The second in a two volume tribute to Walter Isard, the first being "New Frontiers in Regional Science", this book looks at dynamics and conflict in regional structural change. Together they contain 50 papers by experts in this field, and look at subjects such as location theory.

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Part 1 Spatial and regional dynamics - theoretical issues: from Alfred Weber to Max - the shifting style of regional policy, William Alfonso; externalites and ageing processes, and spatial structures - a dynamic approach, Eric von Boventer; a varying social rate of discount - review of arguments, Daniel Gijsbers and Peter Nijkamp; self-organization of evolving economic space, Ryszard Domanski; the dynamics of central place networks, Alan Wilson; endogenous technological changes and economic growth, Ake Andersson. Part 2 Empirical analysis of regional change and structure: five principles of spatial econometrics illustrated, J.P.Ancot et al; spatial linkages in the US economy, P.D.Blair; regional health care systems modelling, Manas Chatterji; macro vs micro economic approaches to regional resource systems - the case of Chesapeake Bay, John H.Cumberland; spatial planning in the context of decentralized planning in developing countries - a case study of India, Chitta R.Pathak; regional and multi regional modelling in the USSR, Alexander Grandberg; input-occupancy-output analysis and its application in China, Chen Xikang; a note on the usefulness of the "round-by-round" method of performing input-output impact calculations, Benjamin H.Stevens; some educational challenges in regional studies for more developed and third world countries, Lloyd Rodwin. Part 3 The management of conflict: management and control of conflict using and integrated model, Christine Smith; spatial econometric analysis of international conflict, Luc Anselin.