Call for papers - 17th APDR Congress | 5th Congress of Nature Management and Conservation | International Congress of APDR/AECR

«The Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR) is organizing its 17th Annual Congress in Bragança-Zamora (http://www.apdr.pt/congresso/2011/), in the 29th June to 2nd July 2011, with the collaboration of the Spanish Association of Regional Science (AECR). Similarly to 2009, the Congress will be held jointly with the 5th Congress of Nature Management and Conservation. This initiative counts with the scientific and logistical support of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) and Foundation Rei Afonso Henriques in Zamora (FRAH), in collaboration with others scientific societies like the Portuguese Association of Agrarian Economics (APDEA) or Portuguese Society for Rural Studies (SPER).
THEMES:
1. Common Asset Management and Regional Sustainable Development
2. Teaching and Research in Regional Science
3. Regional development policies (Workshop Zamora, Spain, 30 June)
4. Globalization and regional development
5. Innovation and Territory
6. Spatial dimensions of the crisis of the state
7. Urban Sustainability
8. Migration and Sustainable Development
9. Transport networks and territory
10. Location of activities
11. Agricultural competitiveness and regional development (APDEA Sessions)
12. Tourism and sustainable development
13. Local and rural development (SPER Sessions)
14. Frontiers and Development
15. Economics of natural resources and environmental (5th Congress Nature Management and Conservation Sessions)
16. Nature Management and Conservation (5th Congress Nature Management and Conservation Sessions)
17. Decision support systems for regional development
18. Operational Models of Regional Economics
19. Instruments of spatial planning
20. Regionalization and Regional and Local Finance
IMPORTANT: The theme: Regional development policies will only be developed in the Workshop of Zamora (June 30).

Key dates
Abstracts:
Abstracts reception: 28th February 2011
Abstracts acceptance: until 4th March 2011
Papers:
Papers reception: 4th April 2011
Papers acceptance: until 15th April 2011

Congress Bragança: 29th June to 1st July 2011
Workshop Zamora: 30th June 2011
Study Visit: 2nd July 2011

Abstract Submission
You must have an account for an online submission (abstract and/or paper) or to register for the 17th APDR Congress.
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Abstracts are accepted in the following languages: Portuguese, English or Spanish. The papers can be presented in one of these three languages and parallel sessions will be organized by language to facilitate the participation of people who do not speak Portuguese.
The text should not exceed 1.500 characters (including spaces).
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Contacts
Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional — APDR
Elisabete Martins
E-mail: apdr@apdr.pt
Ana Fuentes Sánchez
E-mail: info@apdr.pt
Internet: www.apdr.pt
Fax: (+351) 295 402 205
Tel.: (+351) 295 332 001»

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