Regional Economic Development Analysis and Planning Strategy
The second edition of this book is completely reedited making the book even more valuable for graduate students, reflecting recent advances and adding insightful new material. The book is about the analysis of regional economic performance and change, and
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Robert J. Stimson Roger R. Stough Brian H. Roberts
Regional Economic Development Analysis and Planning Strategy Second Edition
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Robert J. Stimson Professor of Geographical Sciences and Planning and Convenor Australian Research Council Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia [email protected] Professor Roger R. Stough School of Public Policy George Mason University 4400 University Dr. MS 2C9 Fairfax VA 22030 Australia [email protected] Professor Brian H. Roberts Centre for Developing Cities University of Canberra ACT 2601 Australia [email protected]
ISBN-10 3-540-34826-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-34826-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN 3-540-43731-2 1. Ed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Foreword
The second edition of this book represents a re-editing and in some cases significant rewriting of the original book published in 2001. Substantial editing occurred and new material has been included in the introductory chapter and in Chap. 10, the concluding chapter. The reason for this was to bring forward to 2006 the original thesis of the book about the need for regions to be prepared to experience increasingly greater shocks and to have increasingly less time to respond in adjusting their economic development to achieve sustainability. Events that have occurred over the past five years - such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, continuing the rapid advances in technology, the rise of sustained economic growth in China and beginning to unfold in India, the Indonesian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina devastation in New Orleans, the invasion of Iraq and continued unrest in the Middle East represents on-going and unforeseen risks and new challenges whic
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