Friday, 27 May 2016 15:37

Job Position | Assistant Professorship Utrecht University, Human Geography

Assistant Professors in Human Geography, International Development Studies and Spatial Planning (4 x 0,8/1,0 FTE)

Job description

The Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning has developed the challenging research programme ‘Urban Futures: Transitions towards Economic and Social Sustainable Cities’. In this programme faculty members from different sub disciplines of human geography and planning work closely together on two main research themes: ‘Economic Urban Transitions’ and ‘Social Urban Transitions’. Within this programme several interrelated topics are studied: urban economic resilience, networks and flows in and between urban regions, healthy urban living, urban inequalities and diversities, transnational mobilities, and smart urban governance. The Department is also responsible for one undergraduate programme in Human Geography and Spatial Planning and for a number of graduate programmes in urban and economic geography, spatial planning, international development studies, and GIS.

Our ambition is to further develop the two integrative research themes with a focus on the issues and topics mentioned. From an education perspective, the Department wants to strengthen faculty expertise in: urban and regional economic development and policy, geography of urban social issues, transnational mobility and urban life, land and real estate development, and GIS, all subjects in the context of the global North and South. This will be achieved by appointing four excellent assistant professors who are able to contribute to these ambitions from their respective specializations in urban and economic geography, international development studies, spatial planning and related disciplines.

Requirements

We are looking for colleagues who show leadership and who initiate, both independently and in collaboration with other researchers and external partners, new research projects within the ‘Urban Futures’ research programme, thereby enriching the current research agenda. Next to research duties, the assistant professor will have teaching tasks in BSc- and MSc-programme and will be involved in PhD-supervision. We envisage positions with 0.5 fte research and 0.5 fte teaching for the next four years of appointment.

We seek highly motivated candidates who hold a PhD in Human Geography, Spatial Planning or a related discipline. If you

have experience in conducting scientific research leading to high-quality publications
have extensive experience in qualitative and/or quantitative methods of research and/or GIS
have a good (international) research network
see added value in collaborating within interdisciplinary research projects
are able to acquire research funding in competition, preferably with a proven track record
are enthusiastic about – and have experience in – teaching and supervising students from undergraduate to PhD levels
are willing and confident to teach subjects beyond your niche of expertise
have a Basic Teaching Certificate (BKO) or similar teaching qualification, or are willing to acquire such a qualification as soon as possible
are proficient in both written and spoken English
have the willingness to learn Dutch (passive proficiency required, in case- of a non-Dutch speaking candidates)
are a team player, looking forward to contributing to, and collaborating with different disciplinary groups within and outside our department

we encourage you to apply and are looking forward to meeting you.

Candidates with a background in Human Geography, International Development Studies and/or Spatial Planning have our preference, however candidates with a different disciplinary background and with an interest in Human Geography and Spatial Planning are also invited to respond.

Conditions of employment

Employment conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities. We offer a fulltime position that starts with an initial period of two years, with an intended extension of either another two years or a conversion to a permanent position, subject to performance. The gross monthly salary is based on experience and qualifications, and ranges from a minimum of € 2,920 to a maximum of € 4.654,- on a fulltime basis (as of January 2016). The salary is supplemented by a holiday allowance of 8% per year and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

We offer a pension scheme, collective insurance schemes and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). Facilities for sports and childcare are available on our campus, which is only 15 minutes away from the historical city centre of Utrecht. For more information visit Working at Utrecht Universit

Additional information

More information can be obtained from prof. Martin Dijst, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UU/vacancy/33954/lang/en/

Friday, 27 May 2016 15:36

EXTENDED DEADLINE - JUNE 7TH CALL FOR PAPERS - 18th Annual BIOECON Conference - Cambridge, UK, 14-16 September 2016

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Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

18th ANNUAL BIOECON CONFERENCE
“Instruments and Incentive Mechanisms
for Biodiversity Conservation
and Ecosystem Service Provision”

14th -16th September 2016
Kings College, Cambridge
United Kingdom

Hosted by the London School of Economics (LSE), the Graduate Institute-Geneva (IHEID) and Cambridge University Department of Land Economy (UCAM)

Supported by the Founding Partners of the BIOECON Network:
IHEID, FEEM, UNEP, IUCN,GRI-LSE

With additional support from:
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Keynote Speakers

