Catchment area

In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people are naturally drawn to a location (for example, labour catchment area[1]) or as established by governments or organizations for the provision of services.

Governments and community service organizations often define catchment areas for planning purposes and public safety such as ensuring universal access to services like fire departments, police departments, ambulance bases and hospitals. In business, a catchment area is used to describe the influence from which a retail location draws its customers.[2] Airport catchment areas can inform efforts to estimate route profitability.[3]

  1. ^ "Smaller Labour Catchments across the Western Region". Western Development Commission. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ Green, Jack (9 December 2019). "The importance of catchment in retail". Cromwell Property Group. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Defining Your Airport's Catchment Area". TRB's COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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