Handbook of Regional Science
The Handbook of Regional Science is a multi-volume reference work providing state-of-the-art information, prepared by respected scientists in the field. This second edition includes new sections on the history of regional science, and on regional policy. It has been thoroughly updated to reflect new developments, including new chapters on R&D collaboration networks, knowledge spillovers, web-based tools for exploratory spatial data analysis, fuzzy modeling, multivariate spatial process models, heterogeneous coefficient spatial regression panel models, and endogeneity in spatial models, among others.
The multi-volume handbook covers the field of regional science comprehensively, including topics such as location and interaction, regional housing and labor markets, regional economic growth, innovation and regional economic development, regional policy in emerging markets, new economic geography and evolutionary economic geography, environmental and natural resources, spatial analysis and geocomputation, as well as spatial statistics and spatial econometrics. The book is intended to serve the needs of graduate students, beginning and experienced scientists in regional science and related fields with an interest in exploring local and regional socio-economic issues.
Peter Nijkamp is Professor of Regional and Urban Economics and EconomicGeography at VU University and affiliated to the Jheronimus Academy of DataScience (JADS);‘s-Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands); the Royal Institute of Tech-nology (KTH), Stockholm (Sweden); and A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan(Poland). He serves on the editorial/advisory boards of more than 30 journals.According tothe RePec list, Professor Nijkamp is one of the top 30 most well-known economists in the world. His main research interests cover quantitative planevaluation, regional and urban modelling, multicriteria analysis, transport systemsanalysis, mathematical systems modelling, technological innovation, entrepreneur-ship, environmental and resource management, and sustainable development. In thepast years, he has focused his research in particular on new quantitative methods for policy analysis as well as on spatial-behavioral analysis of economic agents. Pro-fessor Nijkamp has broad expertise in the area of public policy, services planning,infrastructure management, and environmental protection. In all thesefields he haspublished many books and numerous articles.Professor Nijkamp has been a visiting professor in many universities all over theworld. He is Past President of the European Regional Science Association and of theRegional Science Association International. ProfessorNijkamp is also Fellow of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and its former Vice President. From 2002to 2009, he served as President of the Governing Board of the Netherlands ResearchCouncil (NWO). In addition, he is Past President of the European Heads of ResearchCouncils (EUROHORCs). Professor Nijkamp is also Fellow of the AcademiaEuropaea and member of many international scientific organizations. He has actedregularly as advisor to (inter)national bodies and (local and national) governments.In 1996, he was awarded the most prestigious scientific prize in the Netherlands, the Spinoza Award.
