Location Analysis in Simple Economic Activity Stage -- Background and Contents of Analysis in Part I.-Factory Location in Plane Space -- Locational Influence of Competition Modes in Spatial Market -- Factory Location in Circumference Space -- Location Analysis of Economic Activities in the...

The Innovation Competitiveness of BRICS Countries and the Current Status and Suggestions for brics Cooperation in STI -- Research on the Mechanism of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center -- Federal RD Expenditures in Brazil the Last 10 Years -- The Present and the...

This study delves into the nuanced realm of medical geography, focusing on the intricate interplay between geographical factors and public health outcomes in the Samarkand and Navoi regions of Uzbekistan. Over the decades, the field of medical geography has evolved, embracing a holistic...

This paper explores regional planning as an applied field of practice in Africa, where it is observed as a failed project or a flawed endeavour. In theory, regional planning (the practice) is based on regional science (the field of study) from which regional policy and regional development flow....

Location analytics have been a mainstay in regional science since its inception. Why? Perhaps the biggest reason is the ability to tease out important spatial heterogeneity nuances, but also to communicate geographically oriented analysis, planning, management and policy issues in rigorous ways,...

The need for regional knowledge economies -- Spatial spillovers and knowledge structures -- The role of the metaverse and the geographical dimension of knowledge management -- Historical Path Dependencies and place-theory in Knowledge Societies -- The emergence of global knowledge networks and...

Chapter 1. Iwan Jaya Azis: A Person, an Economist, and a Regional Scientist -- Chapter 2. Impacts of Monetary Policy on Consumer Demand of High- and Low-Income Groups in Indonesia -- Chapter 3. Rapid Urbanization: The Challenges and Opportunities for Planning in Indonesian Cities -- Chapter 4....

This book develops spatial interaction models for the analysis of human interaction within space, in terms of both accessibility and land use. Presenting case studies on the Azores and Morocco, it covers applications in various regions of Europe and Africa. The respective models simulate land...

Chapter 1. Introduction to “The Creative Class Revisited: New Analytical Advances” -- Chapter 2. Sustained Economic Growth and Physical Capital Taxation in a Creative Region -- Chapter 3. Do Existing Theories Still Hold for the Creative Labor Market? -- Chapter 4. The Creative Class Jobs...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Climate change competitiveness -- Chapter 3. Climate change competitiveness of EU regions – current status -- Chapter 4. Conceptual and methodological specifications -- Chapter 5. Prediction of RCCCI index values under four 2030 and 2100 scenarios --...

Urban systems, and regions more generally, are the epicenters of many of today's social issues. Yet they are also the global drivers of technological innovation and thus it is critical that we understand their vulnerabilities and what makes them resilient to different types of shocks. We take...

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies,...

This investigation quantifies the levels of cultural tightness and looseness prevalent in European societies, focusing on NUTS-2 regional divisions. Cultural dynamics occupy a pivotal role in shaping individual decision-making, particularly when addressing global risks like pandemics,...

Im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Tourismus und Arbeit (MV) führt die vorliegende Studie eine umfassende Bestandsanalyse des Handwerks im Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern durch und formuliert zukunftsgerichtete Handlungsempfehlungen. Die Auswertung zielt auf die...

The EU's green and digital agendas highlight the need to leverage new actions for more sustainable mobility and innovation, to improve the efficiency of the overall economy. The EU Green Deal aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with a significant contribution required from the...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Cities, cooperation, and resilience in the face of COVID-19 -- Chapter 2. The resilience of cities to COVID-19: A literature review and application to Dutch cities (Jeroen van Haaren) -- Chapter 3. A subjective geographer’s experience of pandemic and...

Chapter 1. Challenges for a Liveable Urban World (Luigi Fusco Girard) -- Part I. Spotlights on Liveable Cities -- Chapter 2. Livable Cities: A Conceptual Modelling Approach (Dani Broitman) -- Chapter 3. Defining Indicator Systems for Liveable Cities (Rudolf Giffinger) -- Chapter 4. Three...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Interregional Migration: Reexamination of Population Redistribution in Russia at the late Soviet Period (Kazuhiro Kumo) -- Chapter 3. Clustering of Small and Medium-Sized Cities in Russia Based on the Assessment of Knowledge Spillovers Localization (Tatyana...

The rise of CCIs: setting the scene -- In pursuit of creativity in CCIs -- An original framework for the identification of creativity in CCIs -- Location behaviours of CCIs: towards new research trajectories -- Where is creativity? Data and methodology to measure CCIs across EU regions --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Innovation and Regional Development -- Chapter 3. Regional Technological Convergence: Patterns and Determinants -- Chapter 4. Empirical Analysis of Technological Convergence in the European Regional Area.

This article shows the potentials of georeferenced data for labor market research. We review developments in the literature and highlight areas that can benefit from exploiting georeferenced data. Moreover, we share our experiences in geocoding administrative employment data including wage and...

Place-based attachments are important but often overlooked. Place-based attachments can be beneficial but often harm individuals tied to struggling areas. In this address, I discuss my own education and migration experiences and then more generally discuss sense of belonging as a friction to...