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...

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...

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...

Sessions: Agriculture, fisheries and food security; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Climate risk management in the perspective of human security; Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources; Education, health, wealth, and human welfare; Environmental services and their...

Topics: - Public policies to promote entrepreneurship (Public Policies and public programs with a regional impact in promoting entrepreneurship) - Entrepreneurship and social innovation (innovative projects and programs of public or private social entrepreneurship with a regional impact) -...

General themes: A. New frontiers in Regional science B. Regional economic growth and development C. Urban sprawl and shrinkage D. Regional and urban labor markets E. Regional and urban policy, planning and governance. Best practices F. Location of economic activity G. Entrepreneurship, small...

Theme of the Congress: Renaissance of the Regions of Southern Europe This Congress will seek to answer the following questions: What conditions are necessary for the economic revival of southern Europe? What is wrong in regional development policies pursued so far? How can countries of southern...

Topics: - Firm performance and growth determinants - Short-run economic factors and the crisis - Internationalisation and competitiveness - Innovation and market structure - SME´s