Friday, 17 March 2017 09:09

6th Central European Conference „Engines of regional and urban development“ 20-22 September 2017, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Dear colleague,

please let me invite you, to take part at the 6th Central EuropeanConference

„Engines of regional and urban development“
20-22 September 2017, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

Keynote speakers

Prof. Daniela L. Constantin, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania

Prof. Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Prof. Peter Nijkamp,Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam, Netherlands
Assoc. prof. John Östh, University of Uppsala, Sweden

Key topics
Engines of development; creative and smart urban and rural development; resilience and vulnerability of cities and regions; centralization and peripheralization of regions

Important dates
Abstract submission deadline: March 31^st 2017 on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Call for special session deadline: March 31^st 2017 on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Notification of acceptance of abstract: April 30^th 2017
Registration from: May 1^st 2017
Paper submission deadline: June 30^th 2017

The conference proceedings will be submitted to the Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) and other more attractive publishing opportunities will be known soon.

All the information concerning the Conference are available here: http://www.cers.umb.sk/

We would be very thankful if you can spread the information about the conference among your colleagues.

We are looking forward to meeting You in Banská Bystrica.

On behalf of organizing team,

Kamila Borseková, Anna Vaňová, Katarína Vitálišová

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Tuesday, 14 March 2017 13:39

Upcoming ACS Data Users and MidContinent Regional Science Association Conferences

There are two upcoming conferences and events that may be of interest to regional scientists:

1). American Community Survey Data Users Conference

Registration is open for the 2017 American Community Survey Data Users Conference! The conference will be held on May 11-12, 2017 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Madison Building located at 600 Dulany Street in Alexandria, Virginia (a five-minute walk from the King Street Metro station). Space at the conference is limited and registration is on a first come/first served basis. There is no registration fee for the conference but participants are responsible for covering their own expenses, including travel, hotel, and meals. The deadline for registration is Friday May 5th at https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/p/conferences.

2). Mid-Continent Regional Science Association 48th Annual Conference

June 7-9, 2017 ~ Toledo, Ohio

Call for Papers

Please join us for the 48th annual conference of the Mid-Continent Regional Science to be held at the Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel in Toledo, Ohio. The program committee welcomes papers on a wide range of topics relating to applied economics, planning, geography, business, public administration sociology, and political science.

The deadline for abstract submission is April 1, 2017.

Hotel Information: The Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel is undergoing a complete renovation. Everything will be new. The Renaissance is downtown near the river walk, and many restaurants and cultural attractions. The conference-lodging rate is $149/night single and double. To receive this rate, reservations must be made by May 6, 2017.

2017 M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition

The deadline for submission is April 1, 2017

The Mid-Continent Regional Science Association announces the Student Paper Competition for our 2017 conference (June 7-9) in Toledo, Ohio. All students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs as of January 1, 2017 are eligible. Student papers dealing with all aspects of regional development, including cultural, physical and economic processes, are welcome. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and the M. Jarvin Emerson Award. The winning entry will also be published in the Association’s journal, The Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. Only papers authored solely by students (i.e., no faculty co-authored papers) will be eligible for the competition and resulting publication.

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Graduate Student Travel Grants to the MCRSA Conference in Toledo, OH – June 7-9, 2017

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) at Michigan State University is partnering with the MCRSA to strengthen research capacity in the North Central Region. We’re doing so by offering a limited number of MCRSA conference travel grants to graduate students from NCRCRD member institutions. Students can request up to $500 to pay eligible travel-related expenses. Only M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students from NCRCRD-member institutions are eligible for these awards.

Information about the MCRSA annual conference is at: www.mcrsa.org.

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Tuesday, 14 March 2017 13:35

Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 - New Issue Alert

Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences. Volume 10 Number 1 is now available online.

