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Many spatial process models are concerned with dynamics, evolution, and hence transformations through space and time. Distinctions between static and dynamic geographical models have been outlined by Griffith and MacKinnon (1981), whereas distinctions have been drawn between dynamic and evolutionary spatial models by Griffith and Lea (1983) in the introductions to two companion volumes to this one. The objective of this introductory section is four-fold. First, the notion of a space-time transformation will be clarified. Second, a distinction will be made between spatio-temporal transformation mechanisms, on the one hand, and dynamic and evolutionary spatial models, on the other hand. Third, salient concepts associated with the topic of this book—transformations through space and time—will be examined briefly. Finally, each of the papers of this volume will be related to these key concepts.
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Griffith, D.A., Haining, R.P. (1986). Introduction. In: Griffith, D.A., Haining, R.P. (eds) Transformations Through Space and Time. NATO ASI Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4430-5_1
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