Fischer, Manfred M#
b. Nuremberg (Germany), Feb. 25, 1947, expert in economic geography. Visiting professor at Wroclaw University (1978/79) and at the University of Santa Barbara (1988), since 1988 Professor at the Department of Economic and Social Geography of the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, head of department. His works focus esp. on technologically-oriented systems research, regional development and taxonomy. Editor of the periodical "Geographical Systems" as well as of the book series "Advances in Spatial Science" and "Gesellschaft, Raum und Umwelt".
Works#
Eine Methodologie der Regionaltaxonomie, 1982; Zur Entwicklung des grenzueberschreitenden Warenverkehrs im Einzugsbereich der RMD-Wasserstrasse und der Mengenpotentiale der Binnenschiffahrt, 1993 (with C. Rammer); Innovationsaktivitaeten in der oesterreichischen Industrie, 1994 (with G. Menschik); Industrie-Standort NOe., 1995 (with A. Grundler).