Territorial Economics: Theory and Practice is a groundbreaking textbook on territorial economics gives a valuable overview of economic dynamics, urbanization, and regional development. Representing a significant contribution to discipline, this book focuses on territorial economics, distinct from traditional regional economics frameworks. By examining space, regions, and cities as essential components of an ‘economics of places', the book explores the connections between applied economics and regional science. It covers the complexities of globalization and regionalization and emphasizes the increasing importance of territorial economics from both positive and normative viewpoints.
Initial chapters cover territorial economics, exploring the concept of 'territory' in economic development and analyzing regional economic systems' role in spatial planning. Subsequent chapters cover agricultural spaces, environmental sustainability, regional disparities, and land-use challenges. The book concludes with a focus on data sources, variables, and indicators essential for applied economics. Integrating urban studies, demographic dynamics, and environmental assessment, it provides a holistic view of economic dynamics and spatial planning that is a vital resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying economic geography, urban studies, and related fields.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Chapter 1. Space, regions, cities: essentials in the “economics of places” - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Applied economics and regional science: a primer - p. 35 8. Chapter 3. Globalization and the region: the rising importance of “territorial economics” - p. 57 9. Chapter 4. From “global” to “local”: emerging paradigms in urbanization and economic growth - p. 77 10. Chapter 5. In-between morphology and functions: settlement models and the uneven expansion of metropolitan regions - p. 97 11. Chapter 6. Socioeconomic resilience and territorial economics - p. 115 12. Chapter 7. The quest for “sustainability”: industrial districts and local development - p. 131 13. Chapter 8. Moving toward the fringe: agricultural spaces and rural development - p. 151 14. Chapter 9. Regional disparities, landscapes, and territorial governance - p. 177 15. Index - p. 199
Territorial Economics: Theory and Practice is a groundbreaking textbook on territorial economics gives a valuable overview of economic dynamics, urbanization, and regional development. Representing a significant contribution to discipline, this book focuses on territorial economics, distinct from traditional regional economics frameworks. By examining space, regions, and cities as essential components of an ‘economics of places', the book explores the connections between applied economics and regional science. It covers the complexities of globalization and regionalization and emphasizes the increasing importance of territorial economics from both positive and normative viewpoints.
Initial chapters cover territorial economics, exploring the concept of 'territory' in economic development and analyzing regional economic systems' role in spatial planning. Subsequent chapters cover agricultural spaces, environmental sustainability, regional disparities, and land-use challenges. The book concludes with a focus on data sources, variables, and indicators essential for applied economics. Integrating urban studies, demographic dynamics, and environmental assessment, it provides a holistic view of economic dynamics and spatial planning that is a vital resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying economic geography, urban studies, and related fields.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Chapter 1. Space, regions, cities: essentials in the “economics of places” - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Applied economics and regional science: a primer - p. 35 8. Chapter 3. Globalization and the region: the rising importance of “territorial economics” - p. 57 9. Chapter 4. From “global” to “local”: emerging paradigms in urbanization and economic growth - p. 77 10. Chapter 5. In-between morphology and functions: settlement models and the uneven expansion of metropolitan regions - p. 97 11. Chapter 6. Socioeconomic resilience and territorial economics - p. 115 12. Chapter 7. The quest for “sustainability”: industrial districts and local development - p. 131 13. Chapter 8. Moving toward the fringe: agricultural spaces and rural development - p. 151 14. Chapter 9. Regional disparities, landscapes, and territorial governance - p. 177 15. Index - p. 199
