DIT PhD/Doctoral Project
Supervisor name & contact details:
Dr Bill Dwan
Bill.dwan@dit.ie
Research Centre Name and Website (if
applicable)
School of Retail and Services Management
Funding Agency
Scholarship Details
Subject Area
Retail Planning
Title of the Project
A Hierarchical Geodemographic Classification
of the Irish Population Including the Republic
of Ireland and Northern Ireland Integrating
both 2011 Census
Project Description (max 300 words)
No publicly available geodemographic classification exists for the Republic of Ireland. A publicly
available geodemogrphic classification however has been developed for Northern Ireland as part
of a UK classification system based on the 2001 census. This project will employ a similar but
different methodological approach to the UK classification system and will for the first time
present a publicly available geodemographic classification for the Republic of Ireland.
Furthermore it is proposed to present a classification system for the island of Ireland which will
be of significant interest to governments, North and South, in addition to policy makers, planners,
estate agents, banks and retailers. It is envisaged that the classification system will be of
significant benefit to small retailers who are not in a position to afford commercially available
geodemographic classification systems. It is envisaged that the system will be available either
through the DIT or CSO websites. The UK classification system is available at the ONS website.
How may a publicly available Irish geodemographic classification system be developed and
presented?
Please indicate the student requirements for this project
Minimum 2.1 (any discipline considered)
Deadline to submit applications (only for
funded projects)
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