The Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) in collaboration with Hasanuddin University invites scholars, practitioners and graduate students to submit papers to be presented in the 12^th IRSA International Conference.  The conference will be held in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 2–3 June 2014 and theme of the conference is Political Economy of Regional Development in Indonesia. 

Extended paper abstract of about 300-500 words should be submitted online via http://www.makassar2014.irsa-indonesia.org/.  Abstract should consist of background, data and methodology, and potential contribution to knowledge. Please provide keywords and JEL number.  Abstract should be in English, as also the full paper.

Important deadlines:

□   Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2014

□   Abstract acceptance notification: March 15, 2014

□   Early bird registration deadline: March 30, 2014

□   Full Paper submission deadline: April 15, 2014

□   Paper Presenter Registration Due: April 30, 2014

Conference Secretariat:

Faculty of Economics, Hasanuddin University

Kampus Unhas Tamalanrea Km. 10

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Phone/Fax: +62-411-587128

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Contact Person:

Irdam Ferdiansyah, SE, M.Si. (Secretary); Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dr. Abd Hamid Paddu  (Chairman); E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Assistant Lecturer in Human Geography, Loughborough University, UK

Fixed-term for 2 years commencing on 1 February 2014 (or as soon as possible thereafter); salary range £28,132 to £36,661.

The Department of Geography, which sits with the School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences, seeks to appoint an assistant lecturer in human geography from 1 February 2014.

Applicants with a PhD in Human Geography, experience of the academic environment, and possessing an emerging research profile are welcomed.  You will be expected to contribute to teaching on a range of modules, including  postgraduate taught modules and to supervise dissertation students.  Expertise in economic, political or urban geography will be an advantage.

Further details and information on how to apply for the post can be found at http://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ13733.pdf.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 23 December 2013; interviews will be held on 16 January 2014.

Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Helen Rendell, Head of Department, Professor of Physical Geography, by email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by telephone on +44 (0)1509 223729. In addition, please feel free to contact any of our human geography staff.

L’équipe d’organisation du prochain colloque de notre association qui se tiendra du 7 au 9 juillet 2014 à Paris-Est vous communique l’information suivante :

Outre les sessions thématiques récurrentes, vous avez la possibilité de soumettre une communication dans une des onze sessions spéciales qui a été retenue, à ce jour, après une évaluation faite par le comité scientifique du colloque. Ainsi, comme vous pouvez le voir la procédure d’appel à la tenue de session spéciale a été fructueuse.

Voici donc les onze sessions spéciales approuvées par le comité scientifique qui seront prochainement en ligne sur le site du colloque : http://www.asrdlf2014.org/ :

o      Caractérisation de la recherche et de l’innovation dans les villes petites et moyennes

o      Écologie industrielle et territoriale et économie circulaire : de la sémantique à la pratique

o      Entre périurbain et périrural : adaptabilité des territoires et des modes de vie face aux enjeux de durabilité

o      Face aux recompositions métropolitaines,  une planification spatiale « durable » ?

o      Finance de marché et territoires

o      Fiscalité, ressources et production des territoires urbains

o      L’innovation territoriale : entre gouvernances et apprentissages

o      Modes de vie de proximité et mobilités quotidiennes

o      Nouveaux modèles culturels de développement au service de la métropolisation

o      Nouvelles formes de travail et territoires

o      Organisation de la logistique et dynamiques territoriales

Cette liste sera suivie d’un complément très prochainement.

Comme pour les autres propositions de communication, les envois de résumés pour ces sessions spéciales doivent être réalisés directement en ligne sur le site du colloque : http://asrdlf2014.org/ et ce avant le 13 janvier 2014 mais en spécifiant que leur texte s’inscrit dans le cadre de la session spéciale « titre ».

Cordiales salutations 

Le comité d'organisation "Colloque ASRDLF2014"

A new issue, and 5 years of old issues newly scanned and posted, all Open Access.

