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In this chapter, the late Roger Stough describes how geographer Julian Wolpert’s career unfolded parallel to, and as a part of, the quantitative and behavioral revolutions in the social sciences, geography, and regional science. Wolpert’s contributions—heavily influenced by Herbert Simon’s critique of the foundations of the normative science of microeconomics—lent new behavioral perspectives on understanding microeconomic behavior. He brought appreciation to geography and regional science of new quantitative approaches, such as mathematical simulation and optimization modeling. In Wolpert’s view, scholarship is not solely for the benefit of intellectuals: it should also contribute to society. A champion of the poor and disempowered, he made contributions to our understandings of philanthropy and social welfare, as well as to the location of noxious facilities.
Roger Stough, Professor Emeritus of George Mason University, passed away while this chapter was in the final editing stages. He was a scholar of enormous intellect with a big, warm, jovial character. He gave himself with tireless energy to promoting regional science around the world. Roger is greatly missed by his many regional science colleagues.
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Stough, R. (2020). Julian Wolpert (1932– ): Pioneering Quantitative and Behavioral Geographer. In: Batey, P., Plane, D. (eds) Great Minds in Regional Science. Footprints of Regional Science(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46157-7_11
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