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Call for papers – 17th APDR Congress | 5th Congress of Nature Management and Conservation | International Congress of APDR/AECR

Call for papers – 17th APDR Congress | 5th Congress of Nature Management and Conservation | International Congress of APDR/AECR

Call for Papers
 
 
 

The Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR) is organizing its 17th Annual Congress in Bragança-Zamora (http://www.apdr.pt/congresso/2011/), in the 29th June to 2nd July 2011, with the collaboration of the Spanish Association of Regional Science (AECR). Similarly to 2009, the Congress will be held jointly with the 5th Congress of Nature Management and Conservation. This initiative counts with the scientific and logistical support of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) and Foundation Rei Afonso Henriques in Zamora (FRAH), in collaboration with others scientific societies like the Portuguese Association of Agrarian Economics (APDEA) or Portuguese Society for Rural Studies (SPER).

 

THEMES:

 

Common Asset Management and Regional Sustainable Development
Teaching and Research in Regional Science
Regional development policies (Workshop Zamora, Spain, 30 June)
Globalization and regional development
Innovation and Territory
Spatial dimensions of the crisis of the state
Urban Sustainability
Migration and Sustainable Development
Transport networks and territory
Location of activities
Agricultural competitiveness and regional development (APDEA Sessions)
Tourism and sustainable development
Local and rural development (SPER Sessions)
Frontiers and Development
Economics of natural resources and environmental (5th Congress Nature Management and Conservation Sessions)
Nature Management and Conservation (5th Congress Nature Management and Conservation Sessions)
Decision support systems for regional development
Operational Models of Regional Economics
Instruments of spatial planning
Regionalization and Regional and Local Finance
 

IMPORTANT: The theme: Regional development policies will only be developed in the Workshop of Zamora (June 30).
  
 
Key dates

Abstracts:

Abstracts reception: 28th  February 2011

Abstracts acceptance: until 4th March 2011

Papers:

Papers reception: 4th  April 2011

Papers acceptance: until 15th April 2011

 

Congress Bragança: 29th  June to 1st  July 2011

Workshop Zamora: 30th June 2011

Study Visit: 2nd July 2011

 

Abstract Submission

You must have an account for an online submission (abstract and/or paper) or to register for the 17th APDR Congress. 

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You have already an account, please CLICK HERE.

Abstracts are accepted in the following languages: Portuguese, English or Spanish. The papers can be presented in one of these three languages and parallel sessions will be organized by language to facilitate the participation of people who do not speak Portuguese.

The text should not exceed 1.500 characters (including spaces).

 

Organizing Committee

 

·  Ángeles Marín Rivero (AECR/Universidad de León)

·  António Fernandes (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)

·  João Azevedo (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)

·  Natividad Gonzaler (Fundación Rei Afonso Henriques-Zamora)

·  Orlando Rodrigues (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)

·  Sílvia Nobre (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)

·  Tomaz Ponce Dentinho (APDR/Universidade dos Açores)

 

Contacts

 

Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional — APDR

Elisabete Martins
E-mail: apdr@apdr.pt
Ana Fuentes Sánchez
E-mail: info@apdr.pt
Internet: www.apdr.pt
Fax: (+351) 295 402 205
Tel.: (+351) 295 332 001