History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International : The Beginnings and Early History /
The book portrays how a new unique social science field of study evolved and describes the formation of a society associated with the field. It starts with the rise of Hitler, the advent of the Keynesian Revolution, the intense mathematization of economics and relates how an individual's creati...
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. The Setting and Initial Events
- 2. The Emergence and Struggling Years of Regional Science; 2.1 Early Developments and Significant Recognition of Location Theory; 2.2 Growth of Interest in Regional Problems, Informal Meetings of Regional Researchers and Promotion Efforts; 2.3 Era of Conceptual Thinking and Model Development with Multidisciplinary Explorations
- 3. The Evolution of the Designations: Regional Science, Regional Science Association and the Field of Regional Science
- 4. The Formation of the Regional Science Association
- 5. The Rooting and Emergence of Regional Science as a Major Field of Study
- 6. The Invasion of and Extensive Expansion in Europe Concomitant with the Formation of Sections
- 7. The Spread of Regional Science into Japan, India, and Latin America
- 8. My Current Thinking on the Scope and Nature of Regional Science and Opportunities for Its Advance in Basic Research and Policy Analyses
- Appendices
- References.