More than half of humanity now lives in cities, and every month there are 5 million new city dwellers. A number of powerful forces are shaping this new phase of urbanization – escalating population growth, the rise of China and India, new connected technologies and pressures on both our...

The conference will be organized around the following themes: - Preconditions for sustainable development (economically, socially and environmentally) in European regions, - the role of universities in the promotion of regional development, - sectoral specificities (resource based and...

Suggested themes for the conference: - Regional Growth and Productivity - Differential Regional Impacts of the Current Economic Crisis - Sustainable Regional Development - Regional Energy Use and Environmental Impacts - Patterns of Migration and Implications for Regional Labour Markets - Spatial...

We invite Ph.D. students from different disciplinary backgrounds both within and outside the Nordic countries to participate in discussing the development of the welfare states, their preconditions, present status and how we ought to study them. Ph.D. Students present their papers in parallel...

Topics: - Health and time use - Parenting and child care - Time poverty - GPS and Tracking - Eating and health - Children's time use - Surveys in Developing Countries - Leisure - Well-being of carers - Travel - Location and Travel - Gendered time use - Health in rural environments - Household...

Abstracts on any topic relating to child indicators would be welcomed. Papers with a comparative content are encouraged. Methodological papers would be received with pleasure. We hope to organise themed parallel sessions on the following subjects during the conference: - National and...

The goal of the second international conference on Sustainability Transitions is to further our understanding of sustainability transitions by facilitating a dialogue between ongoing research activities, new areas of inquiry, and alternative approaches to sustainability transitions. Hence the...

Topics: - Water as a quality in the urban landscape – for liveability, well-being and profit - Water-centric cities in; planning and design – why and how? - Integrating water services with energy production and use of nutrients for agriculture - Addressing the dilemma of aging infrastructure...

In this workshop we aim to focus on the three key themes of the Europe 2020 strategy – Growth, Environment and Inequality – and invite papers in any of these areas. Theoretical, empirical and policy focused contributions are welcome.

We welcome papers from all – academics, students and those working in policy and practice. The event is inclusive and offers networking opportunities for all in our field.