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For the philosopher of history, . Hegel, the fundamental challenge for any student of societal evolution is to apprehend in thought the spirit of the age (or the zeitgeist)—., to understand the motive force of change while it is still at work (Lauer, 1974). Catching the zeitgeist ‘in the act,’ so to speak, is a matter of practical importance; for gaining such an understanding would seem to be a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for successfully shaping ‘for the better’ any future state of affairs. Hegel does not give us much cause for optimism here. He famously observed that the owl of Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom,. | ADVANCES IN SPATIAL SCIENCE Advances in Spatial Science Editorial Board Manfred M. Fischer Geoffrey . Hewings Peter Nijkamp Folke Snickars Coordinating Editor Titles in the Series M. M. Fischer J. Revilla Diez and F. Snickars Metropolitan Innovation Systems VIII 270 pages. 2001. ISBN 978-3-540-41967-9 L. Lundqvist and . Mattsson Eds. National Transport Models VIII 202 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-42426-0 J. R. Cuadrado-Roura and M. Parellada Eds. Regional Convergence in the European Union VIII 368 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-43242-5 G. J. D. Hewings M. Sonis and D. Boyce Eds. Trade Networks and Hierarchies XI 467 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-43087-2 G. Atalik and M. M. Fischer Eds. Regional Development Reconsidered X 220 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-43610-2 Z. J. Acs H. L. F. de Groot and P. Nijkamp Eds. The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy VII 388 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-43722-2 R. J. Stimson R. R. Stough and B. H. Roberts Regional Economic Development X 397 pages. 2002. ISBN 978-3-540-43731-4 S. Geertman and J. Stillwell Eds. Planning Support Systems in Practice XII 578 pages. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-43719-2 B. Fingleton Ed. European Regional Growth VIII 435 pages. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00366-3 T. Puu Mathematical Location and Land Use Theory 2nd Edition X 362 pages. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00931-3 J. Brocker D. Dohse and R. Soltwedel Eds. Innovation Clusters and Interregional Competition VIII 409 pages. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00999-3 D. A. Griffith Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Filtering XIV 247 pages. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00932-0 J. R. Roy Spatial Interaction Modelling X 239 pages. 2004. ISBN 978-3-540-20528-9 M. Beuthe V Himanen A. Reggiani and L. Zamparini Eds. Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World XIV 346 pages. 2004. ISBN 978-3-540-00961-0 Y. Okuyama and S. E. Chang Eds. Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters X 323 pages. 2004. ISBN 978-3-540-21449-6 L. Anselin . Florax and S. J. Rey Advances in Spatial .