The conference will have three main themes: 1. The Private Sector and Agriculture and Rural Development 2. Trade Links to the Private Sector and Poverty Reduction 3. Business, Finance and Poverty Reduction

This conference will help to identify rural investment priorities, foster innovation in rural regions, increase services to sparsely populated areas and encourage urban-rural linkages. Through the co-operation between private, government and academic resources, this conference provides the...

Conference themes are listed below, however, quality papers in all areas of regional science are welcome. - Island economies - Testing the new economic geography - Health geographies - Environment and regional development - Demography and migration - Regional finance - Land use constraints -...

In Africa, the major cities have grown with unprecedented speed over the past few decades creating genuine metropolises. Cities like Nairobi, Johannesburg and Lagos reflect the makeup of the country at large, and indeed are often taken to stand as a symbol for the nation united. In a rhetorical...