Modern Classics in Regional Science series – serie

In recent years a growing number of social scientists have become increasingly interested in the study of location problems. This interest has been fostered by the integration of national economies within broader spaces such as the EU or NAFTA as well as by their impact on the development of regions and cities. Another important reason for this attention is the growing awareness among economists that a comprehensive economic theory can no longer put space aside. Most economic activities are distributed over space, and for such activities space moulds the very nature of competition between firms. This major collection of classic articles demonstrates the important contribution of location theory and will be an essential source of reference for students or researchers of modern regional science or economic theory.

This collection includes both classical and recent papers that explore the complex interrelationships between transport, land use and the spatial organization of metropolitan areas. Since land use planning and transportation planning play a major role in shaping these relationships, special attention is given to studies on planning issues and policies.Whilst one section of the collection features papers written in the tradition of urban economics, the main emphasis is on studies which examine the impact of various changes in transportation systems on land use.

This major new reference work includes a selection of the most important articles and papers on urban economic theory published during the last twenty years.Analytical Urban Economics focuses on a branch of urban economic theory that attempts to analyze economic behaviour in cities by referring to geographical space rather than dealing with a spaceless world. The contributing authors to this volume are drawn from some of the most prominent urban economists in the world and from leading economic journals, especially those focusing on urban economics.This volume, with a new introduction written by the editors, is divided into ten sections including ‘The Distribution of Income and Utility over Space’, ‘Dynamics’ and ‘Alternatives to Monocentric Models’.This book will be an essential reference text for urban economists and will be important background reading for graduate courses on urban economics.

Regional Dynamics analyses the process of change that occurs within and between regions. This major two volume reference set includes the most important articles on the causes and consequences of regional change resulting from human activity. Special attention is given to economics and social behaviour and processes and social organization such as industries and governments.