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge
Professor Amy Ando, Illinois University

The Scientific Partners of BIOECON are pleased to announce the Eighteenth Annual International BIOECON conference on the theme of “Instruments and Incentive Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Service Provision”. The conference will be held at Kings College Cambridge, England between the 14th – 16th September 2016. BIOECON 18 will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues in the area of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development, in both developed and developing countries. In particular, we wish to explore the latest theoretical and empirical research on instruments and incentive mechanisms. The conference aims to present evidence on which instruments have worked and research on new instruments and incentive mechanisms that offer potential improvements or refinements on the existing toolkit. For instance, can conservation and environmental objectives be achieved via Conditional Cash/Social Transfers? How can Payments for Ecosystem Services be scaled-up from their current limited applications? What instruments can assist in conserving biodiversity as part of natural capital? The conference welcomes work on developed and developing country experiences.

The conference takes a broad interest in the area of resource management, development and conservation, including but not limited to: the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in economic development, plant genetic resources and food security issues, deforestation and development, fisheries and institutional adaptation, development and conservation, wildlife conservation, and international trade and regulation. The conference will have sessions on economic development, growth and biodiversity conservation, as well as on institutions and institutional change pertaining to the management of living resources. For a flavour of previous conferences go to BIOECON 16 and BIOECON 17.

In particular, submissions are invited on the themes of:
- Evaluation of biodiversity-related policies
- Institutional frameworks for resource conservation (property rights, market instruments etc.)
- The role of behavioural economics in biodiversity conservation policy design

- Experimental (lab and field) approaches to biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation
- Institution-building for provision of global public goods
- Valuation methodology and its application to biodiversity conservation
- Issues of governance and management of natural resources in developing countries
- Development, growth and resource constraints
- Resources management, distribution, development, poverty alleviation.

BIOECON also has the goal of influencing policy-makers and policy. To this end twoexpert policy panels will be organised. The purpose of these panels will be to bring together practitioners (Government, private sector, NGO) and academics from different disciplines to discuss current policy related issues in biodiversity conservation and environment. The panel sessions will be supported by and contribute to the aims and goals of and the funding partners: UNEP, IUCN and IIED. This year UNEP and IIED will be co-organising a panel discussion on the potential for Conditional Cash Transfers to secure ecosystem services and conservation objectives, in light of the recently agreed UN Sustainable Development Objectives (SDGs).

Complete papers may be submitted for presentation within the conference and only complete papers will be considered by the scientific programme committee. The deadline for submission of papers to BIEOCON 18 has been extended. Electronic copies should be sent to Ms Kristel Suijs at " href="http://customer43686.musvc2.net/e/t?q=u%3dF58PH%26n%3d8%266%3dC46P%261%3dA7LL%26w%3dosmccsunv7_4SUh_Ecd11ge7z_tSkb_6Btuqgu1p-pw6yq0w.qty%26p%3dowA8e4.6qv" style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Tuesday 7th June 2016. Please include Abstract, JEL Codes and Keywords with your submission. Acceptance of papers will be notified by email by Wednesday 22nd June 2016. Unfortunately late papers cannot be considered.

It is also possible to submit 3-4 papers together as a suggested “special session” under one of the themes indicated above. The Scientific Partners reserve the right to accept papers on an individual basis, so it is possible that even when a session is not accepted, individual papers within the session might be so.

This year we would also like to receive suggestions for a special “natural sciences” or interdisciplinary parallel session to foster more interdisciplinary collaboration with the BIOECON network. Sessions proposed should focus on any aspect of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.

The conference will open with a reception at Kings College on early evening of Wednesday 14th of September. Conference sessions will commence on the morning of the 15th of September and conclude on the afternoon of the 16th of September. The conference banquet will take place at the main Dining Hall of Kings College on the evening of the 15th of September.

