Regional Intelligence: Spatial Analysis and Anthropogenic Regional Challenges in the Digital Age

Regional Intelligence is an emerging field that leverages the lessons learned through decades of regional science. By merging spatial analysis with quantitative analytical techniques in the Anthropocene, this book contributes to the multidisciplinary understanding of regional issues. The locational aspects of regional paradigms are explored through various empirical studies that promote a rich and diversified understanding of regional issues concerning policy, governance, land use, and territorial decisions.

Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars and students of regional and spatial sciences and geography, as well as practitioners and decision makers engaged in regional planning and policymaking, looking for new methodological approaches that offer insights into sustainable development, regional prosperity, and livability. As a unique contribution, this book challenges the status quo on how complex spatial problems at an international level and at multiple scalescan be comprehended.

Eric M.N. Vaz is a tenured Professor at Ryerson University, Canada. He is currently serving as President of the Canadian Regional Science Association, and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Canadian Regional Science. His research chiefly focuses on the interaction of regional science with geographic analysis in the Anthropocene.