Regional Science Matters
Studies Dedicated to Walter Isard
Editors: Nijkamp, Peter, Rose, Adam, Kourtit, Karima (Eds.)
Free Preview- Novel and original contributions to regional science by well-known scholars in honor of the late Walter Isard
- Multidisciplinary approaches on the foundations and developments of regional science
- Illuminating presentation and analysis of new pathways in regional science
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- About this book
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This volume is a collection of fresh and novel contributions to regional science. They commemorate the scientific inheritance of the founding father of regional science, the late Walter Isard. All papers are written by well-known scholars in the field and serve to highlight the great importance of regional science theory and methodology for a better understanding of current spatial and environmental problems throughout our planet. The book showcases a multidisciplinary panorama of modern regional science research and presents new insights by applying regional science approaches.
- About the authors
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Peter Nijkamp has for many years been Walter Isard’s colleague on the European side of the regional science community. He has published extensively on quantitative regional science issues.
Adam Rose was Walter’s first Economics PhD student at Cornell University. He has taught at the University of California Riverside, West Virginia University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Southern California. In addition to regional science, his major areas of research are energy and environmental economics, and the economics of natural disasters and terrorism.
Karima Kourtit is a researcher with a profound interest in regional science topics. Her main research interest focuses on the emerging ‘New Urban World’.
- Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Regional Science: What Matters? Which Matters?
Pages 1-11
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The Spatial Economy: A Holistic Perspective
Pages 15-26
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Interregional and International Trade: Different Causes, Different Trends?
Pages 27-34
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Refining the Isard Multiregional Input–Output Model: Theory, Operationality and Extensions
Pages 35-54
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Time in Economic Theory
Pages 55-70
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Regional Science Matters
- Book Subtitle
- Studies Dedicated to Walter Isard
- Editors
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- Peter Nijkamp
- Adam Rose
- Karima Kourtit
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-07305-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-07305-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-07304-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-38381-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VI, 460
- Number of Illustrations
- 88 b/w illustrations
- Topics
