This volume is in honour of the remarkable career of the Father of Spatial Econometrics, Professor Jean Paelinck, presently of the Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam. Jean Paelinck, arguably, is the founder of modern spatial econometrics. The impact on the profession through his work in spatial...

Advances in Spatial Science This series of books is dedicated to reporting on recent advances in spatial science. It contains scientific studies focusing on spatial phenomena, utilising theoretical frameworks, analytical methods, and empirical procedures specifically designed for spatial...

1. Introduction to spatial statistics and data handling -- 1.1. A brief historical background -- 1.2. The principal problem of spatial statistics -- 1.3. Spatial sampling perspectives -- 1.4. Models of spatial autocorrelation -- 1.5. Towards a theory of spatial statistics -- 1.6 References --...