Post by Dr. Karima Kourtit (MBA)

‼️Announcement‼️ Book series: Great Minds in Regional Science Great Minds in Regional Science, Volume 1 Editors: Peter BateyDavid Plane Volume 2 is almost ready! https://lnkd.in/e3VcAZ33 Table of Contents Introduction by Peter Batey, David Plane Pages 1-11 Establishing Regional Science and the Regional Science Association Front Matter Pages 13-13 Walter Isard (1919–2010): Founding Father of Regional Science by David Boyce Pages 15-24 Genpachiro Konno (1906–1996), Yasuhiko Oishi (1922–2014), and Hirotada Kohno (1932–): The Three Great Fathers of Japanese Regional Science by Yoshiro Higano Pages 25-56 Rolf Funck (1930–2015): Developing Regional Science in Europe by Daniela-Luminita Constantin Pages 57-69 Antecedents of Regional Science Front Matter Pages 71-71 Jules Dupuit (1804–1866): Cost-Benefit Analysis and Collective Choices by Philippe Poinsot Pages 73-90 August Lösch (1906–1945): Moral Sentiments, Scholarly Rigor by Peter Nijkamp Pages 91-101 Philip Sargant Florence (1890–1982): Pioneer Planning Analyst by Peter Batey Pages 103-120 Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987): Cumulative Causation Theory Applied to Regions by Hans Westlund Pages 121-134 Laying the Foundations of Regional Science Front Matter Pages 135-135 Martin Beckmann (1924–2017): Polymath Theorist by Gordon F. Mulligan Pages 137-151 Edward Louis Ullman (1912–1976): Establishing the Bases of Regional Science by David Plane Pages 153-170 Julian Wolpert (1932– ): Pioneering Quantitative and Behavioral Geographer by Roger Stough Pages 171-183 Waldo Tobler (1931–2018): Analytical Cartographer and Regional Scientist by Arthur Getis Pages 185-198