This Handbook explores new and old theoretical, methodological, and empirical insights and perspectives on entropy, complexity, and spatial dynamics. A central and cross-cutting theme of the Handbook is the role of entropy in complex, dynamic spatial socio-economic systems as both a measure of...

Shift-share analysis is a decomposition technique that is commonly used to measure attributes of regional change. In this method, a large region is decomposed into its relevant functional and regional parts. By decomposing smaller regions embedded in a large region, it allows us to understand...