Vol 43, No 1

Co-edited by Michael L. Lahr and Mark L. Burkey

Table of Contents

Should Oklahoma Be More Like Texas? A Taxing Decision 1-21    PDF          

Dan S Rickman

Rural Income Inequality in Mozambique: National Dynamics and Local Experiences 23-50   PDF    

Julie A Silva    

The Determinants of Credit Allocations in a Market-based Trading System: Evidence from the RECLAIM Program  51-80    PDF          

Antonio M. Bento, Emeric Henry, Scott E. Lowe           

The Responsiveness of Tax Lien Investors in English Auctions to Matching Rules: Evidence from Illinois 81-96     PDF       

Joshua J. Miller, Silda Nikaj     

http://journal.srsa.org/ojs/index.php/RRS/

Also: We just uploaded 5 years of scans from RRS back issues 1996-2000. For a convenient, clickable list of the 100+ articles, go here: http://www.srsa.org/1996-2000%20contents.htm 

They are now on the journal site <http://journal.srsa.org/ojs/index.php/RRS/> under "ARCHIVES" and are on RePEc as well.  

11th International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Kellogg Conference Center, Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan, USA

July 8-11, 2014

Abstract submission is open! See the Call for Papers for details!

Welcome! Spatial Accuracy 2014 is the latest in an academic conference series held every two years since 1994 under the auspices of the International Spatial Accuracy Research Association (ISARA). The symposium attracts participants from all over the world, in a diverse range of academic and professional fields, including geography, statistics, and the environmental sciences. More information about the history of this series, including papers presented at previous symposia, is available at the main Spatial Accuracy website.

This is an era boasting unmatched availability of spatial data, ever-expanding computational capacity, and rapid development of complex environmental systems models. On the other hand, the challenges facing environmental science and natural resource management have never been more pressing. Spatial Accuracy 2014 aims to address a broad set of multidisciplinary issues related to a fundamental challenge: the mismatches between geographic reality and the data and models used to characterize that reality.

Communications on cutting edge basic research, as well as their creative and novel applications within this problem domain, are welcomed. Extended abstracts (due January 8, 2014) will be reviewed by the scientific committee; accepted abstracts will be revised as short papers, published in conference proceedings, and presented in oral or poster sessions at the symposium. In addition, the conference also includes workshops on new methods and applications. Post-conference publication options include special issues for two journals.

We hope to see you in East Lansing in July of 2014 to exchange ideas and comraderie! More information about the conference scope, format, publication outlets, and venue are available on this site: http://web2.geo.msu.edu/sa14/index.html

Ninth International Conference on "Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics" - GEOG-AND-MOD 14

http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/murgante/geog_an_mod_14/index.html

In conjunction with:

The 2014 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2014)

June 30th - July 3th, 2014

University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

http://www.iccsa.org/

Colleagues may be interested in Michael Batty's new book The New Science of Cities (just published in 2013 by MIT Press).

There is a detailed description on his web site www.complexcity.info of the book and its contents. There are two chapters on space syntax in the book http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-science-cities and http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Cities-Michael-Batty/dp/0262019523 and Amazon in UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Science-Cities-Michael-Batty/dp/0262019523/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382270672&sr=1-1&keywords=new+science+of+cities

Best Price in USA at AbeBooks: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=batty&sts=t&tn=the+new+science+of+cities

Content

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Preamble

I Foundations and Prerequisites

1 Building a Science of Cities

2 Ebb and Flow: Interaction, Gravity, and Potential 47

3 Connections and Correlations: The Science of Networks

II The Science of Cities

4 The Growth of Cities: Rank, Size, and Clocks

5 Hierarchies and Networks

6 Urban Structure as Space Syntax

7 Distance in Complex Networks

8 Fractal Growth and Form

9 Urban Simulation

III The Science of Design

10 Hierarchical Design

11 Markovian Design Machines

12 A Theory for Collective Action

13 Urban Development as Exchange

14 Plan Design as Committee Decision Making

Conclusions: A Future Science

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Dear colleague,

I would like to draw your attention to the announcement of the August Loesch Prize 2014, granted by the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz (Germany) and the August Loesch Association. Please write an E-Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to submit your work, to get further information about the submission process. The invitation of submissions is attached. Please forward it to anybody who might be interested.

Johannes Broecker