Selected presenters will be invited to register one presenter for the conference at the “invited presenter” rate. The invited presenter rate consists of a £140 registration fee that will cover the costs of 2 nights single accommodation, reception, lunches, and conference banquet. (A limited number of double rooms are available (at a surcharge of £50/night). Additional guests may be registered for lunch (£35/person) or the Conference Banquet at the additional cost of £50 per guest. There is a £250 registration fee for all other participants that will include the banquet, lunches and refreshments, but not accommodation. There is a £130 registration fee for day-participants (that includes lunches and refreshments but not lodging and the conference banquet). All other questions regarding fees, registrations and accommodation should be sent to Kristel Suijs at " href="http://customer43686.musvc2.net/e/t?q=h%3d0VNCB%26E%3dN%26s%3d7ULC%26u%3dbM9F%26N%3d5fg4sfoEBt_xtkU_94tnu8utt_KiXV_WRgoHwhuG-6jzP7wq.H0l%26j%3dFCx26J.skM" style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Registration will open on Tuesday 23rd June 2016. Registrations for conference presenters are due by 4th July 2016. Registration for all other participants closes on the 31st August 2016.

Further registration details and all other conference information will be provided on the BIOECON website.

Friday, 27 May 2016 15:34

Third Call for Papers - Second International Symposium on Cellular Automata Modeling for Urban and Spatial Systems (CAMUSS 2016)

THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS

Following several requests, the deadlines for submission have been extended. Papers and extended abstracts are welcome until June 20th, 2016. Please consider to contribute or distribute this Call for Papers through your networks.

The Second International Symposium on Cellular Automata Modeling for Urban and Spatial Systems (CAMUSS 2016) will be held in Quebec City, Canada from September 21 to September 23, 2016. CAMUSS 2016 is organized by the Centre for Research in Geomatics (CRG) and theConvergence Network, Université Laval, Canada, with the support of the Centre for Urban Policy Studies of the University of Manchester, UK.

http://www.camuss2016.ulaval.ca/
Full papers and extended abstracts due June 20th, 2016.

SYMPOSIUM TOPICS

CAMUSS 2016 invites authors to submit original research on topics including (but not limited to):

Fundamental Research in Cellular Automata

Theoretical CA models
Cells in CA
Scale in CA
Neighborhood in CA
Transition rules in CA
Calibration of CA models
CA and complexity
Integration of CA and GIS
Integration of CA and remote sensing
Integration of CA and agent-based modeling
Integration of CA and supported vector machine algorithms

Other geosimulation techniques

Agent-based simulation
Artificial neural networks
Discrete choice theory
Advances in geosimulation modeling

Applications
CA/geosimulation:

for land use/land cover modeling
for transport modeling
for demography modeling
for health and epidemiology modeling
for hydrology modeling
for fire modeling
and social sciences
of urban processes
in defence and security
of natural disasters
and energy networks
in environment

Other Applications of CA and geosimulation for modeling spatial systems.

SUBMISSION

The CAMUSS 2016 symposium consists of two refereed paper tracks: Full Papers and Extended Abstracts. Authors are invited to submit original research related to cellular automata (CA) and other geosimulation techniques (see above for detailed topics).

Full Paper Track

Full papers must be submitted in PDF format through the Easychair website. Full papers will be thoroughly reviewed by three members of the program committee. High-quality submissions will be accepted for presentation at the symposium and for publication in the proceedings (in a book of the Advances in Geographic Information Science Springer Book Series). Manuscripts must describe original work that has neither been published before, nor is currently under review elsewhere. Papers must be written in English according to Springer general Manuscript guidelinesand should not exceed 5,000 words.

Extended Abstract Track

Extended abstracts must be submitted in PDF format through the Easychair website. Extended abstracts describing work in progress will be reviewed by three members of the program committee. Accepted extended abstracts will be selected for oral or poster presentation and will be published in electronic format as proceedings of the symposium. Extended abstracts must be written in English according to the symposium guidelines and should not exceed 1,500 words.

IMPORTANT DATES

Full papers and extended abstracts due June 20^th, 2016
Full papers and extended abstracts notification July 11^th, 2016
Full papers and extended abstracts camera-ready due July 25^th, 2016

ORGANIZATION

CAMUSS 2016 Chairs
Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, chair, Centre for Research in Geomatics, Université Laval, Canada
Nuno Norte Pinto, co-chair, University of Manchester, UK

Keynote Speakers
Professor Itzhak Benenson, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Professor Danielle Marceau, University of Calgary, Canada

Steering Committee
Michael Batty, CASA University College London, UK
Itzhak Benenson, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Geoffrey Caruso, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Helen Couclelis, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
Yan Liu, University of Queensland, Australia
Danielle Marceau, University of Calgary, Canada
Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Université Laval, Canada
Nuno Norte Pinto, University of Manchester, UK
Roger White, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada

Local Organizing Committee
Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Université Laval, Canada
Eveline Bernier, Centre for Research in Geomatics, Université Laval, Canada
Bernard Moulin, Université Laval, Canada
Sonia Rivest, Convergence Network, Université Laval, Canada
Hédia Sammari, Convergence Network, Université Laval, Canada

Monday, 23 May 2016 10:49

Programa general - 6ta conferencia anual SAER

Dear All, we attach the Preliminary Program for the Seminar. You can go to www.saerargentina.com,ar to see more details of the Seminar.

