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French Speaking Section

Series of Seminars, related to MOBILITAS ( Labor mobility issues related assets). The first meeting will be 20th November, 2014 with the theme " Mobility and professional worlds changing". It will take place at IFSTTAR in Champs-sur-Marne
(Welcome Building) near Paris from 9:30 to 17h.

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German Speaking Section

Call for Papers:

45th Winter Seminar of the Regional Science Association on the 22nd – 28th February 2015 at Igls / Innsbruck

Abstract submission deadline 12/12/2014
Email: sekretariat@gfr.ersa.org  

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Moroccan Section

Check the latest news on the newest Section of ERSA

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Polish Section

Check the latest news from the Polish Section website

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Spanish Section

The Spanish Section of ERSA is hosting an International Conference on

"Financing and the role of the regions and towns in the economic recovery"

To be held in Zaragoza, Spain.

Further information HERE

Turkish Section

National Regional Science / Regional Planning Congress on 18-19 December "Emerging Economies and Regional Policy: Turkey Agenda" will be hosted by the Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul.

You actively participate in the reconstruction period of the first congress and we are happy for your contribution.

For further information HERE

ERSA New Online Journal – REGION

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CURRENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Full Professor in Regional Science. WU Wien

For details click HERE  –  Application deadline is 19th November 2014.   

TWO Rosalind Franklin Fellow Positions At the University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences…..
Deadline for application is December 1, 2014. – For more information click HERE

From the French Speaking Section of ERSA

Post- doc in "territorial industrial ecology and urban metabolism" for the urban future LABEX .
PDF in French POST DOC

2014 Barcelona Workshop on Regional  

and Urban Economics

The Spanish Section of ERSA and the AQR-IREA will host the Workshop on

Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Urban Development, that will take place on

27th – 28th November, 2014 in Barcelona

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The aim of this workshop is to deeply analyse the relationship among cultural tourism, heritage and economic growth. The regional/local dimension will be one of the topics to consider. Also the relationship between cultural tourism and sustainable urban development will be analyzed.

Furthermore, successful papers will be published in a Special Issue of Tourism Economics on the same topic. The accepted papers (around 7) will be presented in plenary sessions that will complement the keynote speaker presentation.

Keynote speakers:

Carlos Pestana Barros (Technical University of Lisbon and Editor of Tourism Economics)

Karl Wöber (MODUL University Vienna)  

Location:

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona (Avda. Diagonal 690, Barcelona)

Further information

HERE

Latest News from the

NARSC Congress, Washington DC

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The 61st North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International were held in Bethesda, Maryland November 12-15, 2014. Located just northwest of Washington, D.C. the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda provided a wonderful venue for the meetings.

This was the largest gathering of regional scientists ever held in North America with over 800 in attendance. Of course attendees came not only from North America but from countries all over the world. The diversity of nationalities and topics represented at the meetings is perhaps best exemplified by the three plenary presentations that were delivered.
The meetings kicked off with the traditional plenary RSAI Fellows Lecture. This year's presentation titled "The Territorial Dimension of the Knowledge Economy in Europe: Which Innovation Policies in an Era of Austerity?" was scheduled to be delivered by Roberta Cappelo of Politecnico di Milano. Unfortunately Professor Cappelo was unable to attend the conference this year and so her presentation was very ably delivered by her colleague Professor Andrea Caragliu.

On Thursday morning Janice Madden of the University of Pennsylvania presented the NARSC Presidential Lecture. Professor Madden's presentation was titled "The Demography of Commuting: How Population Groups Create and Respond to Cities".
On Friday evening Henry Yeung of the National University of Singapore delivered the Regional Science Policy and Practice Plenary Plenary Presentation titled "Regional Development in the Global Economy: A Dynamic Perspective of Strategic Coupling in Global Production Networks". 

In addition to these plenary sessions there were many excellent papers presented as part of breakout sessions. The meetings also provided ample opportunity for networking at both the Wednesday and Thursday evening receptions as well as numerous coffee breaks.

For 2015, the NARSC event will take place in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest, so make a note in your calendars for the 11th -14th of November, 2015. Be sure to join us for what promises to be another exciting gathering of regional scientists.

Best regards,
Neil Reid, NARSC Executive Director 

What Europe is saying relating to "Sustainable Urban Development"….

News abstracts from the European Commission websites

1. [PDF]eu research for sustainable urban development and land …

ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf/her_tech_en.pdf

EU RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND LAND … growing success of the cultural tourism sector in Europe gives it a strong … Research (FP5) – the Commission supports conservation of what it calls the "physical,.

2. Studies and publications – Tourism – Enterprise and Industry

ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/documents/studies/index_en.htm

Preferences of Europeans towards Tourism – Flash Eurobarometer Report (February … regional/local economies through the development of Social Tourism" (2010) … The impact of major cultural and sporting events on tourism-oriented SMEs …. in partnership at the regional level to organise them in a sustainable way.

3. The big picture for sustainable city tourism – European …

ec.europa.eu ' European Commission ' Research ' FP6 ' SSP

European Commission SSP project to manage tourism and improve the quality … Making the most of cultural tourism can be a way to foster urban revivals, as well … existing innovative schemes for the sustainable development of tourism; Give …

4. [PDF]Urban Sustainability H – European Commission – Europa

ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf/sust_eur_en.pdf

addressed sustainable development in generic and specifically urban contexts. ….. the growth of cultural tourism gives its preservation an economic as well as a.

5. Keeping historic cities alive – European Commission

ec.europa.eu/research/environment/newsanddoc/article_1359_en.htm

it is vital, but not always easy, to preserve the historic culture of european … centres can become open-air museums – attractive for tourists but unused by local residents. … The SUIT project (Sustainable development of Urban historical areas …

All sources are from the European Commission 

    What the twitters are saying about "Urban Development"…..