The Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award for the Best Paper in Papers in Regional Science

Winner 2021

RSAI has the great pleasure to announce that the jury consisting of Janet Kohlhase, Dan Rickman and Jouke van Dijk chose the article:

Optimizing entrepreneurial development processes for smart specialization in the European Union, by László Szerb, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Zoltan J. Acs, and Éva Komlósi, published in Volume 99, Issue 5, October 2020, Pages 1413-1457.

Motivation:

Through an elegant scientific approach, the paper demonstrates how the Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index (REDI) can be used to optimize local entrepreneurial discovery processes, in a manner which can support smart specialization strategies (S3). The analysis clearly demonstrates that without optimizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the industry specialization alone may not be successful because of the inability of the ecosystem to nurture high growth ventures. With its results, the paper strongly suggests that regional improvement can be achieved by reinforcing the weakest features of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, an important suggestion for the successful implementation of a smart specialization strategy.

as the winner of the Martin Beckmann Prize as the best paper published in Papers in Regional Science in 2020.

Invitation to a hybrid conference on

Clusters and Competitiveness: Building Resilience in Knowledge-based Regions

with annual meeting of the European Chapter of the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Affiliate Network

Bochum (Germany) and online, 23-24 September 2021

Dear Sir, dear Madam,

After three decades of academic discourse on, and practical/political experience with clusters and competitiveness, crises and rising challenges pose new questions to scholars and policy-makers alike. Are clusters and cluster policies still relevant to maintain and build more resilient regions? How did they adapt to new challenges, how do they need to transform in the future? Our conference brings academics, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of regional economic development, clusters and competitiveness together to discuss these and related issues.

Participation is free of charge, please refer to the attached programme for further information. Register via https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anmeldung-clusters21 until 01 September 2021 stating your name, organisation, and if you are planning to attend in presence or online only. If you plan to attend in presence, please also indicate in which field trip you would like to participate. Until 10 August 2021, you are also invited to upload abstracts for presentations there. For enquiries and further information, please contact Simon Rohde at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Yours sincerely,

Dr Rasmus Beck, CEO; Duisburg Business & Innovation (DBI)

Prof Dr Dirk Fornahl, Centre for Regional and Innovation Economics, University of Bremen & Friedrich Schiller University, Jena

Prof Dr Matthias Kiese, Ruhr-University Bochum

Ralf Meyer, CEO, Bochum Economic Development

Dear colleagues,

We have decided to extend the call for papers deadline for the 2021 APDR Congress until August 1, 2021.

We take this opportunity to remind you that the congress it will be held in Vila Real from September 16 to 17, 2021 and that the theme of this edition is “Green and inclusive transitions in Southern European regions: What can we do better?”.

All the necessary information so that you can send your work and register can be found on the website of the 2021 APDR Congress.

Deadline for Abstracts submissions: August 1, 2021. Authors should submit their abstracts through online submission system by following the link https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/APDR2021.

We look forward to your participation and see you soon in Vila Real.

Regards,

The Organizing Committee and the Board of APDR

NARSC-NECTAR organized sessions on

Workforce Impact of Autonomous Technologies

57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) November 10-13, 2021, Denver, U.S.A.

Call for Papers

We are pleased to invite you to contribute papers for NARSC-NECTAR organized sessions, which will be held at the 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), November 10-13, Denver.

Main Topic

Internet-enabled and algorithm-based transportation and communications technologies such as autonomous vehicles (AV) and artificial intelligence (AI), are changing the way we work and will have important implications for the workforce. New jobs will be created, some jobs will be transformed and yet others will be eliminated. This series of sessions is designed to present the latest research on technological change in the workplace. Papers dealing with a range of workplace issues and technologies are welcome.

Session organizers:

Sicheng  Wang  (Michigan  State  University);  Elizabeth  Mack  (Michigan  State University).

Submitting an abstract

Please submit your abstract and paper id to the session organizers by July 6, 2021 by sending an e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To obtain a paper id you will need to submit an abstract through the conference submission system.

Sicheng Wang, Elizabeth Mack

3rd Annual Conference on Regional Science (ACRS 3) 2021

CALL FOR PAPER FOR THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Regional Development at the Time of Uncertainty

Conference Theme

Any development decision needs to consider uncertainty of future events which may impact implementation of development plans. With globalization, nations are interconnected now. Problems in one region has its domino effect on other regions. The ongoing pandemic makes it amply clear. The development planners are confronted with an uphill task of choosing a path to development because of increasing uncertainty in future due to unprecedented and unanticipated problems with different magnitudes. Covid-19 or extreme events induced by climate change are examples. Researchers need to devise ways and means to address such problems in a systematic and realistic manner. Against this backdrop, Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA) and the Canter for Regional Development Studies (CRDS), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) are organizing the 3rd Annual Conference on Regional Science (ACRS 3) and inviting paper for presentation at the virtual conference.

Young researchers (below 30 years of age) are especially encouraged to submit papers for a special session for young researchers.

The focus of the conference is regional development in the time of uncertainty. To address this multi-faceted theme of the conference, papers are expected in the following areas:

Sub-Themes of the Conference

• Regional Development and Public Health
• Climate Change, Disaster Management and Regional Development
• Regional Transportation
• Natural Resource Management
• Urban and Regional Economy
• Migration, Rural – Urban Linkage
• Impact of Mega-Infrastructure in Regional Development
• Agriculture and Rural Economics
• Innovation and Impact of Information Technology
• Politics and Governance in Regional Development
• Gender and Social Issues in Regional Development
• Cities in uncertain time

In addition, there would be three workshops addressing the need of young researcher and two keynote speech on burning issues on Regional Development at home and abroad.