In this issue

Original Paper

Site selection for catch crop processing facilities

Masayuki Matsuoka, Takanori Masuda, Takahito Hase, Masato Yamada & Taku Fujiwara

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On farm non-agricultural activities: geographical determinants of diversification and intensification strategy

Fabio Boncinelli, Fabio Bartolini, Leonardo Casini & Gianluca Brunori

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Multinomial logit estimates of household location in the Chicago metropolitan area

William Sander & William A. Testa

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Weighting schemes in global VAR modelling: a forecasting exercise

Florian Martin & Jesús Crespo Cuaresma

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What comes first, residential or commercial development? Measuring the causal links for a Canadian city over a century

Jean Dubé, Charles-David Babin, Jean-Christophe Dubé, Hemza Lekkat, Alexandre Potvin & Olivier Ringue

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The spatial autocorrelation problem in spatial interaction modelling: a comparison of two common solutions

Daniel A. Griffith, Manfred M. Fischer & James LeSage

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Distance decay for supply and demand potentials

Börje Johansson & Johan Klaesson

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Relating cost-benefit analysis results with transport project decisions in the Netherlands

Jan Anne Annema, Koen Frenken, Carl Koopmans & Maarten Kroesen

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Original Paper

On cartel detection and Moran’s I

Johan Lundberg

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Tuesday, 14 March 2017 12:27

The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 58, Issue 2 - New Issue Alert

The Annals of Regional Science. Volume 58 Number 2 is now available online.

Urbanization and Spatial Development of China

In this issue

Special Issue Editorial

Guest editors’ introduction to “urbanization and spatial development of China”

Zhao Chen & Janet Kohlhase

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What sustains larger firms? Evidence from Chinese manufacturing industries

Canfei He, Qi Guo & David Rigby

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Energy efficiency in the Chinese provinces: a fixed effects stochastic frontier spatial Durbin error panel analysis

Lei Jiang, Henk Folmer, Minhe Ji & Jianjun Tang

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Air pollution, economic spillovers, and urban growth in China

Daxuan Zhao & Tien Foo Sing

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Lose to win: entrepreneurship of returned migrants in China

Li Yu, Xundong Yin, Xiang Zheng & Wenwei Li

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Impact Factor: 0.571 (2015)
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Thursday, 09 March 2017 12:21

The 12th International Conference “Challenges of Europe: Innovative Responses for Resilient Growth and Competitiveness”, in Split (Croatia) in May, 2017

12 International Conference Challenges of Europe:

“INNOVATIVE RESPONSES FOR RESILIENT GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS”

17 -19 May, 2017 / Bol, Island Brač, Croatia

It is expected that all ABC participants sign up for the Conference and present a paper. Please look at the website and the link to the conference: http://conference.efst.hr/

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Thursday, 09 March 2017 12:18

CALL FOR PAPERS - 19th Annual BIOECON Conference - Tilburg, The Netherlands, 20 - 22 September 2017

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Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

19th ANNUAL BIOECON CONFERENCE
"Evidence-based environmental policies
and the optimal management of natural resources"

20 - 22 September 2017
Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Hosted by Tilburg University

and supported by funding by
The United Nations Environmental Program, The World Bank,
the Beijer Institute, the Universities of Kiel, Osnabrück and Tilburg, Tilburg University
and the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

with the additional support from
the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)

Keynote Speakers

Professor Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Professor John List, University of Chicago, USA

The BIOECON Partners are pleased to announce the Nineteenth Annual International BIOECON conference. The conference will provide a platform for the dissemination of high-quality research on the economics of environmental protection and biodiversity conservation. But it will also serve as an opportunity to mark Aart de Zeeuw’s retirement as Professor of Environmental Economics at Tilburg University. To honor his academic work and contributions to the science and policy of environmental economics, BIOECON 19 will pay special attention to the theme of “Evidence-based environmental policies and the optimal management of natural resources”.

The conference will be held at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, between the 20th – 22nd September 2017. BIOECON 19 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 the effectiveness of policy instruments in protecting the planet’s most valuable resources. The emphasis will be on (i) the insights provided by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and other impact evaluation methods regarding the effectiveness of various types of environmental and conservation policies, and (ii) the state-of-the–art knowledge regarding the optimal management of (socio-) ecological systems in the presence of non-linear dynamics and tipping points. These topics will be addressed in the key note lectures by Professors List and Carpenter, but they will receive ample attention in plenary panel and/or special parallel session sessions too.

The conference welcomes contributions by interested researchers in the fields mentioned above (RCTs and analyses of complex dynamic systems – ecosystems, but also complex dynamics in social systems hampering or fostering the energy and/or sustainability transitions), but the invitation to submit contributions is not limited to these areas. 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, deforestation and development, resource use and institutional adaptation, international trade and regulation, and natural resources and the circular economy. For a flavor of previous conferences go to previous BIOECON conferences. BIOECON also has the goal of influencing policy-makers and policy. To this end two expert policy panels will be organized; details will follow later.

