Call for Abstracts

The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the Regional Science Association of India invite regional scientists, economists, economic geographers, urban planners, policy makers, and researchers of related disciplines to participate in the 12th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International, with the main theme “Spatial Systems: Social Integration, Regional Development and Sustainability”. The Congress will be hosted by the Regional Science Association of India.

We invite formal paper presentations (deadline of November 30, 2017. The abstract submission portal is now open. Full information on the venue, abstract submission, registration, schedule of events, accommodation and travel information is posted at www.regionalscience.org/2018worldcongress

About the Focal Theme

Across the world, communities are striving to achieve an ecologically and socially secure future. The intricately linked ideas of sustainability and integration are the key to achieving our development goals. As regional scientists, our common pursuit of a sustainable future may be attained with more efficient understanding of the ‘region’ as a spatial unit. Keeping this objective in mind, the theme of the 2018 Congress highlights the importance of analyzing spatial systems as not just physical space or social space, but shared space. The sub-themes will be aimed at providing a platform for debates and discussions around the key issues of contemporary regional science and carve out the way to future research agenda.

Special Sessions

SS00 – Forty Under Forty Geoffrey Hewings SS01 – Water management in South Asia: From conflict to cooperation Paulo Casaca SS02 – Smart Cities Initiatives for the 21st Century: Myth or Reality Sumana Banerjee and Vijay Pandey (Chair) SS03 – Territorial Governance and Local Development in Developing Countries Andre Torre (Chair) and Habibullah Magsi SS04 – Spatial Econometric Interaction Modelling Manfred M. Fischer (Chair) and Yee Leung SS05 – Spatial Analysis: From Neural Computing to Deep Learning Yee Leung (Chair) and Manfred M. Fischer SS06 – Walled Territories Andrea Székely SS07 – Economic Corridors, Development and Regional Cooperation in South Asia and Beyond Siegfried O. Wolf SS08 – Metropolitan Governance in a conflict, competition and cooperation contexts Jorge Gonçalves SS09 – Analytical Approaches to Climate Change at Multiple Scales Gerrit-Jan Knaap

SS10 – Rural Transformation Subrata Dutta ​ SS11 – The future of leisure: tourism, mobility and transportation João Romão (Chair), Peter Nijkamp and Luca Zamparini SS12 – Transforming Metropolitan Regions: Ideas and Examples Amit Chatterjee SS13 – Citizenry and Regional Planning Subhra Chattopadhyay SS14 – Revisiting rural-urban dichotomy for integrated regional development Manisha Jain and Artem Korzhenevych (Chair) ​ SS15 – Conflict, Migration, and Diaspora Manas Chatterji SS16 – Comparative Patterns of Indian and Chinese Urbanization Manas Chatterji SS17 – Regional Science and Peace Science Manas Chatterji SS18 – Natural and Man-Made Disaster Management Manas Chatterji SS19 – Globalization and Regional Science Manas Chatterji

 

Regular Sessions

RS01 – Big Data for Regional Science RS02 – Cooperation and Development RS03 – Environmental Issues RS04 – Infrastructure, Transportation and Accessibility RS05 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship RS06 – Location of Economic Activity RS07 – Methods in Regional Science and Urban Economics RS08 – Migration and Labor Markets

RS09 – Real Estate and Housing RS10 – Regional and Urban Policy and Governance RS11 – Regional Finance, Investment or Capital Markets RS12 – Rural Development RS13 – Social Integration RS14 – Spatial Planning RS15 – Spatial Systems in Transitional economies RS16 – Tourism

We look forward to welcoming you in the dazzling city of Goa in May 2018.

With warmest regards,

The Organizing Committee

www.regionalscience.org/2018worldcongress