Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: • Climate change as a driver of regional policy • The challenges of low carbon economies • Developing and evaluating sub-national policies for adaptation and mitigation • Post-Copenhagen challenges for taking forward international and...

Topics for discussion include: the role and purpose of higher education; how to measure its impact; higher education institutions (HEIs) and regional competitiveness; the influence of students and graduates on regions; knowledge exchange between HEIs and business; HEIs and community engagement...

Topic areas: - Effects of and Responses to Climate Change in Urban Areas - Land Use and Land Cover - Biodiversity, Habitat Conservation and Urban Areas - Public Health - Governance and Institutions Furthermore, the joint UGEC/GLP day will follow the theme of "Sustainable land systems in the era...

The theme of 2010 conference is ‘Agriculture and the Wealth of Nations’, aiming to explore the importance of agriculture as well as the relationship and interaction between agriculture and the whole economy. Topics: - Agriculture and the Macro-economy - Agriculture and Economic Development -...

The goal of the conference is to bring together about 30-40 urban and regional economists from across the world to present/discuss/participate in the workshop. By invitation only.

This conference seeks to bring together the latest research and practice in economic development in underserved rural and low-and-moderate-income urban communities in an effort to foster thinking on relevant issues and highlight best practices in the application of economic development policy....

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 - Evaluating...

The first workshop aims to develop the theoretical insights from the literature on neoliberalism and neoliberalisation by looking at the impacts the pursuit of neoliberal restructuring has had on different regions and cities. We would be interested in specific regional and urban examples of...

Papers and Symposia are invited in the following subject categories: Consumer, Environment, Marketing, Natural Resources, Trade, Rural/Regional Development, International Development, Policy, Innovation, Industrial Organization, Production/Management, Health and Nutrition, Other – Specify.

This meeting always provides an intensive coverage of the latest research and events in real estate and urban economics policy.