This book originates from two meetings, set apart in time but closely connected by continuing collaborative efforts between researchers in an international network. The first of these meetings took place at IIASA in October 1984, organized by IIASA's Regional Issues Project under the title "Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Development". About half of the papers in this volume were presented at that meeting. These contributions have been elaborated and revised considerably during the preparation of this volume, and can now be regarded as mature papers embracing the frontiers of spatial and economic dynamics.
Another set of contributions was presented during the European Summer Institute in Regional Science held at the University of Umea in June 1986. The Summer Institute was organized by CERUM in collaboration with the Departments of Economics and Geography at the same university. The contributions have been drawn from the sessions on technological change, nonlinear dynamics in spatial networks and infrastructure development. This is reflected in the three parts of the volume (1) Competition, specialization and technological change, (2) Spatial interaction, (3) Urban and regional infrastructure
