Day 1 of the 8th ASC conference with keynote lectures by Philip McCann & Chiara Farronato and paper sessions on climate change 🌪️, institutions🏛️, development , AI & digitalization 💻

🆕 paper in our DP series 'Green with Anger. Polarised environmental mobilisation & the knowledge economy' (Compagnucci, @dariadenti.bsky.social @pfaggy.bsky.social , Perrot) tinyurl.com/5xt6e3md

Sul quotidiano Il Centro @pfaggy.bsky.social parla delle attuali criticità legate all’erosione del potere d’acquisto delle famiglie italiane e alle soluzioni possibili

In a 🆕 paper in Applied Geography, Andrea Ascani and Yibo Qiao explore the role of high-speed railway in helping the industrial upgrading of cities in the context of China. Read it here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🆕 paper in Regional Studies, Regional Science by @pven.bsky.social & Nicola Pontarollo 🏙️ 🇪🇺 "Cities for living" finds that environmental quality & social diversity matter more than economic indicators for city liveability Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🆕 paper in our DP Series by Maria Giovanna Brandano & @martidalmolin.bsky.social shows walking routes boost economic growth in Italy 🇮🇹 They found walking-paths slow tourism has significant economic impact. An alternative to mass tourism that benefits local communities. www.gssi.it/images/discu...

🆕 paper out in the Journal of Rural Studies by our PhD candidate Borys Cieślak He studied the emotional-caring labor of postmasters in the Appennines to shows they help enhance wellbeing, & belonging among rural communities. 📯⛰️ More here doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

📚🆕 Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science is out w contributions from our members @giubreglia.bsky.social , Carlo Caporali, @dariadenti.bsky.social, @pfaggy.bsky.social & @mrmodica.bsky.social 🌍​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ More ➡️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...

🎒🌍 Our PhD students are taking research global! @crhistianjoel.bsky.social presented his inequality work at #ECINEQ2025 in Washington & Giulia Finardi is at Fudan University’s @wmo-global.bsky.social climate change summer school in Shanghai 🎓​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Our PhD Student Aydan Ege Güven Ege Güven presented her research titled “Critical Infrastructures and Their Role in Regional Resilience: Mapping EU Regions” 🌉🛤️🇪🇺 at the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning Annual Congress held this year in Istanbul.

🆕 paper in the Journal of Regional Science by @pven.bsky.com (w D. Burgalassi & A. Weingarden). ‘Middlesize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development. 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My new working paper (with Marco Modica) is out! www.gssi.it/images/discu... @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

🆕 paper out in The Journal of Policy Modeling by Maria Giovanna Brandano & Adriana Pinate ➡️ ‘Tourism's Role in Smart Specialization Strategy' studies how regional tourism characteristics 🏖️🏔️shape priority-setting within the 🇪🇺European Smart Specialization Strategy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The first student presentation this afternoon is by Fedaous Ben Brahim (UniLaSalle) sharing her research on the public perception of biogas projects in the Hauts-de-France Region. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Next up is PhD student, Kristina Dorofeeva, (University of Florence) sharing her research on shifting fertility patterns, focusing on economic instability and first childbirth among Italian couples. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Viktor Venhorst @rug.nl kicks things off today with his talk on ‘A Demography of Education and the Labour Market’ and challenging students to consider how time dependency shapes their own research. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Next up, Filipe Batista (JRC) shares how innovative data and analytical methods help policymakers and researchers better understand demographic changes in "Assessing local and regional demographic trends and challenges: new data, methods and insights for the EU" @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Second up is Gabriele Dore who is researching depopulation dynamics at Università di Firenze. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

Our first student presentation is by Biagio Lacolare, University of Naples Federico II who is looking at spatial patterns of foreign residential segregation.

Our third presentation this afternoon is by Giada Garofani @liverpooluni.bsky.social who is sharing her research on English neighbourhoods and life trajectories.

We're super excited to be supporting #YSI @max-roessler.bsky.social and @crhistianjoel.bsky.social on this fantastic webinar series. Some great speakers confirmed. To find out more and register, starts 16 July: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...

La nostra Post-doc Giulia Iannone è stata la keynote speaker della mattinata di Innovazione Centrale, un'iniziativa promossa dalla Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti dell'Aquila, dedicata all'innovazione www.ctesicuralaquila.it/wp-content/u...

This morning’s 2nd speaker is Annalisa Busetta (UNIPA). In her talk, “Mapping Demographic Inequalities: Beyond the Expected,” she highlights the role of spatiality in demography & challenges us to look beyond traditional models to uncover hidden patterns of inequality. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social

The Summer College continues today at UNIPA and our first speaker is Daniele Vignoli. He explains changing demographics in his seminar on Positive Demography: Re-Thinking Demographic Dynamics.

Great presentations & atmosphere at our 1st Workshop on Health & Environmental Economics (joint w @unicatt.bsky.social) Delighted to host keynote speakers Matthew Neidell (Columbia) & @ludogazze.bsky.social (Warwick). @sandoralp.bsky.social Gilberto Turati Elena Cottini Luca Salmasi Carlo Caporali

New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025. Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...

Onto our 2nd keynote and Alessandra Faggian @gssisocialsci.bsky.social convinces us why peripheral regions are so important.

Excited to be heading to Palermo next for the 2025 Joint Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development — a great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers, in partnership with @gssisocialsci.bsky.social and the University of Palermo!

