Islands economies (and peripheral areas in general) have been coping with a number of challenging issues, notably the overdependence on a few key sectors such as the tourism industry and an oversized and over subsidized public administration sector. To a certain extent, islands economies can be...

Theme: Green and inclusive transitions in Southern European regions: What can we do better?

The participation can be in place or on webinar. Beyond the various themes related to regional science this congress will focus on the emerging topic of Sustainable Management of the Sea for Sustainable Regional Development. With the enlargement of the ocean areas managed by countries it is...

The IWSEA provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of topics related with population ageing, one of the most important social transformations of our times. Research on ageing transcends disciplinary boundaries and this is reflected in the multiple dimensions covered in the workshop....

The conference aims to use exchange of knowledge, viewpoints and experiences to contribute to the development of a European Sustainability Strategy. Such a strategy will be essential to move forward from reflections on the challenges we face on issues such as water, energy and oceans to the...

This congress will allow a debate on the needs and challenges of territorialising public policies and on the role of (big) data, information and technologies in planning and regional development. Topics: (Big) Data for regional science; Agglomeration, clustering, and networking; Climate change...

This INFER workshop provides an opportunity for everybody interested in the interconnections between economic growth and environmental economics to exchange ideas, create links in research and to meet fellows in related subject. Researchers are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical...

General themes: - How does transdisciplinarity respond to different socio-ecological contexts?: Integrating diverse fields of inquiry. - Ecological Economics as a paradigm to support grassroots alternatives: agroecology, solidarity economies, and markets, alternative currencies, workers’...

Theme Circular Economy, Urban Metabolism and Regional Development: Challenges for a Sustainable Future Regular Sessions: RS01 - Conceptualisation and models in regional development RS02 - Territorial development policies for circularity RS03 - Strategies of Circular Economy RS04 - Technological...

The International Economic Association (IEA) is the association of the economic associations from around the world, and is the unique international organization that brings together economists from developed and developing countries across a broad range of fields. The Congress will feature...