Towards A Regional Science Academy: A Manifesto

Nijkamp, Peter; Kourtit, Karima; Khattabi, Abdellatif; Rose, Adam; Kocornik-Mina, Adriana; Faggian, Alessandra; Scott, Allen J.; Batabyal, Amit; Barufi, Ana Maria Bonomi; Torre, André; Caragliu, Andrea; Lundgren, Anna Sofia; Bailly, Antoine; Reggiani, Aura; Stimson, Bob; Macharis, Cathy; Karlsson, Charlie; Kim, Euijune; Shefer, Dani; Constantin, Daniela-Luminiţa; Griffith, Daniel A.; Nakamura, Daisuké; Czamanski, Daniel; Plane, David A.; Glaeser, Edward L.; Mack, Elizabeth A.; Haddad, Eduardo Amaral; Mazzola, Fabio; Snickars, Folke; Giuliano, Geneviève; Hewings, Geoffrey J. D.; Mulligan, Gordon F.; Maier, Günther; Qian, Haifeng; Westlund, Hans; Richardson, Harry W.; Folmer, Henk; Scholten, H.J.; Poot, Jacques; Thill, Jean-Claude; LeSage, James P.; Kohlhase, Janet E.; Romão, João; Broecker, Johannes; Östh, John; Martı́n, Juan Carlos; Cuadrado‐Roura, Juan R.; Geurs, Karst; Donaghy, Kieran P.; Haynes, Kingsley E.; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Schintler, Laurie A.; Gibson, Lay James; Anselin, Luc; Girard, Luigi Fusco; Fischer, Manfréd M.; Partridge, Mark D.; Boarnet, Marlon G.; Andersson, Martin; Fujita, Masahisa; Batty, Michael; Carroll, Michael; Marinescu, Maria; Buček, Milan; Reid, Neil; Hudec, Oto; Aroca, Patrício; Batey, Peter; Taylor, Peter; Cooke, Philip; Franklin, Rachel S.; Jackson, Randall; Florida, Richard; Capello, Roberta; Camagni, Roberto; Stough, Roger; Boschma, Ron; Dall’erba, Sandy; Sassen, Saskia; Rey, Serge; Suzuki, Soushi; Haas, Tigran; Dentinho, Tomaz Ponce; Kim, Tschangho John; Blien, Uwe; Royuela, Vicente; Ratajczak, Waldemar; Tobler, Waldo; Lutz, W.; Shiftan, Yoram; Higano, Yoshiro; Wen, Y.

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“…At the same time, big data has been criticized as being a-theoretical (Anderson, 2008) and fraught with imperfections; accordingly, regional scientists should carefully account for these shortcomings in their research. While organizations like the Regional Science Academy are helping to advance some of these aims (Kourtit & Nijkamp, 2016), there is always more room to expand such efforts.…”

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Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society

Chen

Schintler

2023

Journal of Regional Science

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This study aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the evolution of regional science, a scholarly domain in the social sciences that applies analytical and quantitative approaches and methods to understand and address urban, rural, or regional problems. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of 8509 articles published in six regional science flagship journals (including the Journal of Regional Science, Annals of Regional Science, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Papers in Regional Science, Regional Science Policy and Practice, and International Regional Science Review) from 1958 to 2021. The analysis presents an objective data‐driven and unprecedented visualization of the field's intellectual, social, and conceptual structure and trends from the beginning to the present. It also provides a rich portrayal of the epistemology of regional science and illuminates matters related to regional science education and training. We find that regional science has moved well beyond its origins, shifting away from a heavy focus on theory and abstraction to modeling/simulation, empirical analysis, and policy research. We also find that there has been increasing attention to “people” in regions and the spatial characteristics of social problems, and some important shifts in the regional science community itself, particularly in terms of patterns of collaboration and the geography of scholarship. The findings of this paper provide implications for future directions of research and education for regional science.

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Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society

Chen

Schintler

2023

Journal of Regional Science

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“…The Regional Science Academy that is being championed by Nijkamp and Kourtit deals with big and complex challenges. The value added by the proposed Academy comes with the development of the foundations for an integrated regional theory and methodology (Nijkamp and Kourtit 2016).…”

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Emerging trends in regional science

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Gibson

2017

Asia-Pac J Reg Sci

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Regional science has been evolving as a discipline since the 1950s. Whereas it has a distinctive focus and personality, it has not evolved in isolation. We recognize the early influences of economics and geography and other social and natural sciences. But we also recognize emerging trends that regional science can benefit from as it matures. In this paper we discuss emerging academic influences and critical research themes that have the ability to further shape regional science as a useful discipline for solving real-world problems.

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Towards A Regional Science Academy: A Manifesto

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Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society

Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society

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