ABSTRACT In this paper, we review the contributions of Alan Wilson to geography and regional science over a period of more than 50 years. Beginning from theoretical insights, mathematical models and spatial analytics methods for cities, the research becomes somewhat more applied in the 1980s. The notable impact of this work in a business and commercial setting is in marked contrast to a relative lack of traction in a public policy environment. Reasons for this are explored. In more recent times, the advent of big data has started to generate transformational approaches to geographical problems. We argue that years of accumulated experience from the study of more abstract problems within less well-instrumented systems was a precursor to this. Finally, we argue that through working with a ‘family’ of modellers, the skills available to meet these challenges is significantly more extensive than could have been the case in the absence of such a programme. It is a legacy which is at once inspiring, durable and hugely significant.

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二十一世纪的应用空间建模：威尔逊遗产。回顾与展望

摘要 在本文中，我们回顾了艾伦·威尔逊 50 多年来对地理和区域科学的贡献。从理论见解、数学模型和城市空间分析方法开始，这项研究在 1980 年代变得更加适用。这项工作在商业和商业环境中的显着影响与公共政策环境中相对缺乏吸引力形成鲜明对比。对此的原因进行了探讨。最近，大数据的出现已经开始产生解决地理问题的转型方法。我们认为，从对仪器较少的系统中更抽象问题的研究中积累的多年经验是这一点的先导。最后，我们认为通过与建模师“家庭”合作，与没有此类计划的情况相比，可用于应对这些挑战的技能要广泛得多。这是一份既鼓舞人心、经久耐用又意义重大的遗产。