We are waiting for you!

Kind regards!

Evelyn Colino - Pedro Elosegui

Estimados, adjunto enviamos el programa general (preliminar) del encuentro.

No dejen de revisar la página www.saerargentina.com.ar donde encontrarán los datos de hoteles, inscripción y novedades.

Los esperamos!

saludos cordiales

Evelyn y Pedro

Monday, 23 May 2016 10:48

ESPON News

Inspire Policy Making by Territorial Evidence

Policy Brief “Territorial Implication of Better Regulation for Europe towards 2050”

Better Regulation, with the aim to lead to EU policies achieving their objectives in the most effective and efficient way, is one of the central themes of the Dutch EU-Presidency.

Upon request the ESPON EGTC analysed possible long-term effects in case the design and implementation of the regulatory framework would not be aligned with Better Regulation.

This policy brief shows the necessity of better regulation by addressing two types of EU policies: Cohesion policy and the Transport Infrastructure policy. More

Workshop at the Metropolitan Solutions 2016

Berlin, 1st of June 2016 –Only two weeks to go before theWorkshop “European second tier cities in cohesive territorial development” which takes place in Berlin on the 1^st of June in the framework of the Metropolitan Solutions 2016, the world’s biggest combined congress and expo for smart cities.

All speakers have confirmed their participation:

Michael Parkinson, University of Liverpool, UK
Michaela Gensheimer, ESPON EGTC, Luxembourg
Peter Schön, BBSR, Germany
Volker Schmidt-Seiwert, BBSR, Germany
Julian Jansen, City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Andreas Schubert, City of Rostock, Germany
Katharina Erdmenger, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Germany
Luisa Pedrazzini, Lombardy Region, Italy
Inga Goldberga, City of Daugavpils, Latvia
Martin Gauk, ESPON EGTC, Luxembourg

Register HERE until Friday 27 May 2016 at 15h00. When you have registered you will receive a voucher code that you can use to get your free ticket.For more information about the event and the programme, please visit the ESPON`s website

Seminar “Territory matters: keeping Europe and its regions competitive”

Only 13 days left to register, register now!

Amsterdam, 16 and 17 June 2016 - The Seminar offers an excellent meeting and discussion forum and brings together policy makers and experts to share latest territorial evidence and to debate challenges around themes relating to the regional competitiveness.

During the event the following themes will be taken up:

Competitiveness of European regions
Impact of EU policy on national spatial planning
Urban Pact
Polycentric development at different scales
Cross border co-operation
Bottom-up planning
Policy focus and issues in European territorial development
ESPON and INSPIRE

The full updated programme is online at the ESPON`s Website

New ESPON EGTC Director

At a meeting of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme held in Brussels on 17 March 2016, the appointment of Ms Ilona Raugze as new ESPON EGTC director was announced. Ilona joined the ESPON EGTC, which includes 15 staff, on the 1st of May 2016. More

ESPON 2020 – More information

ESPON EGTC

4 rue Erasme, L-1468 Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Phone: +352 42 59 91 4700

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

www.espon.eu, Twitter, LinkedIn

The ESPON EGTC is the Single Beneficiary of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme.

The Single Operation within the programme is implemented by the ESPON EGTC and co-financed

by the European Regional Development Fund, the EU Member States and the Partner States,

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Wednesday, 18 May 2016 09:06

“Nurturing New Talent” – PhD Student Workshop, 19-20 May, 2016, Bucharest, Romenia

The Romanian Regional Science Association, in collaboration with the Bucharest University of Economic Studies – Faculty of Administration and Public Management organises on May 19-20, 2016 the international workshop entitled “Nurturing New Talent” – a PhD workshop in regional science supported by the Regional Science Association International (RSAI).

