The book contains perspectives on the way new information technology might reorient the spatial organization of activity. The perspectives range from conceptual, high- lighting the role of research and development to case studies from Japan. Considerable debate is focused on the role of distance...

Academic disciplines evolve and regional science is no exception. Physics, French or economics changes over time but at the end of the day (or decade), they remain physics, French or economics. But regional science is different; it can take on the perspectives of geography, economics, planning,...

1 A Location Model with Respect to Environmental Quality -- Statement of the Theorem -- Implications of the Model -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Proof of the Theorem -- 2 A Model of the Urbanization Process: An Application of Elementary Catastrophe Theory -- The Model -- An Implication for...

In this reply to Peter Taylor, three points are made: Peter Taylor is correct in stating that I have not tested the 'Jacobs hypothesis'; the 'Jacobs model' (as I understand it) is, I suggest, unverifiable; and, continuing from my original article, I restate the argument that 'cities',...

PAELINCK J. H. P. and POLESE M. (1999) Modelling the regional impact of continental economic integration: lessons from the European Union for NAFTA, Reg. Studies 33 , 727-738. The paper sketches the outlines of a 'model' for predicting the impact of continental economic integration (CI) on...

Shearmur R. and Polese M. (2007) Do local factors explain local employment growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971-2001, Regional Studies 41, 453-471. Why does employment grow in one region and not in another? This basic question underpins a substantial proportion of research in regional science and...

Starting from the observation that Canada is a net exporter of engineering consulting services, largely attributable to a single province, Quebec, this paper attempts to explain how regions develop export advantages in information intensive services. The authors contend that trade in services is...