@article{Kourtit_Nijkamp_2016, place={Vienna, Austria}, title={Towards A Regional Science Academy: A Manifesto}, volume={3}, url={https://openjournals.wu.ac.at/ojs/index.php/region/article/view/120}, DOI={10.18335/region.v3i1.120}, abstractNote={<p>This Manifesto provides a joint proposal to create a <strong><em>Regional Science Academy</em></strong> as a think-tank support platform for a strategic development of the spatial sciences. The <strong><em>Regional Science Academy</em></strong> is a strategic spatial knowledge catalyst: it acts as a global intellectual powerhouse for new knowledge network initiatives and scholarly views on regions and cities as vital centrepieces of interconnected spatial systems. This contribution highlights its role and presents various activity plans.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, journal={REGION}, author={Kourtit, Karima and Nijkamp, Peter}, year={2016}, month={Apr.}, pages={R1-R16} }