Individual research studies at the local or regional level to address specific issues relating to the locality or to generally evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, the opportunities it may offer or threats to its future prospects.
Data assembly and presentation of information at regional or local level on socio-economic characteristics including:
- Population size, structure, economic status and spending power
- Structure of the economy in terms of both the diversity of activities and size and ownership of firms
- Size of workforce, numbers employed and their characteristics, occupational and industrial structure, rates of pay
- State of infrastructure, support services to the local economy, availability of land.