Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science

Abstract

This edited volume covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice. It is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science. This volume celebrates Prof. Higano’s contributions to the JSRSAI, PRSCO, and RSAI. Essay contributors include his former students and a wide array of regional scientists, each with a personal connection to Prof. Higano. Three parts of this book from RSAI, PRSCO, and JSRSAI contributors are devoted to Prof. Higano. In Part I, contributors are discussing topics of regional science in view of global region (except Asia-Pacific and Japan). In Part II, contributors examines a wide range of topics of social, economic, and environmental issues in Asia-Pacific regions. In Part III, topics are focused on urban and regional economy and the environmental and energy issues in Japan.