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Reviews: Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, The Modern Demon: Pollution in Urban and Industrial European Societies, History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International: The Beginnings and Early History

Reviews: Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, The Modern Demon: Pollution in Urban and Industrial European Societies, History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International: The Beginnings and Early History

The impacts of Walter Isard on geography

In the course of preparing this paper, which initially focused solely on identifying the impacts of input-output analysis on geography, a much broader perspective on the impacts of Walter Isard on geography ultimately emerged. In the tradition of input-output analysis, these impacts are grouped into direct, indirect, and induced effects, and summarized under the heading of influence. Walter Isard touched the lives of many through personal relationships, books and articles, and an energetic devotion to and enthusiasm for the creation of a regional science association. The Regional Science Association and its publications supported something of a greenhouse environment in which the seedlings of GIS and scientific geography could take root, until they were well enough established to enter mainstream geography. While clearly not limited to geography, the fruits of Walter Isard’s labors continue to populate the discipline through his contemporaries, their students, students’ students, and so on. The formative years of both regional science and scientific geography left an indelible mark on the nature of geographic inquiry.

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International: The Beginnings and Early History

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International: The Beginnings and Early History

A short history of the field of regional science

Abstract. The Regional Science Association was founded 50 years ago in December 1954; however, the institutional origins of the field were much earlier, perhaps when Walter Isard began his graduate studies in economics at Harvard University. This article briefly traces the history of the field of regional science and its association from those beginnings to the present. The focus of the article is the evolution of the association as an institution, and some of its major contributors, and to a much lesser extent, on the scope and scholarly content of the field.

Introducing the brightest of dawns: Regional science in “Papers”

This Golden Anniversary Issue, The Brightest of Dawns: 50 Years of Regional Science has been written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). The title represents our belief that the multiregional field of regional science has now been firmly established. A sound scholarly foundation, grounded in social science theory, has been laid. The toolkit of powerful techniques for applied regional analysis is an ever-expanding one. And the institutional basis is now solidly established, with a plethora of active regional science associations, domestic and international conferences galore, a host of well-established regional science journals, a number of interdisciplinary academic programmes, and numerous prestigious regional research institutes. Today, regional scientists carry out their craft not just within the academic departments of the world’s leading universities, but also in government agencies and the business sector.

Path breaking books in regional science

Abstract. This article presents a collection of regional science books that long‐standing members of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) identified as path‐breaking books. The most frequently nominated books include the “classics” by Isard, the seminal books in urban economics by Alonso, Muth and Mills, methods books by Miernyk, Wilson, Anselin, and Cliff and Ord, textbooks by Beckmann and Richardson, as well as the recent contribution by Fujita, Krugman and Venables. Reviews of these books, written by leading scholars from different continents, make up the major contribution of this article and are a testimony to the far‐reaching influence of regional science in the academic literature.

From the industrial district to the district group: An insight into the evolution of capitalism in italy1

Brioschi F., Brioschi M. S. and Cainelli G. (2002) From the industrial district to the district group: an insight into the evolution of local capitalism in Italy, Reg. Studies 36, 1037–1053. The aim of this paper is two-fold: to analyse the extent of corporate grouping in the main industrial districts of Emilia Romagna and the reasons for their formation and development; and to show how their evolution in recent years requires rethinking the very concept of industrial district in favour of a unit of analysis capable of grasping the role taken by ownership linkages among firms. In this respect, we suggest a taxonomy of business groups that brings out the key role played by ‘district groups‘. The choice of Emilia Romagna as our field of investigation is motivated by the fact that in a number of ways the region's industrial system represents a paradigmatic model of local capitalism, combining the large-scale presence of industrial districts with a marked entrepreneurial spirit, strong social cohesion and an exceptionally efficient system of local institutions and intermediate organizations. In this sense, even though we start from the empirical study of a case (albeit a significant one like that of Emilia Romagna), our paper has the more general purpose of depicting the forms and ways through which a special form of local capitalism characterized by the massive presence of industrial districts has evolved, while at the same time signalling the need to reconsider the theoretical concepts and methods of empirical inquiry used to analyse and interpret the new forms taken on by local capitalism in Italy. 1 Earlier versions of this paper were presented at: the 2001 conference of the Italian Association of Regional Science (AISRE) in Venice; the 2001 national meeting of L'Industria in Bologna; the 2001 meeting of the Portuguese Regional Science Association (APDR) in Villa Real; the 2000 congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) in Barcelona; the 1999 meeting of the Italian Economic Association (SIE) in Ancona; and workshops of the University of Bologna, University of Urbino, University of Lecce and University of Padua between 1999 and 2001.

