The important role of transport infrastructure for regional development is one of the fundamental principles of regional economics. In its most simplified form it implies that regions with better access to locations of input materials and markets will, ceteris paribus, be more productive, more...

The project ILUMASS (Integrated Land-Use Modelling and Transportation System Simulation) aims at embedding a microscopic dynamic simulation model of urban traffic flows into a comprehensive model system incorporating both changes of land use and the resulting changes in transport demand. The...

We develop a simple two-region, cobweb-type dynamic equilibrium model to demonstrate the existence of optimal trade barriers. A pure comparative statics analysis of our model suggests that a reduction of trade barriers always enhances welfare. However, taking a dynamic perspective reveals that...

Modelle für die Raumplanung sind vereinfachte Abbilder der Wirklichkeit zur Beschreibung, Erklärung und planmäßigen Beeinflussung der Raumentwicklung. Vorhandene Stadt- und Regionalmodelle spiegeln die ganze Bandbreite der gegenwärtigen Theorieansätze in den Wirtschafts-, Sozial-,...