Although evolutionary economic geography has been popular in economic geography, it has also been criticized for, among others, a weak geographical conceptualization, which has become evident, particularly in empirical research on related and unrelated variety. Therefore, this paper advances a spatial ontology, which is embedded in critical realism and social constructivism, and will empower evolutionary economic geography to understand and explain the impact of both economic crises and grand societal challenges on regional economic change, in a more place and scale-sensitive manner. Moreover, and relatedly, it will enable a better understanding of the main drivers of regional economic change.

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推进演化经济地理学中的空间本体论

尽管演化经济地理学在经济地理学中一直很流行，但它也因地理概念化薄弱等问题而受到批评，这一点已经变得很明显，特别是在相关和不相关品种的实证研究中。因此，本文提出了一种嵌入批判现实主义和社会建构主义的空间本体论，将使演化经济地理学能够在更大的地点和规模上理解和解释经济危机和重大社会挑战对区域经济变化的影响。 - 敏感的方式。此外，与此相关的是，它将有助于更好地了解区域经济变革的主要驱动因素。