Symposium Towards New Regional Development Policy: Summary of the Symposium at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

Symposium Towards New Regional Development Policy: Summary of the Symposium at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

The Deposit-Refund System Analysis of Professors Oishi and Fujioka

Professor Fujioka analyzed the optimization behavior of consumers in a Deposit-Refund System in his paper which he published in Studies in Regional Science, vol. 29 No.3, 1998. Professor Oishi criticized Professor Fujioka's two stage maximization analysis as the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in his paper which he published in Studies in Regional Science, vol. 32 No.1, 2002. Alternatively, he proposed a well-refined model of a unified Deposit-Refund Theory.In this paper, first we provide a new model for the Deposit-Refund System Analysis. Second we conclude the new model is a specified one of the Oishi model because the two stage maximization of a representative consumer in the new one is consistent with the one stage maximization of the Oishi model with strict assumptions. Thirdly we conclude the Fujioka's is also a specified kind of the Oishi model because the Fujioka model should be identified as the new one from my point of view. Finally, we note that the two stage maximization without strict assumptions in the new model may be closely related to the half-rationality, a new concept which Professor Sakai, the President of the Japan Section of Regional Science Association International, introduces into regional scientists.

The renaissance in regional research

Ann Reg Sci (2001) 35:167±178 aaaaa The renaissance in regional research John M. Quigley University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3880, USA (quigley@econ.berkeley.edu) 1. Introduction It is quite instructive to recall that less than a decade ago regional science was widely thought to be in some kind of ``crisis.'' The ®rst evidence of general- ized concern with the ®eld of regional science appears in Jensen's Presidential Address to the RSAI which was published in early 1991. This was followed by a speci®c diagnosis by Bailly and Co¨ey (1994) reported in a paper presented in Hawaii (of all places) at the 32 nd annual meeting of the WRSA in 1993. This, in turn, stimulated commentary by a wide variety of natural scientists, geo- graphers, economists, and planners in North America and Europe, decrying the existing state of regional science and suggesting a variety of collective actions that could be taken. The principal charges levied by Bailly and Co¨ey against regional science in their ®fteen-page rebuke to the profession were ``a lack of relevance'' and ``a narrow perspective.'' The ®rst of these was attributed to ``a lack of emphasis on practical issues (p. 4)'' and ``the relative exclusion of social and human dimensions [of regional problems] (p. 6).'' These sentiments were ampli®ed in comments by Gibson (1994), modi®ed in comments by Plane (1994) and rejected in comments by Anas (1994). The theme of crisis in regional science was further embellished in two volumes of the International Regional Science Review published in 1995 in which some 32 North American scholars debated the status and future of regional science. The introspection included a 48 page paper by Andrew Isserman on the status and future of regional science A decade after Jensen's warning and a half decade after the soul searching stimulated by Bailly and Co¨ey, there are still occasional reactions to the pre- sumed crisis in regional science (see, for example, the comments of John Rees, 1999). But no collective action has been taken to ``reform'' regional science ± in the topics of analysis, in the methods used for analysis, or in its unrelenting Presidential address prepared for the 39 th Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science Association, Kauai, HI, February 26±March 1, 2000. I am grateful to Jay Gibson, Geo¨rey Hewings and Harry Richardson for comments.

