* Congress Information on Barcelona

ERSA 2011 - Congress Themes

New submission process: The abstracts and papers to be reviewed (for R-sessions, Young Scientist Sessions and Special Sessions) must be submitted ALL TOGETHER before the deadline of the 4th of March 2011. The Scientific Committee will review the abstracts and the papers all together.

The main theme of the Congress is New Challenges for European Regions and Urban Areas in a Globalised World

Besides the main theme, the congress is open for all issues concerning regional problems. A broad range of topics are listed among the themes below

  • Regional economic growth and development
  • Rural and local development
  • Social capital and regional development
  • Agglomeration, clusters and policy
  • Regional policy in Europe
  • Public finance and regional development
  • Globalisation and regional competitiveness
  • Cross-border cooperation and development
  • Regional population change, migration, diasporas and development
  • Social segregation poverty and social policy
  • Spatial issues of the labour market
  • Sustainability issues
  • Climate change and its implications for urban and regional development
  • Entrepreneurship, networks and innovation
  • Innovation, knowledge economy and regional development
  • Geographical information systems and spatial analysis
  • Spatial econometrics
  • New frontiers in regional science: theory and methodology
  • Infrastructure, transports and communications
  • Land use real estate and housing markets
  • Location studies
  • Tourism, Cultural Industries and regional development
  • Urban governance and cities regeneration
  • Barcelona as a case study.
  • Territorial marketing