🎉 Congrats to our PhD student Giulia Ferrante (w Luca Buzzanca & Arsène Perrot for winning the XVII AISRe Award for best paper by a young scholar 🏆 paper: ‘Speaking Ourselves Closer: Linguistic Minorities, Social Cohesion & Local Development’ ℹ️shows how linguistic diversity strengthens communities

Fabiano Compagnucci è all'Expo di Osaka per il progetto Bionet per parlare di 3 cultivar abruzzesi: 🫑Peperone Dolce di Altino 🍇Vedovella 🍇Nero Antico di Pretalucente in collaborazione con le Università di Perugia, Urbino, Politecnica delle Marche, Molise, Camerino, Macerata, L'Aquila e Teramo

🆕 paper in npj Urban Sustainability by @pven.bsky.social shows how Google data measure urban park accessibility. Turning unconventional datasets into standardized metrics this pilot proves private-sector data can create public goods for researchers & policymakers 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

We are at the @eaere.bsky.social conference to discuss: 🌡️hot temperatures & mental health - @sandoralp.bsky.social 🤝earthquake & social cohesion - @dariadenti.bsky.social 🌪️extreme weather & voting -Carlo Caporali 🧳disasters & tourism -Cecilia Castaldo ⛓️‍💥drought & human trafficking -Luca Buzzanca

🆕 paper out in Population, Space and Place by @kateryna-tkach.bsky.social (w Alessandra Michelangeli, Riccardo Borgoni & Andrea Gilardi. They explore the nexus between migrant integration policies and pro-immigrant sentiment To read the paper 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🆕 in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, our PhD candidate Borys Cieślak & Arianna Giovannini reflect on methods and relevance for policy and research of the last book by Tomaney et al.'s 'Social Infrastructure and 'Left Behind Places'", which deals with social infrastructure in 'left behind places'.

🆕 paper by Paolo Veneri & others in @regionalstudies.bsky.social on remote work spatial effects. Analyzing housing markets in 16 OECD countries, they found compelling evidence on how flexible work is reshaping where people live & enlarging metropolitan boundaries Read more👇 tinyurl.com/2s3689vk

🔊 The GSSI host the CHANGE conference “The protection of the historic city between natural, anthropic and climatic risks"🏛️🌪️, w @iliaant.bsky.social discussing “How can we protect the cultural heritage in historical cities from natural disasters, climate change, overtourism, and other risks?”

➡️ @dariadenti.bsky.social presents her work on earthquake & social cohesion 🤝🦺 (w/ @pfaggy.bsky.social @mrmodica.bsky.social & Ilan Noy) @ the 5th Diversity and Discrimination Workshop (@exeter.ac.uk @lborouniversity.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social) sites.google.com/view/dnd-wor...

🎤 @giubreglia.bluesky.it & Adriana Pinate presented their work @ the Workshop “Advances in Spatial & Network Modelling for Policy Making” (Sapienza University Rome) discussing “The Geography of the Green Transition: Big Promises, Uneven Outcomes” & “Institutional Quality & Ph.D. holders’ migration”

@remiedwards.bsky.social @itsbethperry.bsky.social @gssisocialsci.bsky.social @helsinki.fi @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social

🎙️ Podcast alert 🎙️ Ugo Rossi & Sami Moisio discuss technocapitalism and their book "The Urban Field" on the @sperishefuni.bsky.social "New Thinking in Political Economy" with Dr. Remi Edwards. 🎧Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1k4E... @sperishefuni.bsky.social

🏛️ Our PhD candidate Borys Cieslak appears in a long read on TNI exploring how Polish municipalities built democratic alternatives to privatization. 👇 🔗 www.tni.org/en/article/b...

⏰ final days to apply to our PhD in Regional Science & Economic Geography 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓12 fully-funded positions 🎓4-year program with annual scholarship (€16,243) 🏡🍽️ board+accomodation (@GSSI facilities or substitute grant) Deadline: May 23, 2025 Apply: www.gssi/phd/

🎓 Got a Bachelor’s degree? Want a Master’s? We offer “Chasing Science” for the University of L’Aquila Master’s programs in Social Sciences. Benefits: ✅ €12,000 scholarship 🏠 Housing 📚 Extra learning activities Apply by June 15, 2025 Details: amministrazionetrasparente.gssi.it/page/5/detai...

Our PhD student Maria Camila Jiménez Amaya is participating to the LSE Workshop of Early Career Women in Economic Geography She presents the paper ‘Austerity and Sexual Violence: Insights from the UK’ (joint with @dariadenti.bsky.social & @pfaggy.bsky.social)

CfAs: "Community-oriented social infrastructures under threat" session 📍 Italian Geographic Congress Turin 🗓️Sept 3-5, 2025 Topics: maintenance, persistence, impacts & community preservation of threatened social spaces Abstracts 🇮🇹/🇬🇧 by May 15 Call: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 Final weeks to apply to our PhD in Regional Science & Economic Geography 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓12 fully-funded PhD positions 🎓 4-year program 💰€16,243 annual scholarship 🏠 🍽️ accommodation at GSSI facilities (or substitute grant) + board ⏰ Deadline: May 23, 2025 🔗 Apply: www.gssi.it/phd/ ℹ️ tinyurl.com/5859e6x7

📣 Call for Papers: NARSC session at @assameeting.bsky.social 2026 in Philadelphia Session theme: Economic impact of natural hazards and recovery Submit papers/abstracts to [email protected] by May 15, 2025. Organizers: @mrmodica.bsky.social & Sandy Dall'erba

🌟Three weeks today the conference programme starts for #RSA25 🌟 Kicking off with the opening plenary'Navigating Regional Transformation' with a fantastic selection of speakers. 📕For more info and view the online programme: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind... 🔄