Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science
Essays in Honor of Yoshiro Higano
Editors: Shibusawa, H., Sakurai, K., Mizunoya, T., Uchida, S. (Eds.)
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- Covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice
- Is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science
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This book is a volume of essays celebrating the life and work of Yoshiro Higano, professor of Environmental Policy, Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano’s research strongly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for decision science and engineering, including simulation modeling for environmental quality control, the evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, integrated river (lake) basin management, and synthesized environmental policy. Yoshiro Higano is the past president of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the current president of the Japan Section of the RSAI (JSRSAI). He also served as executive secretary for the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organizations (PRSCO). This edited volume covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice. It is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science. The volume celebrates Prof. Higano’s contributions to the JSRSAI, PRSCO, and RSAI. Essay contributors include his former students and a wide array of regional scientists, each with a personal connection to Prof. Higano.
- Table of contents (37 chapters)
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Regional Science in the Twenty-First Century
Pages 3-8
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The Sustainability of Demographic Progress Around the World
Pages 9-36
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Methodological Advances in Gibrat’s and Zipf’s Laws: A Comparative Empirical Study on the Evolution of Urban Systems
Pages 37-59
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How Can Cross-Sector Partnerships Be Made to Work Successfully? Lessons from the Mersey Basin Campaign (1985–2010)
Pages 61-79
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Consumption and Environmental Awareness: Demographics of the European Experience
Pages 81-102
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Table of contents (37 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science
- Book Subtitle
- Essays in Honor of Yoshiro Higano
- Editors
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- Hiroyuki Shibusawa
- Katsuhiro Sakurai
- Takeshi Mizunoya
- Susumu Uchida
- Series Title
- New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
- Series Volume
- 24
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Singapore
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-10-0099-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-10-0099-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-0097-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-9081-3
- Series ISSN
- 2199-5974
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 729
- Number of Illustrations
- 113 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour
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