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The Spatial Economy: A Holistic Perspective

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This paper offers a concise holistic-historical perspective on regional science. It positions regional science among various related disciplinary approaches and presents a comprehensive image of its multi-faceted architecture.

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  1. Department of Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam, 1081, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter Nijkamp

  2. Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

    Peter Nijkamp

  3. Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

    Waldemar Ratajczak

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  1. Department of Spatial Economics, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter Nijkamp

  2. University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Adam Rose

  3. VU University Department of Spatial Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Karima Kourtit

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Nijkamp, P., Ratajczak, W. (2015). The Spatial Economy: A Holistic Perspective. In: Nijkamp, P., Rose, A., Kourtit, K. (eds) Regional Science Matters. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07305-7_2

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