Summary of the Symposium at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

Summary of the Symposium at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

The Southern Regional Science Association and The Review of Regional Studies: History and Characteristics

This paper summarizes some characteristics of the Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), attendance at yearly meetings of the SRSA, and the participation of individuals and institutions in presented paper sessions at those meetings. We also provide a detailed analysis of publishing performance, by individuals and institutions, in The Review of Regional Studies, which is the official publication of the SRSA.

Regional Science: Evolving in New Directions

This paper introduces a collection of short essays on “New Directions in Regional Science” based on commentaries delivered at the 37th annual meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association in Savannah, Georgia, 1998. In response to the idea of crisis in earlier reviews of regional science, I also suggest that ongoing methodological debates in geography and economics provide many opportunities for regional science in the future. Others are optimistic about an applied regional science.

What is western about western regional science?

After defining regional science as social science with a sense of place, I examine alternative speculations about the meaning of a western sense of place, concluding that it is about a relationship with a unique landscape, one characterized by extremes in climate and geology, great distances between places, and a colorful past of commodity extraction. But visions of this relationship with the landscape are in conflict. I then search for the “western” in western regional science by examining the residential location of members of the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA), and the place names (or lack thereof) in titles of conference papers, and conclude that the most western aspect of western regional science is the field trip or landscape tourism nature of the annual meeting. The paper ends with an appeal to expand the western sense of place in the WRSA.

Stagnation, Decline, and Development: A Trip Through the Southern Countryside

Based on the 1992 Fellow’s Address of the Southern Regional Science Association. This article takes a nostalgic tour through Georgia’s rural countryside, showing the effects of stagnation and decline. It then reviews the conditions for growth and development in the tradition of Schumpeter and Ricardo, their applicability to the rural South, and their implications for regional scientists.

Teaching Undergraduate Regional Economics

At the 38th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) held in New Orleans in November 1991, a three-hour session was devoted to the teaching of regional economics. In this session, organized by James Kurre of Pennsylvania State University-Erie, eight individuals described “how” they teach the undergraduate regional economics course at their home institutions. Two panels were convened. In the first, John Blair, Roger Bolton, Jarvin Emerson, and Frank Giarratani described course structure and content. In the latter panel devoted to course projects, participants included Andrew Isserman, James Kurre, William Latham, and Karen Polenske. All of those participating in these presentations agreed that such an exchange of ideas was very beneficial and would likely be of interest to a larger audience than that attending the RSAI meetings. Given this potential interest, the editors asked the six participants who currently teach undergraduate regional economics within economics (as opposed to planning) departments to prepare short papers describing their courses for publication in the Review. Each author (teacher) was requested to comment upon: (1) the “goals” for his course, (2) the nature of the students in attendance, (3) the text employed as well as any supplementary reading material, (4) course content, and (5) any special projects or assignments. Although reading lists and other class material are not included in what follows,

