From Gottmann to Gottmann: Testing a geographical theory

Abstract

The author, Guest Editor for the present volume of Ekistics and member of the World Society for Ekistics, is Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He was a member of the Commission Permanente de Géographie Politique chaired by Professor Jean Gottmann. He chaired the Working Group on Geography of Transport of the International Geographical Union from1980-1988. Professor Muscarà' s scientific interests have always focused on the epistemology of geography. He has researched issues on the geography of development and on regionalization, especially regarding its relationships to the dynamics of urbanization. Of his numerous publications, the latest one is on the paradox of federalism in Italy.