New Issue: Regional Science Policy & Practice Regional Science Policy & Practice Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2025 Articles Does high-speed railway speed up manufacturing agglomeration along the line? A case study of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway Article Number 100223 Huasheng Zhu, Peixin Huang, Jiachen Yue Optimizing regional development through smart cities: A case study of Lucknow city, India Article Number 100226 Arun Pratap Mishra, Subhash Anand, Amit Kumar Batar The multidimensional phenomenon of left behindness: a local approach Article Number 100232 Ricardo Perancho, Alberto Díaz-Dapena, Ana Viñuela Physical infrastructure development in cyclone preparedness strategy: An assessment in the cyclone prone blocks of West Bengal, India Article Number 100231 Sripurna Kanjilal, Gupinath Bhandari Decrypting the triad of climate policies, macroeconomic interdependencies and quantitative modelling: A literature review on quantifying climate risks Article Number 100229 Markus Vogl, Milena Kojić, Stephan Schlüter Exploring cognitive differences in prospective entrepreneurs: An analysis using propensity score matching Article Number 100230 Ljiljan Veselinovic, Mirza Kulenovic International migration, ageing, and growth in rural Spanish provinces: A roadmap for policymakers? Article Number 100236 Rosella Nicolini, José Luis Roig Policymaking for circular urban food systems: A systematic literature review of policy instruments and governance arrangements Article Number 100250 Daniel Polman Targeted impacts of salary subsidies: A developing country perspective Article Number 100245 Aomar Ibourk, Karim El Aynaoui Book Reviews In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us Covid’s Wake Article Number 100235 Chiara F. Del Bo Book.Review of “The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World” by William Dalrymple. Article Number 100234 Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Read the full issue on ScienceDirect