Advances in Spatial Science

The Regional Science Series

Series Editors: Fischer, M.M., Thill, J.-C., van Dijk, J., Westlund, H.

ISSN: 1430-9602

Editorial Board

Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria

Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Jouke van Dijk, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Hans Westlund, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA

Peter Nijkamp, Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Folke Snickars, KTH – Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Stockholm, Sweden

We are very grateful for the achievements and dedication of the former

editors Folke Snickars (1995-2014), Geoffrey Hewings (1995-2013) and

Peter Nijkamp (1995-2012) who jointly with Manfred M. Fischer founded

the book series