1.Introduction -- Part I: Fundamental Issues -- 2. Expanding the Content of Regional Science--Risks and Rewards, An Essay -- 3. Is Regional Science just Economics with a "dij" added to all Equations? Some Thoughts of an Economist -- 4. Sustainability and Resilience through Micro-Scale Decisions...

The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Evolving Insight of Localization Theories into Cluster Existence -- Chapter 3. Theory of Clusters -- Chapter 4. Innovation and Innovation Partnership -- Chapter 5. Dynamic Development of Companies in an Industry Cluster -- Chapter 6. Conceptual and...

This textbook offers an introduction to empirical regional economics, including a comprehensive and systematic overview of the fundamentals, history, development, and applications of economic base models. It not only provides a sound basis for regional economics and regional economic analysis,...

1. An Overview of China’s Regional Development and Overall Pattern -- 2. Major Achievements and Problems of Promoting Regional Development -- 3. New Trends of Regional Development Since the 18th CPC National Congress -- 4. New Ideas for Regional Development under the New Normal of Economic...

1. An International Perspective on Science and Technology Parks -- 2. The Strategic Choices that Science and Technology Parks Must Make -- 3. University Science and Technology Parks: A U.S. Perspective -- 4. Science Technology Parks and Close Relations: Heterogeneity, Context and Data -- 5. The...

1. Classic Spatial Models -- 2. Spatial Cournot Competition -- 3. Models of Spatial Competition: A critical 2012-2018 update -- 4. New Economic Geography: Economic Integration and Spatial imbalances -- 5. Location Games -- 6. Non-Localised Spatial Competition: the "Spokes Model" -- 7. Patent...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Concept and Framework for Cases Analysis from service science viewpoint -- Chapter 2. General Trend of service innovation using ICT and its impact on business innovation -- Chapter 3. ICT for Services by Generation – History and Future -- Part 2: Cases study...

Space is a crucial variable in any economic activity. Spatial Economics is the branch of economics that explicitly aims to incorporate the space dimension in the analysis of economic phenomena. From its beginning in the last century, Spatial Economics has contributed to the understanding of the...