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16º Congresso Anual da APDR – Spaces of Hinge, border channels and nodes – Madeira 5-10 July 2010

02/12/2009

Spaces of Hinge, border channels and nodes

Portugal is formed by many ports and gates, hinge spaces, border channels and nodes, of local and global networks, which sustainability is assured by territories with borders defined by sea routes. It is more so in Madeira, key to the Mediterranean, which territory extends to Venezuela, South Africa, Australia, Channels Islands, Lisbon and Algarve. This Congress theme try´s to bring to scientific reflection the calling and the development of these hinge spaces that end up being more relevant when there are globalization processes, when these spaces acquire diverse typologies and when nomadic institutions start to condition the sedentary.

Congresses and workshops promoted by APDR have registered a growing number of participants. The Congress of Madeira has the dream to move from 200 to 500 participants. So we bet in the coming six international speakers for the plenary sessions and six teachers for six classes of Regional Science. So we choose one of the most beautiful places of Portugal. So we admit sessions in English, French and Spanish. Therefore, we continue to bet on study visits to address and discuss the development of sites visited and the people who live there.

Deadlines

Abstracts reception: 10th Jan 2010

Papers reception:

Papers for Arbitration session: 24th Apr 2010;

Papers for Bartholomew Award (under 33 years): 24th Apr 2010;

Papers for Other Sessions: 22th May 2010;

Extended abstract for the Poster: 22th May 2010;

Selection and organization of communications in sessions with Arbitration (A),

Sessions Bartholomew (B), Additional Sessions (O) and Posters (P)

Registrations limited to 500 persons

Organizing Committee:

António Almeida (University of Madeira)

Ricardo Fabrício (University of Madeira)

Vera Barros (University of Madeira)

Ricardo Correia (University of Madeira)

Tomaz Ponce Dentinho (APDR President)

July 5th, 6th and 7th – Study Visits (Madeira, Porto Santo e Desertas Islands)

July 8th, 9th and 10th – Congress

Themes

1. Challenges of regional development

2. Migration flows and integration processes

3. Crisis and re-location of economic activities

4. Interdisciplinary and plurality of regional development models

5. Territorial-based innovation processes

6. Infrastructure and regional development

7. Information society and regional development

8. Tourism and sustainability

9. Regional, local and rural development policies

10.Regional and local finances and taxation

11.Environmental and natural resources economics

12.Operational models for regional economies

13.Decision support systems for regional development

14.Geographical information systems and territorial planning

15.Methods of spatial analysis

16.Madeira’s economy after autonomy

17.Other topics of regional science has at least 4 papers

Contacts

Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional — APDR

E-mail: apdr@mail.telepac.pt

Fax: (+351) 295 402 205 / Tel.: (+351) 295 332 001

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