Abstract
Equilibrium, disequilibrium and adaptation. The inspirations for spatial economics.
This paper is a part of author’s long-term research project related to dynamics and
evolution of space economy. In the attempts of theoretical reconstruction of these processes
the notion of equilibrium plays an important role, as well as related notions: disequilibrium
and adaptation. In the analysis of equilibrium the author drew on the concepts elaborated by
the neoclassical school of economics. In the analysis of disequilibrium the concept of physics
turned out to be fertilizing, namely the concept of dissipative structures and self-organisation.
The concept of adaptation is elaborated in depth in biology. These three concepts have been
applied in spatial economics long since. Further research is necessary however, to make these
application more relevant to spatial economics, and in this way more fruitful.
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