Complete papers may be submitted for presentation within the conference and only complete papers will be considered by the scientific program committee. Electronic copies should be sent to Ms Kristel Suijs at " href="http://customer43686.musvc1.net/e/t?q=i%3dQV9DS%26E%3d9%26t%3dNZC8%26B%3db80W%26N%3dpgx4dg6Ewu_EtVV_P4eoB8fuA_KTYm_WCh6HhiBG-qkGPrx8.Hum%261%3dFxyI64.t2M">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Friday May 12, 2017. Please include Abstract, JEL Codes and Keywords with your submission. Acceptance of papers will be notified by email by Friday June 16, 2017. 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.

The conference will open with a reception at Tilburg University on early evening of Wednesday 20th of September. Conference sessions will commence on the morning of the 21st of September and conclude on the afternoon of the 22nd of September. The conference banquet will take place on the evening of the 21st of September. The conference closes on September 22 at 3.30pm. All participants are, however, welcome to also attend Aart de Zeeuw’s valedictory speech, which will take place on September 22 between 4 and 5pm, in the Grand Auditorium of Tilburg University; all participants are also welcome to attend the reception following his farewell address. (There will be a dinner afterwards to, but this is on the basis of explicit invitation only).

Selected presenters will be invited to register one presenter for the conference at the “invited presenter” rate. The invited presenter rate consists of a € 175 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 (€ 25/person) or the conference banquet at the additional cost of € 75 per guest. There is a € 300 registration fee for all other participants that will include the banquet, lunches and refreshments, but not accommodation. There is a € 150 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 Ms Kristel Suijs at" href="http://customer43686.musvc1.net/e/t?q=7%3dUaFbW%26J%3dF%26H%3dReJV%26F%3dgEXa%26S%3dw529k50J4I_Iyct_T9lCFCmIE_Pawq_bJ60Mo7FL-x9KUyLB.M2A%265%3dK5MMAA.H6R">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Registrations for conference presenters are due by 4 July 2017. Registration for all other participants closes on the 31 August 2017.

Further registration details and all other conference information will be provided on theBIOECON web-site.

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Wednesday, 08 March 2017 12:52

Call for Applications | 30th ERSA Summer School | 9-15 July 2017, University of the Aegean, in Lesvos Island, Greece

The Greek Section of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) in collaboration with the Department of Geography of the University of Aegean organise and host the 30th ERSA Summer School between 9-15 July 2017 in Lesvos island, Greece.

The aim of the week-long Summer School is to provide PhD students and early career researchers with an overview and hands-on practical lab experience of the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Geoinformatics in Regional Science. The programme will include lectures from distinguished scholars, PhD students and early career researchers' presentations as well as special sessions on 'how to
publish your research in international peer reviewed journals'. Thanks to the generous support of the Regional Science Association International and ERSA, the €200 registration fee for successful applicants covers the cost of accommodation, lunch and social events.

Central topic: GIS and Regional Science: Theory and Applications
Venue: Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Lesvos Campus, Mytilene, Lesvos island, Greece

Call for Application Deadline: 10 March 2017
Places are limited. Apply now!

For more information (and to access the online online application form) please see:
https://ersa.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/2017-ersa-summer-school-lesvos/sms2017-site

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Tuesday, 07 March 2017 04:16

Call for papers | 24th APDR Congress | 6-7 July 2017, Covilhã, Portugal

Keynote speaker

Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany

Theme
Intellectual Capital and Regional Development: New Landscapes and Challenges for Planning the Space

Special Sessions

SS01 - Entrepreneurship in sustainable and creative territories

Organizer: Luísa Carvalho, Open University, Lisbon, Portugal

SS02 - Asymmetries in metropolitan areas: measuring, correcting, rethinking

Organizer: Jorge Gonçalves, CERIS, CESUR, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

SS03 - Cultura e desenvolvimento regional: As contribuições da arte, do folclore e de outras manifestações artísticas para o progresso regional

Organizers: Noelio Dantaslé Spinola, Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Bahia, Brasil; Josias Alves de Jesus, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), Bahia, Brasil

SS04 - Mega-events legacy on hosting cities

Organizers: J. Cadima Ribeiro, NIPE (Economic Policies Research Unit), University of Minho, Portugal; Paula Remoaldo, Lab2PT (Laboratory of Landscape, Patrimony and Territory), University of Minho, Portugal

SS05 - Segurança e desenvolvimento regional: Correlações económicas, culturais e políticas com progresso regional

