It has been argued that internal and external contextualizations are important aspects of research intended to be relevant, valuable, and engaged in societal progress. In this article, we advocate for scholarship focus on the city and the region as a means to achieve this goal. The notion of...

This book summarizes the research findings in regarding a region as a rational and abstract concept and explores the principles of regional science. Focusing on location theory, spatial dynamics and regional evolution theory, it stresses that the region as a scientific concept is an essential...

"Preface" -- "Contents" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Chapter 2: Location Theory" -- "2.1 Spatial Interaction" -- "2.1.1 Newton Potential" -- "2.1.2 Maximum Entropy Model" -- "2.1.3 Agent-Based Model (Population Model)" -- "2.1.4 A Physical Image of Spatial Interaction" -- "2.1.4.1 MIF and...