Local labour market information system: GIS in Belfast

Abstract

The evolving urban systems within the United Kingdom have attracted considerable attention, in particular, the changing geography of manufacturing industries at the region/urban level during a period of decline at the national level. The growth in outer metropolitan areas and smaller towns has helped compensate for the decline in inner cities and conurbations. This has resulted in both detailed studies of these trends and a series of initiatives in response to the restructuring process.