This handbook explores five major themes that are redefining economic geography in the twenty-first century: geopolitics and geoeconomics; globalization and global production networks; changing worlds of work and population dynamics; green transitions and environmental change; and digital and technological transformations, including artificial intelligence and platform economies. It highlights how these forces are reshaping regional development, innovation, trade, finance, labor markets, governance, and sustainability across both the Global North and Global South.
Organized around the themes of economies, regions, economic processes, actors and institutions, and reflections and exchanges, the handbook provides authoritative reviews of established knowledge while identifying the critical questions that will guide research in the decades ahead. Its global perspective reflects the increasing diversity of the field and offers new insights into uneven development, resilience, risk, and economic transformation.
An essential reference for researchers, graduate students, policymakers, and practitioners, this handbook demonstrates why economic geography remains indispensable for understanding the changing relationships between economy, society, environment, and space in a rapidly evolving world.
