Fernando Rubiera Morollón

Are we in a golden age of regional science? Reflections based on the review and critique of the Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science (Edward Elgar)

Recently, in 2025, Edward Elgar published the Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science. This massive work, over 800 pages long, contains more than 300 entries and features contributions from nearly one hundred researchers worldwide, coordinated by the editors: Peter Nijkamp, ​​Karima Kourtit, Kingsley E. Haynes, and Zeynep Elburz.

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Rubiera Morollón, F. (2026). ¿Estamos en una era dorada de la ciencia regional? Reflexiones a partir de la revisión y reseña de la Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science (Edward Elgar). Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 65, .