Sustaining Regional Futures
24-26 June 2012, Beijing Conference Center, Beijing, China
The Regional Studies Association Global Conference is organised in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
http://www.regionalstudies.org/events/2012/June-Beijing/
The Conference will address some of the biggest issues facing regions and sub-national areas around the world, gateways are being organised on the causes and implications of different patterns of regional development. The gateways are dedicated to assessing the forms and successes of regional policies in managing regional disparities; establishing basic public services; supporting endogenous growth and the comparative advantages of regions; promoting regional competitiveness and sustaining harmony between the economy, society and the environment. Papers on each of these themes are encouraged - on different countries' and regions' experiences, and on comparative studies.
Papers on aspects of social justice, territorial politics, governance, and peripheral and marginal regions are also
welcome to address what has been happening in these times of rapid national growth and global upheaval. Additional topics in which we particularly encourage contributions are city-regions, spatial planning and analysis which may look at the position in China but which may focus elsewhere
Debate and discussion, contrast and comparisons are essential to the success of Regional Studies Association conferences and to academic endeavour.
Critical analyses and sharing of experiences in all these topic areas will ensure the Beijing conference achieves the aims that the Regional Studies Association and its partners have set out for it.
Extended deadline for submission 20th February 2012. A limited number of Conference bursaries is available for eligible members.
Gateway Themes:
A. Environmental sustainability
B. Migration and labour markets
C. Social justice and civil society
D. Rural challenges
E. Territorial politics and policy
F. City-regions and urban transformations
G. Spatial econometrics
H. Infrastructure and development
I. Borders, border regions and peripherality
J. Industries, entrepreneurship, and regional competitiveness
K. Innovation and knowledge economies
L. Creativity, identities and branding
M. Tourism and regional development
N. Spatial planning and practice
O. Banking, finance and financialisation
Special Sessions:
• Subjective wellbeing and the region
• Sustaining Whose Futures? Megaprojects, territorial politics and social injustices
• Multi-level governance and strategic planning for effective regional development policy: insights from Europe
• Clusters Life Cycles and Territorial Resilience in Knowledge-Based Economies
• International Airports. More than just an infrastructure facility?
• Geographies of Finance and Financialisation: Emerging Trends, Issues in China and Future Research Agendas
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Organisers welcome proposals for special sessions, themed workshops and innovative forms of networking and collaboration. If you would like to organise a session please contact Jimmy Ancheta Jr. at events@regionalstudies.org.
Academic Organising Committee:
Co-chairs, Liu Yi: liuy@igsnrr.ac.cn, Andrew Beer: Andrew.Beer@adelaide.edu.au, Secretary, Weidong Liu: liuwd@igsnrr.ac.cn, Members, Henry Yeung: henryyeung@nus.edu.sg, He Can Fei: hecanfei@urban.pku.edu.cn, Anthony Yeh: hdxugoy@hkucc.hku.hk, Mike Danson: michael.danson@uws.ac.uk, Pedro Marques: marques@geographie.uni-kiel.de
RSA Organiser: Jimmy Ancheta Jr. jimmy.ancheta@regionalstudies.org
For more information:
http://www.regionalstudies.org/events/2012/June-Beijing/
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