Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science : Essays in Honor of Yoshiro Higano

Preface -- Part I: Global Perspectives -- Part II: Asia-Pacific Perspectives -- Part III: Japan Perspectives -- Contents -- Part I Global Perspectives -- Regional Science in the Twenty-First Century -- 1 What Is the Purpose of Regional Science? -- 2 The Concept of Region -- 3 New Regional Identities -- References -- The Sustainability of Demographic Progress Around the World -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Progress in Theories of the Geography of Population Change -- 3 Demographic Status and Progress of Countries Around the World -- 3.1 Mortality and Longevity -- 3.2 Fertility