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Ashish Sen
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College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348), Chicago, USA
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Tony E. Smith
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Department of Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 1-12
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Theoretical Development
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 15-48
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 49-152
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 153-220
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 221-353
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Methods
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Front Matter
Pages 355-355
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 357-472
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- Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
Pages 473-532
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Back Matter
Pages 533-574
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"In summary, by anyones definition, this is a magnum opus and the authors are to be congratulated on their work. The book is extremely well-written and well-proofed; ... It provides a very strong theoretical framework in which to view the diverse family of spatial interaction models and it yields some interesting and useful insights into the calibration of such models." Journal of Regional Science
Authors and Affiliations
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College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348), Chicago, USA
Ashish Sen
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Department of Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Tony E. Smith