Annual Conference of the Regional Studies Association Irish Branch
City Led Regional Development and Peripheral Regions
Friday 7th September 2018, IT Sligo
Invited speakers:
Dr Andrew Copus
The James Hutton Institute
Professor Mark Partridge
Ohio State University
Theme:
The theme of this year’s RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference is “City Lead Regional Development and Peripheral Regions”.
Submission themes:
We call for presentations from, policy makers, academia and practitioners active in the field of regional studies. Post-graduate students are encouraged to submit. We call for presentations dealing with, amongst others, the following themes:
• Cities as a source of Economic Growth
• Development in Peripheral Region
• Urban centres and economic development
• The NPF and Governance
• The NPF and Housing
• Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies
• Local and regional economic forums
• New approaches to regional development
• International comparator cases
• Other contributions dealing with the topic of regional studies are invited and will be included in focussed sessions
Venue:
Sligo, IT
Registration and Conference updates:
Conference fees: 70 Euro (including lunch)
Registration and conference updates are available on the Regional Studies Association, Irish Branch website.
Any queries regarding registration should be send to chris.vanegeraat@mu.ie or Justin.doran@ucc.ie
The theme of this year’s RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference is “City Lead Regional Development and Peripheral Regions”.
Submission themes:
We call for presentations from, policy makers, academia and practitioners active in the field of regional studies. Post-graduate students are encouraged to submit. We call for presentations dealing with, amongst others, the following themes:
• Cities as a source of Economic Growth
• Development in Peripheral Region
• Urban centres and economic development
• The NPF and Governance
• The NPF and Housing
• Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies
• Local and regional economic forums
• New approaches to regional development
• International comparator cases
• Other contributions dealing with the topic of regional studies are invited and will be included in focussed sessions
Venue:
Sligo, IT
Registration and Conference updates:
Conference fees: 70 Euro (including lunch)
Registration and conference updates are available on the Regional Studies Association, Irish Branch website.
Any queries regarding registration should be send to chris.vanegeraat@mu.ie or Justin.doran@ucc.ie