Chapter 1. I Dream of Gini: Measures of Population Concentration and Their Application to U.S. Population Distribution -- Chapter 2. Unraveling David Plane’s Tools for Analyzing the Income Impacts of Interregional Migration Flows -- Chapter 3. A Short Exercise to Assess the Effects of Temporal...

This is the first volume in a new series on 'Great Minds in Regional Science,' which seeks to present a contemporary view on the scientific relevance of the work done by great thinkers in regional science. It presents, among others, Walter Isard, Martin Beckmann and Gunnar Myrdal. Each...

The difficulties involved in formulating national policy over large geographical areas have led to the widespread adoption of more localized planning methods, covering regions of a large country. This comprehensive collection includes classic papers which highlight the ways in which regional...

This book was written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). It is the central commemorative memento of the Association’s first 50 years. The book was coauthored by a team of a number of the leading scholars in the...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Antecedents of Regional Science -- Chapter 2. Adam Smith (1723–1790): Uncovering His Legacy for Regional Science (Roberto Camagni) -- Chapter 3. Johann Heinrich Von Thünen (1783–1850): A Systemic View of Human Interaction within Space (Tomás Ponce...

This article demonstrates that sectoral employment shifts associated with the migration pattern changes of the 1970s are very different than those for the period 1955-60 to 1965-70. Changing competitiveness for jobs in manufacturing and other traditional basic sectors of the economy cannot...