The Spanish Association of Regional Science and the Valencian Association of Regional Science Congress

XXXV Meeting on Regional Studies and IV Valencian Conference on Regional Studies

“Regional Development in times of change”

Valencia, 26 and 27 November 2009

ADEIT - Fundación Universidad Empresa de Valencia

Plaza Virgen de la Paz, 3  - Valencia.

Dear colleagues

I would like to announce that the Spanish Association of Regional Science and the Valencian Association of Regional Science Congress will be held in Valencia on the 26 and 27 of November, entitled “Regional Development in times of change”. To this end, we would like to inform you of the most immediate aspects of this event.

Organization

On this occasion, the Ivie (Valencian Institute of Economic Research) will collaborate on the organization of the congress with the Spanish and Valencian Association of Regional Science.

Summary

The congress will be organized around the following thematic areas:

1.      Specialization, productivity and regional competitiveness

2.      Local development and urban competitiveness

3.      The Valencian economy

4.      Energy, sustainability, natural resources and the environment

5.      Autonomous and local funding

6.      Territorial policies in the European Union

7.      Transport, mobility and infrastructures

8.      Government and land distribution

9.      Population and migration movements

10.  Public services: efficiency and equity

11.  The labour market, wages and productivity

12.   Industrial districts and territorial clusters

13.  Globalization and regional development

14.  Tourism

15.  Methods of regional analysis

Authors may indicate which thematic area they would like their presentation to be part of in the abstract of their paper.

Submission of abstracts: until 5 June

Submission of complete paper: until 17 July

Final acceptance: until 2 October

Venue

The head office of Adeit – Fundación Universidad Empresa of the Universitat de Valencia is located in the historical centre of Valencia in the square - Plaza Virgen Paz. Nearby there are various outstanding buildings and monuments such as La Nau de la Universitat de Valencia, the Colegio Mayor Rector Peset, the Iglesia de Santa Catalina, the Palau de la Generalitat, the Lonja, the Central Market, the Plaza Redonda and the Cathedral.

The venue was conceived as a meeting place for society so that events can be organized and held in which ideas, knowledge and experiences are exchanged.

Further information: http:www.reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org/

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