Towards a regional science academy: A manifesto

Peter Nijkamp, Karima Kourtit, Abdellatif Khattabi, Adam Rose, Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Alessandra Faggian, Allen Scott, Amit Batabyal, Ana Maria Bonomi Barufi, André Torre, Andrea Caragliu, Anna Lundgren, Antoine Bailly, Arthur Getis, Aura Reggiani, Bob Stimson, Cathy Macharis, Charlie Karlsson, Euijune Kim, Dani SheferDaniela Constantin, Daniel Griffith, Daisuke Nakamura, Daniel Czamanski, David Plane, Edward Glaeser, Elizabeth Mack, Eduardo Haddad, Fabio Mazzola, Folke Snickars, Genevieve Giuliano, Geoffrey Hewings, Gordon Mulligan, Gunther Maier, Haifeng Qian, Hans Westlund, Harry Richardson, Henk Folmer, Henk Scholten, Jacques Poot, Jean Claude Thill, James Lesage, Janet Kohlhase, Joao Romao, Johannes Broecker, John Östh, Juan Carlos Martin, Juan Cuadrado-Roura, Karst Geurs, Luc Anselin, Kingsley Haynes, Klaus Zimmermann, Laurie Schintler, Lay Gibson, Luc Anselin, Luigi Fusco Girard, Manfred Fischer, Mark Partridge, Marlon Boarnet, Martin Andersson, Masahisa Fujita, Michael Batty, Michael Carroll, Miruna Mazurencu Marinescu, Milan Bucek, Neil Reid, Oto Hudec, Patricio Aroca, Peter Batey, Peter Taylor, Philip Cooke, Rachel Franklin, Randall Jackson, Richard Florida, Roberta Capello, Roberto Camagni, Roger Stough, Ron Boschma, Sandy Dall’Erba, Saskia Sassen, Serge Rey, Soushi Suzuki, Tigran Haas, Tomaz Dentinho, Tschangho John Kim, Uwe Blien, Vicente Royuela Mora, Waldemar Ratajczak, Waldo Tobler, Wolfgang Lutz, Yoram Shiftan, Yoshiro Higano, Yuyuan Wen

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Abstract

This Manifesto provides a joint proposal to create a Regional Science Academy as a think-tank support platform for a strategic development of the spatial sciences. The Regional Science Academy is a strategic spatial knowledge catalyst: it acts as a global intellectual powerhouse for new knowledge network initiatives and scholarly views on regions and cities as vital centrepieces of interconnected spatial systems. This contribution highlights its role and presents various activity plans.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R1-R16
JournalRegion
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 14 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Economics and Econometrics

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