on small towns’ economic intelligence packages. This is based on the premise that public-private partnerships may promote sustainable local economic development in small towns. The SLGP initiative covered the South African towns of Bela-Bela, Graaff-Reinet, Harrismith, Komatipoort, Port St Johns and Tzaneen. The aim of the economic intelligence gathered on each of the aforementioned towns is to identify the towns’ economic growth sectors and the local economic development (LED) projects that have the potential to be quickwin, catalytic projects. This chapter outlines the various techniques used to compile the small town economic intelligence packages using the town of Graaff-Reinet in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province as a case study. DA - 2011 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Geospatial data analysis KW - Small town economic development KW - Graaff-Reinet KW - Small towns development initiative KW - Strengthening Local Governance Programme KW - SLGP LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-1-62100-104-1 T1 - Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: a case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa TI - Using geospatial data analysis and qualitative economic intelligence to inform local economic development in small towns: a case study of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5995 ER -