A shift from goods- to service-producing activities has characterized urban economies for nearly three decades. Much of the research concerned has focused on the increasing prominence of producer services in urban economies; scant attention has been paid to the even more rapid emergence of...

Filmed entertainment, which includes theater box office, home video, and made-for-television movies, is a large and rapidly growing industry, with sales projected to reach $67 billion by 2002. Strong growth is expected to continue into the next decade, spurred in part by expanding interactions...

This timely and fascinating book illustrates how applied geography can contribute in a multitude of ways to assist policy processes, evaluate public programs, enhance business decisions, and contribute to formulating solutions for community-level problems.

Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these...