!!Peter Nijkamp
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__Address:__ Free University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Spatial Economics, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-20-598 6090, Fax. +31 20-598 6004\\
__Born:__ February 26, 1946 (Dalfsen, the Netherlands)\\
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__Education__
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*1964-1970 Econometrics and Regional Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam 
*1972 Ph.D. in Regional Economics at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, on "Planning of Industrial Complexes by Means of Geometric Programming" (Rotterdam University Press, Rotterdam, 1972) (cum laude)
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__Previous Appointments__
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*2005-2007 President of the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs) 
*1975–2002 Chairman Department of Regional Economics, Free University, Amsterdam 
*1973-1978 Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam 
*1973–1975 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Free University, Amsterdam
*1970-1973 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam 
*1969-1970 Research Assistant, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam 
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__Current Professional Position__
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*since 2002 President Governing Board Netherlands Research Council (NWO) 
*since 1975 Full Professor in Regional Economics and in Economic Geography, Faculty of Economics, Free University, Amsterdam
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__Membership Editorial Board Scientific Journals (Selection)__
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*Economic Modelling
*Annals of Regional Science 
*Geographical Analysis
*Network Economics and Spatial Theory
*Regional Studies
*Environment & Planning C
*Studia Regionalia
*International Journal of Development Planning Literature
*Ecological Economics
*Indian Journal of Regional Science
*Geographical Systems
*Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
*Applied Economic Geography
*Netherlands Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
*Studies in Regional Science
*Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
*Socio-Economic Planning Studies
*Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
*Journal of Transportation and Statistics
*International Journal of Environment and Pollution
*International Journal of Technology Management
*European Economic Review
*European Journal of Infrastructure and Transport
*Growth and Change
*International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management
*Journal of Transport Geography
*Investigaciones Regionales
*International Journal of Revenue Management
*Scienze Regionali
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__Signs of Scientific Recognition__
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*1981 Honorary medal University of Poitiers, France 
*1987 Honorary medal Panthios University, Athens, Greece 
*1989 Doctor honoris causa, Free University, Brussels, Belgium 
*1994 Honorary medal University of Catania, Italy 
*1995 Honorary award European Regional Science Association 
*1997 Walter Isard senior scholarship award of the North American Regional Science Association 
*Fellow World Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Fellow Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Fellow International Academy of Regional Development and Cooperation, Moscow, Russia
*Fellow Holland Society of Sciences 
*Fellow Royal Belgian Academy of Science and Arts
*Winner of the 1996 Dutch Spinoza Prize (highest scientific award in the Netherlands) 
*Scientific Advisory Department of Systems Ecology, Academia Sinica, China
*Fellow Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam/Rotterdam
*Honorary member of Japan Section of Regional Science Association International
*2002 Doctor honoris causa, National Technical University, Athens 
*Winner of the First European Prize in Regional Science
*Winner of the 2004 Founder's Medal of the Regional Science Association International (highest international scientific award)
*Fellow of the Regional Science Association International
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__Guest Professorships__
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*University of Gothenburg, Sweden
*University of Osaka, Japan
*Boston University, Boston, USA
*National Technical University, Athens, Greece
*Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
*University of Naples, Italy
*Pandios School of Political Science, Athens, Greece
*Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
*University of Padua, Italy
*Politecnico di Torino, Italy
*University of Helsinki, Finland
*University of the Aegean, Mytilini, Greece
*University of Catania, Italy
*University of Joenssuu, Finland
*University of Bologna, Italy
*University of Aalborg, Denmark
*University of Newcastle, England
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__Scientific/Managerial Involvement in The Netherlands__
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*Past Chairman, Social Science Council of The Netherlands
*Past Member of the Board of the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Past Chairman, Humanities Division of Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Past Vice-president, Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Past Vice-Chairman, Dutch Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (HDP) Committee
*Past Member, Global Change Committee Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Past Member, Jury Heineken Prize for the Environment
*Past Chairman, Committee on Methods and Techniques of the Dutch Ministry of Finance
*Past Member, Dutch Environmental Impact Statement Committee
*Past Chairman, Board TRAIL Research School, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University, Rotterdam
*Past Member Programme Committee National Research Programme on Climate Change
*Past Member Steering Group Sustainability and Environmental Quality of Dutch National Science Foundation
*Member of numerous temporary/ad hoc advisory committees on science policy and planning issues in The Netherlands
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__International Scientific Involvement__
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*Fellow Royal Belgian Academy of Science and Arts
*Member Advisory Board of the Negev Center, Ben Gurion University, Bear-Sheva, Israel
*Member Board Western Regional Science Association, USA
*Member International Advisory Committee of the Jan Tinbergen Educational Foundations Trust, Rohtak, India
*Member of CESET, Study Center on Evaluation and Economics, Napoli, Italy
*Member Advisory Board Mahatma Gandhi International Training Center for Conflict Prevention and Management, Ahmedabad, India
*Member Scientific Committee Center for Regional Economics, Transport and Tourism, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy
*Life Member of Indian Regional Science Association, Calcutta, India
*Life Member of Regional Science Association International, Urbana-Champaign, USA
*1979-1989 Past President European Regional Science Association 
*1990-1992 Past President Regional Science Association International 
*1993-1998 Past Councillor Regional Science Association International 
*1987-2001 Past Chairman Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR) 
*2001-2005 Past Coordinator Transatlantic Transportation Research Network STELLA 
*Past Co-chairman Steering Group for Social Change and Sustainable Transport ESF-NSF
*Past Member, Management Committee COST 328 Progamme on Network Evaluation of the European Union
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__Advisorships__
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*Dutch Government
*Commission of the European Communities
*Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
*World Bank
*Academia Sinica
*Asian Development Bank
*European Roundtable of Industrialists
*Council of Europe
*European Science Foundation