The difficulties involved in formulating national policy over large geographical areas have led to the widespread adoption of more localized planning methods, covering regions of a large country. This comprehensive collection includes classic papers which highlight the ways in which regional...

The state-of-the-art and evolution of the epistemology and practice of regional science, regional policy and regional planning -- Advances in the theory of regional development processes -- Neo-modern perspectives on regional policy and policy evaluation -- Neo-modern regional planning practice:...