A Flow‐Capturing Location‐Allocation Model

Geographical AnalysisVolume 22, Issue 3 p. 270-279 Free Access A Flow-Capturing Location-Allocation Model M. John Hodgson, M. John Hodgson M. John Hodgson is professor of geography, The University of Alberta.Search for more papers by this author M. John Hodgson, M. John Hodgson M. John Hodgson is professor of geography, The University of Alberta.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4632.1990.tb00210.xCitations: 414 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat LITERATURE CITED Berman, O., and D. Simchi-Levi (1988). “A Heuristic Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Location Problem on Networks.” Operations Research, 478– 84. Church, R. L., and M. E. Meadows (1979). “Location Modeling Utilizing Maximum Service Distance Criteria,” Geographical Analysis 11, 358– 73. Church, R. L., and C. S. ReVelle (1974). “The Maximal Covering Location Problem,” Papers of the Regional Science Association 32, 101– 18. Fairbairn, K. (1984). “The Urban Pattern of Retailing: A. Within North America.” in Store Location and Store Assessment Research, edited by R. L. Davies and D. S. Rogers, pp. 55– 71 New York: John Wiley and Sons. Flannery, J. J. (1971). “The Relative Effectiveness of Some Common Graduated Point Symbols in the Representation of Quantitative Data.” The Canadian Cartographer 8, 96– 109. Fotheringham, A. S., and M. E. O'Kelly (1989). Spatial Interaction Models: Formulations and Applications. Kluwer. Ghosh, A., and S. L. McLafferty (1987). Location Strategies for Retail and Service Firms. D. C. Heath. Goodchild, M. F., and V. T. Noronha (1987). “Location-Allocation and Impulsive Shopping: The Case of Gasoline Retailing.” In Spatial Analysis and Location-Allocation Models. edited by A. Ghosh and G. Rushton, pp. 121– 36. Van Nostrand Reinhold. Hodgson, M. J. (1981). “The Location of Public Facilities Intermediate to the Journey to Work.” European Journal of Operational Research 6, 199– 204. Hogan, K., and C. S. ReVelle (1986). “Concepts and Applications of Backup Coverage.” Management Science 11, 1434– 44. Jones, K. G., and D. R. Mock (1984). “Evaluating Retail Trading Performances.” In Store Location and Store Assessment Research, edited by R. L. Davies and D. S. Rogers, pp. 333– 60. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Mercurio, J. (1984). “Store Location Strategies.” In Store Location and Store Assessment Research, edited by R. L. Davies and D. S. Rogers, pp. 237– 62. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Ratnayake, L. L. (1988). “Estimating Origin-Destination Matrices from Link Volume Counts: A Simple Intercity Auto Travel Demand Model for Sri Lanka.” Transportation Planning and Technology 12, 263– 71. Snow, W., and K. Scott (1984). “Site Appraisals.” In Store Location and Store Assessment Research edited by R. L. Davies and D. S. Rogers, pp. 215– 31. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Zeller, R. E., D. D. Achabal, and L. A. Brown (1980). “Market Penetration and Locational Conflict in Franchise Systems.” Decision Sciences 11, 58– 80. Citing Literature Volume22, Issue3July 1990Pages 270-279 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Measuring and Forecasting Local Economic Activity: A Status Report

A survey was conducted over 1987-88 to obtain information on the extent to which regional economists were engaged in measuring and forecasting local economic activity. A total of 250 members of the Association for University Business and Economic Research and the Southern Regional Science Association were surveyed. The intended specific objectives of this paper are twofold. First, some of the tools which can be used to measure and forecast local economic activity will be presented. Second, some of the primary obstacles encountered in this pursuit will be discussed. The survey results are briefly reported and used as the basis in meeting the intended objectives. The literature review at the end of this paper is also directed to this end.

REFLECTIONS ON “WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE IN REGIONAL SCIENCE?”

ABSTRACT The paper is the text of a speech delivered to the opening session of the Twenty‐Eighth European Congress of the Regional Science Association in Stockholm in August 1988. It reflects on an earlier address (Hägerstrand 1970) in the light of numerous comments and criticisms made during the interim period.

Housing in US Fordism*

International Journal of Urban and Regional ResearchVolume 12, Issue 2 p. 187-210 Housing in US Fordism* Richard L. Florida, Richard L. FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorMarshall M.A. Feldman, Marshall M.A. FeldmanSearch for more papers by this author Richard L. Florida, Richard L. FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorMarshall M.A. Feldman, Marshall M.A. FeldmanSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1988 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.1988.tb00449.xCitations: 52 * This is an abridged version of a paper presented at the Union for Radical Political Economics Conference (Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 1986) and at the Annual Meetings of the Regional Science Association (Columbus, Ohio, November 1986). We would like to thank Vera Chouinard, Kevin Cox, David Gordon, Michael Harloe, Peter Marcuse, Don Parson, Dick Walker, John Willoughby and especially Martin Kenney for their helpful comments on various drafts of this paper. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume12, Issue2June 1988Pages 187-210 RelatedInformation