Part, Part I Analytical Directions
chapter 1 Central Issues in Neural Spatial Interaction Modeling: The Model Selection and the Parameter Estimation Problem / Manfred Fischer
chapter 2 Genetic Algorithms and Transportation Analysis: Review and Perspectives for Bus Network Optimization / Maurizio Bielli Pasquale Carotenuto
chapter 3 Winners and Losers in Spatial Duopoly Markets: The Relevance of a Value Transfer Approach / Frans Bal Peter Nijkamp
chapter 4 Objective and Subjective Methods of Exploring Regional Economic Disparities / Kenneth Button
part, Part II Methodological Contributions and Applications in Transport Analysis
chapter 5 Neural Network and Spatial Interaction Analysis of European Commodity Flows / Peter Nijkamp Aura Reggiani Enrico Sabella
chapter 6 Estimation of Gravity Models by OLS Estimation, NLS Estimation, Poisson and Neural Network Specifications / Erik Bergkvist Lars Westin
chapter 7 Development of High-Speed Systems in Europe: Multicriteria Ranking of Alternatives / Milan Janie
chapter 8 Rail Network Management and Competition for Transport Service Provision / Anna Bassanini Alberto Nastasi
part, Part III Methodological Contributions and Applications in Spatial Dynamics
chapter PART III METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND 9R & D Investments and Knowledge Stock Formation: A Cross Country Study of Innovation and Growth / Domenico Campisi Massimo Gastaldi Nathan Levialdi
chapter 10 European Economic Convergence and the Entrance of New Members in the European Union / Gustav Kristensen Jie Zhang
chapter 11 Intersectoral Technology Flows in a Biregional Model / Tullio Gregori Gustav Schachter
chapter 12 The Spatial Dispersion of Economic Activities and Development Trends in China: 1952-1985 / Tschangho John Kim Gerrit Knaap.