Objectives and themes
Objectives
The conference has the objective to bring together scientific and professional knowledge on functional urban areas as well as relevant national and regional urban policies. The academic debate will focus on answering questions related to delimitation, development strategies and policies supporting FUAs. Last but not least, the meeting will be a opportunity to integrate academics and network future research projects in the field of urban and regional studies.
Themes
- functional urban areas and relevant policies (conference key theme)
- innovation in cities
- regional specialization
- interactions in regional development
- land use policy for cities and regions
- EU regional policy and its impact on cities and regions
- urban and metropolitan governance
- economic resilience of metropolitan regions and agglomerations
- urban and regional regeneration
- urban and regional competitiveness and entrepreneurship
- urban and regional public services and infrastructure
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