 | Call for papers: conference on spatial differentiation in the face of demographic change 30-09-2008 In recent times, headlines like "Depopulation in Peripheral Regions", "Rural
Areas: Old People´s Homes of Our Society?" or "Cities as Melting Pots?" have
been drawing attention to the demographic changes that are now affecting all
European countries. Demographic change and its complex effects have been
addressed for a number of years now as a challenge to urban and regional
studies. Therefore, five German research institutions have taken up the
initiative to organise a conference on spational differentiation in the face of
demographic change, in Berlin on May 7-8, 2009.
To generate input for the conference, the five research insitutions have
issued a call for papers.
Shrinkage, ageing, and diversification of the population are not evenly
distributed in space. Cities and regions follow different development paths.
Increasingly, conditions of economic competitiveness, quality of life,
ecological carrying capacity, technical and social infrastructures, and
opportunities for political and societal participation differ between cities and
regions. Social and spatial inequalities are to be seen not as exceptions to the
rule but as the outcome of current demographic changes and key elements in
spatial development. Polarisation and pluralisation possibly go hand in hand in
urban and regional development.
The aim of the conference is to bring together current research on
differentiation in urban and regional development and the resulting political
requirements in the context of demographic change in Germany and Europe. The
conference offers PhD students and senior researchers a platform to present the
status of their theoretical and empirical research. Political decision-makers,
representatives from administration, and NGOs are invited to report on the
political challenges of increasing diversity in spatial development and to
discuss possible strategies for action with the scientific community.
The key issues of the conference will be considered from three perspectives:
Please use the conference website (www.leeresland-buntestadt.de) and the
available documents for submitting an abstract. The schedule is as follows:
On request, the organizers support PhD students from abroad
(g.hutter@ioer.de).
Conference languages are English and German. During the conference, it is
possible to present posters on the topic of the event. Further information can
be found on the
conference
website.
For more information on the conference and its programme, please visit the
EUKN
Meetings section.
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