In the last decade or so, inequality studies have assumed renewed prominence across the
social sciences. In this introduction to a special issue of Applied Geography, we set out to …

It has almost become a research premise, as opposed to a research question, that cities are
the font of economic innovation. This review explores the connection between innovation …

The concept of regional development trap refers to regions that face significant structural
challenges in retrieving past dynamism or improving prosperity for their residents. This …

Regional economic divergence has become a threat to economic progress, social cohesion
and political stability in Europe. Market processes and policies that are supposed to spread …

Over the past few years a new buzzword has entered academic, political and public
discourse: the notion of resilience, a term invoked to describe how an entity or system …

This work analyses the implications of tourism dynamics and smart specialisation strategies
on growth and socioeconomic resilience of European regions where tourism is a regional …

Over the past 40 years, globalization has spread development to many parts of the world.
But within countries, development has become more uneven, a phenomenon known as …

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing
incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society. It begins …

Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in local industrial agglomeration and
specialization, not only by economic geographers but also by economists and by policy …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …