Content // PREFACE...7 // PART A - TRANSITIONS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE... 11 // Paths, Sources and Performance of Regional Science in Central Europe Pavel Raška, Jaroslav Kouiský...13 // Planning Cultures in Central Europe Jiří Ježek...28 // Reformulating the Environmental Research Agenda in Central Europe Lenka Slavíková, Jiřina Jílková...43 // Rural Studies and Uneven Development of Rural Areas in Central Europe Vladan Hruška...52 // PART K - REGIONS IN TRANSITIONS ...71 // Transition, Borders and Bordering in Central Europe Tassilo Herrschet, Nevena Nancheva...73 // Post-industrial Society and Regional Development: Creative Knowledge Economy and Problems of Path Dependences Petr Dostál...97 // Transforming Economies and Societies in Central Europe Martin Myanl...119 // The Phenomenon of Foreign Direct Investment in Central Europe Petr Hlaváček...135 // Shrinking Cities in Central Europe Petr Rumpel, Ondřej Slach...142 // RESÜMEE: TRANSITIONS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE - REGIONS IN TRANSITION: SOME CONCLUDING COMMENTS...156 // LIST OF AUTHORS // 160