%0 Journal Article 
%A Stimson, Robert J.
%T Some challenges for regional science research
%D 2016
%@ 2340-2717
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27638
%X Regional scientists have long faced challenges in developing the
interdisciplinary field where their focus is on the spatial context of social, economic and environmental phenomena, and dealing with spatial data presents considerable methodological challenges. This article discusses the evolution of Regional Science, the critiques it has received and the challenges it has confronted. It addresses specifically some contemporary challenges that relate to methodological issues, such as: how to measure and model endogenous regional growth performance; the limitations of using "de jure" regions rather than "functional" regions as the spatial framework in regional analysis; the need to making greater use of unit record data and integrating those data into generalised spatial frameworks; and making use of the opportunities offered by «big data» in urban and regional analysis.

%K Regional science
%K Regional Analysis
%K Regional differentials
%K Endogenous regional development
%K Functional regions
%K De jure regions
%K Unit record/micro data
%K Micro-simulation
%K Big data
%K Ciencia regional
%K Análisis regional
%K Diferencias regionales
%K Desarrollo regional endógeno
%K Regiones de iure
%K Regiones funcionales
%K Registros por unidades/microdatos
%K Micro-simulación
%K Economía
%K Economics
%K Geografía
%K Geography
%K Sociología
%K Sociology
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala