2^ndCall | The International Congress on Sustainable Development, Public Management and Territorial Governance (28-31 May 2019, Poland) 

The International Congress on Sustainable Development, 

Public Management and Territorial Governance

WSB University, Faculty of Applied Sciences 
28-31 May 2019, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

The International Congress on Sustainable Development, Public Management, and Territorial Governance are organized in cooperation: 
- WSB University, Poland
- University of Extremadura, Spain
- Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
- University of Madeira, Portugal 
- FISAT. 
The congress will take place between 28 and 31 May 2018, at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, 
WSB University, in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland.

Working agenda:

28^thMay 
Opening Ceremony & Gala Dinner (starting at 7 p.m.)

29^thMay 
Plenary session,  parallel sessions (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), trip to Katowice, social dinner at 7 p.m.)

30^thMay  
Parallel sessions, poster session (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), social dinner at 7 p.m.

31^stMay 
Closing session, trip to Cracow with Gala Lunch (ending at 5 p.m.)

This event will explore the ongoing dynamic, emerging issues and future challenges regarding territorial governance and public management as well as the other fields of research that may have an influence on sustainable development. 

Contextually, several themes will be addressed, namely: Public Management; Territorial Governance and Strategies; Cross-Border Cooperation and Inter-Regional Cooperation; Inter-Organizational Cooperation; Sustainable Planning; Sustainable Development; Smart Cities; Biodiversity Policies and Strategies; Accessibility and Connectivity Transport Systems; Sustainable Tourism Management; Sustainable Culture Management; Renewables Energies; Circular and Green Economy; Environmental Rights and Legislation; Migratory fluxes - Strategies, Management and Planning.

Early registration should be open until February 17, 2019. However, late registration will be possible as well. The registration deadline is April 30, 2019. Registration forms should be sent to the following address www.wsb.edu.pl/congress (conference registration).   

Registration fees: Early Registration – 280,00 €; Late Registration – 350,00 €; Student (subject to confirmation) – 200,00 €.

The payment should be made by April 30, 2019 to the bank account: 

ING Bank Śląski S.A.; 40-086 KATOWICE UL.SOKOLSKA 34; Poland
IBAN / account number: PL 05 1050 1227 1000 0023 3028 9576

code BIC (SWIFT)  INGBPLPW

Transfer name: „Congress 2018” + the name of the participant

Abstracts and papers in English, Portuguese or Spanish should be submitted to the following 
e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

The submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Congress Scientific Committee, according to the adequacy of the contents of the Congress topics. Please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words. Posters may also be submitted – the authors should use the specific format available on the congress website. The submission process will take place between November 1, 2018, and April 30, 2019. Successful applicants will be informed on a regular basis, no later than May 5, 2019. The deadline for full papers is May 24, 2019.

The publication of the works in a Book of Abstracts (with ISBN) is foreseen as the Congress outcome.

The best works will be invited to be published - as a book chapter - by the prestigious publisher “Thomson Reuters”(7^thworldwide position in scientific publications) – an additional payment of
300,00€ - the guidelines for authors could be found on the event website.  

Other works will be reviewed for possible publication in Scientific Journals associated with the event:

Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050)– special issue: Sustainable Cross-Border Cooperation: Common Planning, Policies, Strategies, Methods and Activities(Editors: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Rui Alexandre Castanho, Luís Loures) – publication fee according to the price list                    

Regional Science Policy & Practice(ISSN 1757-7802)– special issue: New trends and Dynamics on Territorial Management and Governance (Editors: Rui Alexandre Castanho, Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna) – publication fee according to the price list  

Forum Scientiae Oeconomia(ISSN 2300-5947), an international journal published in Poland, indexed in: EBSCO,  ARIANTA, BazEkon, CEEOL, ERIH Plus, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, PBN - Polska Bibliografia Naukowa, DOAJ (accredited by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education – 7 points) - no publication fees. 

Revista Monfragüe Desarrollo Resiliente(ISSN 2340-5457) -the journal focuses on scientific works regarding the approach of resilience, as a more concrete approach than the traditional concept of
"Sustainability". Thus, the journal provides an open space of reflection and rigorous debate, 
for those who intend to enter the study of the resilient development - no publication fees.

Congress participants shall cover the publishing costs and pay fees directly to the publishers after the paper has received positive reviews.

If the proposal is accepted and the participant cannot attend the event, it is possible to send the poster – still, the registration payment is required.

Accommodation costs are not included in the congress fee. 

Suggested accommodation: 

Holiday Inn**** Dąbrowa Górnicza https://hidabrowa.pl/en/
booking - until places are empty,  15^thApril at latest
please contact with the hotel using e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
in the correspondents use the contact password: WSBUniversity
the prices: 229 pln single / 279 pln double 

Pogoria Residence*** Dąbrowa Górnicza http://www.pogoriaresidence.pl/en/

booking - until places are empty,  15^thApril at latest  

please contact with the hotel using its online booking system 

in the correspondence use the contact password: WSBUniversity

the prices: 179 pln single / 233 pln double 

Congress languages: preferably English, however Polish, Portuguese and Spanish can also be used (especially during parallel sessions).

Contact persons:

Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Rui Alexandre Castanho, Julian Mora Aliseda
e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Hope to see you in Poland.

Organizers

Fully funded PhD Opportunity on 'Web archives and cities: mining the web to learn our cities' hosted by the University of Birmingham and The Alan Turing Institute.

The project will explore how the dynamics of cities are reflected in and, therefore, can be sensed by mining online content. It will utilise an innovative data source of billions of archived web pages under the .uk domain during the period 1996-2013. It will exploit the unstructured textual data contained in these webpages in order to understand the changes that cities in the UK have undergone.

We are looking for a student with:

- Relevant social science background in either geography/planning/urban studies or linguistics. Alternatively, a computer science background and willingness to engage with the above disciplines.

- Strong computational background including experience in R or Python.

- Good statistical knowledge.

- Preferably, experience in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.

Supervisors: Dr Emmanouil Tranos and Prof Jack Grieve

More details:

https://bit.ly/2Sth40Z  

https://bit.ly/2zGMmuy

Deadline: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

SHARELAND DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

Can we develop more socially diverse, liveable, and fairer cities?

06th April 2019
Hosted by ETH Zurich, ONA Oerlikon
Zurich, Switzerland

OPEN CALL

The colloquium will bring academic rigour and propose ideas within international and national frameworks, while also providing participants with the chance to share and discuss their work with both their peers as well as internationally renowned practitioners.
Three thematic tracks:

1. Sharing
2. Dwelling
3. Co-Creating

Maximum participants: 20
Submission of abstracts: Please send your abstracts (PDF) of max. 500 words including title, authors and 3-5 keywords to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We highly encourage PhD students and Post/Doc researchers to apply (max. 5 years after completion of PhD).

Important Dates:

• Abstract submission: 14 December 2018
• Acceptance notice: Until 18 January 2019
• Full presentation submission: 15 February 2019
• Final presentation submission: 15 March 2019

For further information, click here

Call for participation

Summer School of Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute – SEAI 2019

May 13^th to June 7^th, 2019, Rome (Italy) 

The 12^th edition of SEAI Summer school will take place next May at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome (Italy).

The Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute (SEAI) is the advanced school of the Spatial Econometrics Association. It is held yearly and it consists of a 4-weeks course. It is a unique opportunity to be introduced to the methods and practice of Spatial Econometrics by the leading experts in the field.

Classes:

Week I: 13th-17th May

Spatial Statistics

Prof. Giuseppe Arbia, University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ” of Rome.

Week II: 20th-24th May

Spatial econometrics

Prof. Anil Bera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain.

Week III: 27th – 31st May

Econometric Methods for Spatial and Social Networks

Prof. Ingmar Prucha, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

Week IV: 3th-7th June

Panel data

Prof. Badi H. Baltagi, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

The program of activities includes:

• 4 weeks, 5 days a week (Mon-Fri), 3 hours a day devoted to lectures in the mornings, 2 hours a day in the afternoon devoted to computer laboratory in R,
• weekly school events (visit to museum, walking or biking in Rome, weekly dinner);
• one social dinner;

How to apply

• The deadline for applications is January 31, 2019.
• Application form can be downloaded at: http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/prova/home-advanced

• Applications must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject: “Application SEAI Summer School2019” 
• Selected candidates will be notified by April 7, 2017.

All details may be found at: http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/prova/home-advanced/

Dear colleagues,

As former contributors to ERSA Congress programme, we cordially invite you to submit proposals for Special Sessions for next year's Congress which will take place from 27- 30 August, 2019 in Lyon, France.
Special Sessions must be related to the congress theme "Cities, regions and digital transformations: Opportunities, risks and challenges” or especially hot topics within the congress scope. We also have the ambition to have a stronger interdisciplinary dimension featuring contributions from social sciences, engineering and big data.

The submission deadline: December 7th, 2018

The special Session proposals must be submitted using the following online submission form. Please note that, in addition to contact information of the primary convenor, names of any co-convenors, the title, and description of the Special Session, we also ask you to list three interested presenters in your submission form.  Please also read below the guidelines for ERSA2019 Special Sessions or visit the Congress website.

We look forward to receiving your proposals for Special Sessions. Should you have any questions, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Louafi Bouzouina and Dominique Mignot, Co-chairs of the Local Organising Committee

Guidelines for special sessions

What do we offer?
Special Sessions are a label of quality in the ERSA congress and we accommodate for this in several ways:
• We aim to allow 30 minutes for each presentation slot in a Special Session
• Each presentation in a Special Session will be assigned a discussant

What do we ask?
• Each Special Session has a minimum of 4 registered presenters
• Presenters apply for a special session on the basis of a (draft) paper or an extended abstract (deadline February 28th 2019)
• Presentations scheduled in special sessions are based on a (draft) paper that has been uploaded on the ERSA 2019 submission website before June 10th 2019
• If a Special Session does not meet the conditions, it will still be included in the programme, labelled as an O-session.

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the 24th EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON EXTENSION (AND) EDUCATION, "Agricultural Education and Extension tuned on innovation for sustainability" (https://www.reterurale.it/esee2019), will be held in Acireale, Sicily, from Tuesday 18 till Friday 21 June 2019. Attached is the Call for Abstracts.

On behalf of the ESEE Committee,

Patrizia Proietti and Simona Cristiano

Job Title: Assistant Professor, Spatial Statistics and Quantitative Methods, School of Geography and Development, The University of Arizona

Link to Apply: https://uacareers.com/postings/33736

Review of Applications Begins: January 14, 2019

Job Description:

The School of Geography and Development seeks a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in spatial statistics and quantitative methods who will advance the School’s research in the use of such methods to address pressing social, political, and economic issues in cities. Research priorities are for a scholar using data science and/or modelling to analyze complex, large data sets, such as population or Census, Smart Cities, finance, policing and emergencies, transportation, logistics, communications, energy or sustainability. We may show preference for applicants whose research aligns with the School’s cross-cutting initiatives in Future Geographies or Environmental and Social Justice.

Please note that if invited to a campus interview, candidates will be asked whether it is permissible to video or audio record their research talk and to post it on a limited-access account to ensure that voting eligible members of the relevant unit have access to information in the event they are unable to attend the presentation(s). Any recordings that are made will be subject to the university retention schedule and will be accessible only to authorized university personnel.

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

The University of Arizona has been listed by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers in the United States and WorldatWork and the Arizona Department of Health Services have recognized us for our innovative work-life programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Assistant Professor will teach a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses in quantitative methods and in topical areas to support our programs in Urban and Regional Development and Geographic Information Systems and Technology. Instructional duties may involve a mix of in-person and on-line offerings. The appointee will also participate in the activities of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Statistics. The distribution of effort will normally be 40% Research, 40% Teaching, and 20% Service.

Minimum Qualifications:

We seek a scholar with a strong research record and a promising agenda for future work. A Ph.D. in Geography or a related field is required by the time of appointment. Applicants in related fields should demonstrate that their research is sufficiently geographical to fit within a multi-faceted Geography department.

Please contact the hiring department if you have any questions about the recruitment:

David Plane Professor and Chair of the Search Committee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Volume 10, Issue 4

Pages: 249-410

November 2018

ISSUE INFORMATION

Issue Information

Pages: 249-250

SPECIAL SECTION: WALLED TERRITORIES

Introduction

Andrea Székely

Pages: 251-252

Italy as a gateway to Europe for African migration: How to deal with the Doll's House effect?

Alberto Brugnoli, Matteo Matteini

Pages: 253-268

From fence to wall? Changes in the mental space of border zones in Eastern Europe

Andrea Székely, Balázs Kotosz

Pages: 269-282

Border permeability and socio‐spatial interaction in Turkish and the EU border regions

Cigdem Varol, Emrah Soylemez

Pages: 283-297

Physical walls, invisible barriers: Palestinian women's mobility in Jerusalem

Tamara Kerzhner, Sigal Kaplan, Emily Silverman

Pages: 299-314

Characteristics and effects of twin cities integration: The case of Reggio Calabria and Messina, ‘walled cities’ in Southern Italy

Dario Musolino

Pages: 315-334

OTHER ARTICLES

Spatial aspects of devolution in the UK: The case of England

John B. Parr

Pages: 335-346

Performance within a recession: The converging trajectories of retail centres in the UK

Vassilis Tselios, Dionysia Lambiri, Les Dolega

Pages: 347-365

Urban preferences, amenities and age: Exploring the spatial distribution of age in Stockholm from 1991 to 2011

Martin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson, Joakim Wernberg

Pages: 367-381

How public participation could improve public decisions on rail investments?

Francesca Pagliara, Irina Di Ruocco

Pages: 383-403

BOOK REVIEWS

Hastening slowly: India's industrial growth in the era of economic reforms Suresh M. Babu Orient BlackSwan. New Delhi, India. 2018. Rupees 800.00, Hb, 237pp, ISBN 978‐93‐5287‐078‐3

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Pages: 405-406

A research agenda for shrinking cities. J. Hollander Edward Elgar. Cheltenham/Northampton, MA 2018. 144pp. ISBN 978 1 78536 632 1 , ISBN 978 1 78536 633 8

Marco Bontje

Pages: 406-408

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REFEREES

Acknowledgement to referees

Pages: 409-410

SYMPOSIUM 2019

22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019 on "Unlocking the potential of regions through entrepreneurship and innovation"

The 22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019 will take place on June 27-29 2019, in L'Aquila, Italy with the Gran Sasso Sience Institute (GSSI) as local host.  

THEME

The theme of the 22nd Uddevalla Symposium 2019, is "Unlocking the potential of regions through entrepreneurship and innovation".

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Martin Andersson
Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Karlskrona, Sweden 

Prof. Ron Boschma
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Assoc. Prof. Simone Ghezzi
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Prof. Maureen McKelvey
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Prof. Maria Minniti
Syracuse University, USA

PhD. Raquel Ortega-Argilés
University of Birmingham, UK

PhD. Simon C. Parker
Western University, Canada

Prof. Olav Sorenson
Yale University, USA

Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany

Prof. Elin Wihlborg
Linköping University, Sweden

Ass. Prof. Ting Zhang
University of Baltimore, USA

CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for papers will be announced in the end of November 2018.

More information at: https://symposium.hv.se/symposium-2019/

Dear colleague:

We have just published a new issue of the journal Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (Issue Nº 41). It is now available both on line and print version.

About Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research:

The founding aim of Investigaciones Regionales–Journal of Regional Research was to create a prestigious journal through which to disseminate quality research carried out in the broad academic and professional field of regional, urban and territorial studies. The review process of the papers submitted to the Journal follows international standards.

Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research is ranked as Q2 by Scimago JRC (Scopus), in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and indexed in other scientific and academic international databases (Emerging Source Citation Index (ESCI), EBSCO, ProQuest, EconLit, RePec, DOAJ, Redalyc, Latindex, Fuente Académica,…).

The Journal has a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming submissions from fields such as Economics, Geography, Sociology, Land Planning and Political Science, whose scientific focus, originality and added value contribute to the dissemination of new ideas and methodological approaches, strengthening and improving the quality of the publication, via its This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The contents of this issue are:

Articles:

• Desigualdades y políticas regionales en América Latina: una visión actual - Julieta Llungo-Ortiz
• Redistributive effects of regional transfers: a conceptual framework - Julio López-Laborda, Antoni Zabalza
• Crecimiento Económico Regional. El caso de la Provincia de Río Negro (Argentina) - Pablo Tagliani
• Los niveles de eficiencia técnica y el cambio productivo en la gestión tributaria de las regiones españolas - Blanca Avellón Naranjo, María José Prieto Jano
• Regional differences in the Okun’s Relationship: New Evidence for Spain (1980-2015) - Roberto Bande, Ángel Martín-Román
• Forced displacement and Multidimensional Poverty in Antioquia, Colombia: an assessment by means of a Seemingly Unrelated Regression - Osmar Leandro Loaiza Quintero, Guberney Muñetón Santa, Juan Gabriel Vanegas

Methodological and Research Notes:

• Aplicación SIG-Web SADE-MC para verificar la percepción de las edificaciones presentes en el entorno rural extremeño - Jin Su Jeong, David González-Gómez
• Crecimiento empresarial y políticas públicas de desarrollo regional en EUROACE - María del Mar Miralles-Quirós, José Luis Miralles-Quirós, Julio Daza-Izquierdo

European Regional Policy:

• El Fondo FEDER (2014-2020) en las Regiones Españolas - Javier Escribá, María José Murgui

Books reviews:

• Knowledge and Institutions - Simón Sánchez-Moral

To contact Us and Submit Manuscripts:

Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research

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

The article will be sent through the portal Open Journal System (OJS) of the Spanish Repository of Science and Technology (RECYT): https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/IR/login . 

Yours sincerely,

Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research