Workshops for Young Researchers

• Tools and Methods for Regional Scientists
• Publishing in Regional Science Journals
• Regional Science in Development Planning

Important Dates

Submission Portal: www.brsabd.org

ISSUE INFORMATION

Free Access

Issue Information

Pages: 437 | First Published: 27 June 2021

INTRODUCTION

Challenges and policies for middle‐income trapped regions and cities

Vinko Muštra, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

Pages: 438-440 | First Published: 27 June 2021

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Access

Developing intermediate cities

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Jamie Griffiths

Pages: 441-456 | First Published: 20 April 2021

Unveiling and typifying rural resources underpinned by innovation dynamics in rural areas

Teresa Maria Gamito, Lívia Madureira, José Manuel Lima Santos

Pages: 457-477 | First Published: 31 July 2019

Transport network improvements: The effects on wage earnings

Eivind Tveter

Pages: 478-491 | First Published: 29 August 2019

POLICY REVIEW

Policy interdependence and the models of health care devolution: “Systems or federacies”?

Joan Costa-Font, Laurie Perdikis

Pages: 492-500 | First Published: 06 November 2019

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

An empirical analysis of gentrification in Istanbul

Zühal Özbay Daş, Gülşah Özşahin

Pages: 501-526 | First Published: 20 April 2020

Impact of transport infrastructure on local development in Dalmatia

Josip Grgić

Pages: 527-558 | First Published: 16 September 2020

The structural changes in Armenian Community budgets within the process of community consolidation

Tsovinar J. Karapetyan, Arpenik Muradyan, Vanine A. Yeranosyan, Erik M. Grigoryan

Pages: 559-572 | First Published: 20 October 2020

Factors impacting patent applications in European countries

Bojan Ćudić

Pages: 573-589 | First Published: 16 February 2021

INTRODUCTION

Urban resurgence in European cities

Alina M. Schoenberg

Pages: 590 | First Published: 27 June 2021

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Access

Comparative urban performance assessment of safe cities through data envelopment analysis

Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Soushi Suzuki

Pages: 591-602 | First Published: 20 March 2020

Austrian regions in the age of globalisation: Trade exposure, urban dynamics and structural change

Sascha Sardadvar, Christian Reiner

Pages: 603-643 | First Published: 02 August 2020

Open Access

A masterplan for urban resurgence: The case of Mönchengladbach, Germany (2008–2019)

Anna Herzog, Rüdiger Hamm

Pages: 644-658 | First Published: 28 August 2020

Exploring paths to creative city emergence. The example of three Polish cities

Agnieszka Orankiewicz, Maciej Turała

Pages: 659-672 | First Published: 12 January 2021

INTRODUCTION

Evidence‐based regional development policies

João Lourenço Marques

Pages: 673-674 | First Published: 27 June 2021

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Access

Measuring policy debate in a regrowing city by sentiment analysis using online media data: A case study of Leipzig 2030

Yiqiao Chen, Elisabete A. Silva, José P. Reis

Pages: 675-692 | First Published: 14 May 2020

Open Access

Accessibility to primary schools in Portugal: a case of spatial inequity?

João Lourenço Marques, Jan Wolf, Fillipe Feitosa

Pages: 693-707 | First Published: 08 June 2020

Landscape planning based on EBPM: Location prioritization of green space management

Hwajin Lim, Yukari Niwa, Manabu Tange

Pages: 708-728 | First Published: 09 November 2020

Connections between research and policy: The case of fertility diffusion and regional demographic policy in Portugal

Arnab Bhattacharjee, Cornilius Chikwama, João Lourenço Marques

Pages: 729-743 | First Published: 12 May 2021

Dear Nectar colleagues,

NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation and Tourism) and CEFAGE (Centre for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics) are organizing a joint Workshop about Smart Transport for Sustainable Tourism. This will be held at the University of Évora, Portugal, on March 23-25, 2022.

Please find enclosed the call for papers.

Best wishes,

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Ana Condeço-Melhorado

NECTAR Secretary

https://www.nectar-eu.eu/

Teleworking in Post-Pandemic Times: May Local Coworking Spaces Be the Future Trend? ● pp. 52-76

by Irene Manzini Ceinar, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), UK, Ilaria Mariotti , DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

On Regional Development in Poland and Romania ● pp. 77-97

by Gabriela Chivu and Romana Emilia Cramarenco, Babeș Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Measuring the Efficiency and Productivity Change of Municipalities With an Output Oriented Model: Empirical Evidence Across Greek Municipalities Over the Time Period 2012-2016 ● pp. 98-125

by Ifigeneia-Dimitra Pougkakioti, University of Thessaly, Greece

BOOK REVIEW

Peter Nijkamp, Karima Kourtit, Adriana Kocornik-Mina (Eds), Sustainable Villages and Green Landscapes in the ‘New Urban World’, Shaker Publishing, 2019 ● pp. 126-128

by Amalia Cristescu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

Journal website: http://www.rjrs.ase.ro/index.php/current-issue/