1 The Problem and the Setting -- Regional Science as a Discipline -- Techniques of Regional Science -- Objective of the Book -- References -- 2 Analysis and Projection of Population and Income -- Definition of a Region -- Demographic Indexes -- Life Tables -- Makeham’s and Gompertz’s Formula...

Energy, Environment and Regional Development -- Social Costs and Environmental Capacities -- The Theorem of Public Over-Expenditure: The Environmental Overabatement Problem Applied to Belgian Highway Traffic -- Limitations of Regional and Sector-Specific Economic Growth by Pollution Restrictions...

World Energy Situation -- Forecasting Alternative Regional Electric Requirements and Environmental Impacts for Maryland, 1970–1990 -- The Location of Energy-Related Industries in Western Europe -- Regional Balanced Growth in Italy and the Increase in Oil Prices -- A Dynamic Regional Analysis...