Organizers: Carlos Gomes, UNIFACS - Universidade Salvador, Brasil; João Apolinário, Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Brasil

SS06 - Creative tourism in small cities and rural areas

Organizers: Ana Rita Cruz, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal; Nancy Duxbury, Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Pedro Costa, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal

SS07 - Territorial innovation models, smart specialisation and public policies

Organizers: Hugo Pinto, Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra & Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal; Paulo Neto, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências Sociais, Departamento de Economia, CEFAGE-UÉ e UMPP, Portugal; Maria Manuel Serrano, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências Sociais, Departamento de Sociologia, SOCIUS-CSG/ISEG-UL e UMPP, Portugal; Ana Cristina Fernandes, Grupo de Pesquisa em Inovação, Tecnologia e Territória – GRITT, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil

SS08 - Support of higher education institutions to regions’ intellectual capital: Is it true?

Organizers: Conceição Rego, UEvora, Portugal; Cássio Rolim, Universidade Federal do Paraná PPGDE-UFPR, Brasil

SS09 - Wicked problems and integrated governance

Organizer: Rui Marques, Integrated Governance Forum, Portugal

SS10 - Entrepreneurship, gender, and regional development

Organizers: Maria de Lourdes Machado, CIPES-Centro de Investigação de Politicas do Ensino Superior & A3ES- Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal; Helena Alves, Universidade da Beira Interior & NECE (Núcleo de Estudos em Ciências Empresariais), Portugal

SS11 - Knowledge cities: Updating the state of the art

Organizer: Ramón Sanguino Galván, Department of Business Administration, University of Extremadura, Spain

SS12 - Desenvolvimento Regional e Governação Integrada em Territórios de Baixa Densidade

Organizers: Jorge Pulido Valente, Vice Presidente CCDR-Alentejo; Carmen Geraldo Carvalheira, Vice Presidente CCDR-Alentejo; Helder Guerreiro, Vogal CD Alentejo 2020; Rui Marques, Coordenador GOVINT; Paula Nanita, GOVINT

Regular Sessions:

RS01 – Models for Regional Development
RS02 – Regional and Local Development Policies
RS03 – Regional Intellectual Capital
RS04 – Financing of Economic Growth
RS05 – Regional Innovation Systems, Clusters and Ecosystems
RS06 – Regional and Local Public Finance
RS07 – Sectoral Policies and Regional Dynamics
RS08 – Infrastructure, Transportation Networks and Regional Development
RS09 – Labour Markets and Development
RS10 – Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
RS11 – Quality of Life and City Planning
RS12 – Services, Tourism and Sustainable Regions
RS13 – Education, Innovation and Territory
RS14 – Rural Development and Agrarian Economy
RS15 – Regional and Urban Planning and Regional Development
RS16 – Sports and Regional Development
RS17 – Low Density Regions and Development
RS18 – Bartolomeu Award*

*This recognition is awarded to scientists aged less than 33 years (including co-authors) on the 15th of July each year, presenting a paper in a session of APDR Congress. The prize is awarded by a jury of appreciation by the Director of the Portuguese Journal of Regional Studies and two scientists appointed by him. The assessment criteria are: conceptual coherence, relevance to regional science and its impact on regional development

Deadline for Abstracts submissions: April 28th, 2017. Abstracts should be submitted electronically, using the platform available on the Conference website: https://events.digitalpapers.org/apdr2017/

All information at the congress website: http://www.apdr.pt/congresso/2017/

Looking forward to meeting you in Covilhã!

The Organizing Committee and the Board of APDR

24th APDR Congress

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Tuesday, 07 March 2017 08:01

In memoriam, Raymond J.G.M. Florax

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The RSAI is deeply saddened to announce the passing away on 1 March 2017 of the distinguished regional scientist, RSAI fellow, winner of the EIB-ERSA prize and former editor of PiRS, Raymond Florax. Raymond had a long and distinguished career in regional science and his research was of paramount importance to push the boundaries in the fields of spatial data analysis, spatial econometrics, spatial and environmental modelling, and meta-analysis. He was also a hugely respected member of our community. He will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with his wife Brigitte Waldorf, who is also an active member of the regional science community, and with the family.

http://www.feweb.vu.nl/nl/afdelingen-en-instituten/spatial-economics/in-memoriam-raymond-florax/index.aspx.

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Monday, 06 March 2017 13:07