Special guests are Prof. Dr. Andrés Rodriguez-Pose - London School of Economics, RSAI President, Prof. Dr. Tomaz Dentinho - University of Azores, RSAI Executive Director, Prof. Dr. André Torre -Research Professor at the National Institute for Agronomic Research, University Paris-Saclay, ERSA Vice-President and member of the RSAI Council and Mrs. Aura Carmen Raducu - former Romanian Minister of European Funds, who will deliver keynote speeches and will offer feedback to the PhD students’ presentations.

Besides the PhD students from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and other Romanian universities who will present their papers, all interested PhD students are invited to attend the workshop.

Program attached.

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12:53

2016 elected RSAI Fellows

RSAI is pleased to announce the election of the following Fellows in 2016:

Professor Philip McCann

Philip McCann

University of Groningen,

THE NETHERLANDS

Partridge Mark1

Mark Partridge

The Ohio State University, USA

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Sergio J. Rey

Arizona State University, USA

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12:17

REMINDER: Call for hosting AESOP 2017 Heads of Schools Meeting

AESOP is looking for candidates willing to host the 12th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting in 2017. The candidate has to be an AESOP member institution.

Application Guidelines for hosting AESOP 2017 Heads of Schools Meeting

AESOP member institutions interested in hosting AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting are kindly asked to send their application before 30th May 2016 to the Secretary General (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The application shall contain:
(a) Information about the hosting institution:

research and educational profile;
organizational capacity to host the event;
possible collaboration format with local institutions (local authorities, planning associations);
financial capacity to host the event;

(b) Information about the location:

accessibility;
hotel capacity of the location;
public transport information;
average costs for participants (hotel, meals, transport/day);

(c) Information about proposed study tours.

Council of Representatives may consider attractiveness of the place from the perspective of planners as an additional advantage of the application.

The application will be made available for the members of the Council of Representatives before the next CoRep meeting which will take place on the 3th of July, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

This email has been sent automatically by our website. Please do not answer to it. For any clarification, please refer to the contact details below.

Prof. Paulo Pinho
AESOP Secretary General

AESOP SECRETARIAT GENERAL
University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering,
Dept. Civil Engineering, Division of Spatial and Environmental Planning
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Skype: AESOP.SG, Website:www.aesop-planning.eu

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12:15

Atención: AMPLIACIÓN DEL PLAZO de recepción de abstracts: XLII Reunión de Estudios Regionales - 16 al 18 de noviembre de 2016 - Santiago de Compostela

Valued colleague, dear friend,

Due to the high number of petitions received, we have decided to extend the abstract submission deadline for the XLII Reunión de Estudios Regionalesuntil June 3th.

We take this opportunity to remind you that the Confernce will take place at the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies at the University of Santiago de Compostela, from the 16th to the 18th of November, 2016 with the motto "Thirty years of European integration from the regional perspective: Past results and future challenges". Any work related with Regional Science will have its place within the wide Conference Programme, organized around 14 subject areas and 8 special sessions.

We will be grateful if you spread this information among any person that may be interested to participate. Participation may take the form of complete papers or even unfinished research work in the form of a long abstract with a minimum lenght of 1,500 words. Master and PhD first-year students may attend all the Conference sessions and events paying a reduced fee and, if they want to discuss their future research plans, they are allowed to participate in special poster sessions.

You can find all the information for registration and submission at the XLII edición de la Reunión de Estudios Regionalesweb page.

Looking forward to meet you at Santiago!

Greetings,

The Organizing Committee

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12:13

2016 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science (ICEES 2016) Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus, Thailand | August 29-31, 2016

Interest in spatial econometrics has increased enormously in the last two decades during which time we have observed an incredible explosion in the number of applied disciplines interested in the subject and in the number of publications that have appeared in scientific journals. Major applications of spatial econometrics that are of interest to regional scientists include areas such as agricultural economics, industrial organization, health economics, managerial economics, urban planning, education, land use, criminology, public finance, economic development, innovation diffusion, environmental studies, labor, resources and energy economics, transportation, real estate, marketing, and many others. But the list of regional sciences that can benefit from the advances in spatial econometrics is, in fact, a lot longer and likely to further increase in the future. These sessions will include both theoretical and empirical contributions related to spatial econometrics in a diversity of applied fields.

If you are interested participating in these special sessions please contact Giuseppe Arbia at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.