TOPICS OF THE COLLOQUIUM

The International Colloquium on Regional Sciences is a platform for meeting experts on economics and related social sciences who deal with current research topics in the field of European regions, microregions and municipalities. The territorial units smaller than the state constitute the subject of the presented research. This implies the need for a specific approach to tackling their problems. Therefore, the topics of the Colloquium include:

1. Methods in regional research and spatial data analysis
2. Regional disparities, convergence, divergence
3. Competitiveness of regions, strengthening economic and social development
4. Development of enterprise in the regions, business environment and investment attractiveness of regions
5. Regional innovation systems, creation and diffusion of innovations in regions
6. Knowledge flows, cooperation, networks, clusters and networking in the territory
7. Mobility of production factors
8. Housing and real estate market
9. Demographic situation and population changes
10. Regional employment and unemployment
11. Social dimensions of the local economy
12. Non-profit organizations in the local environment
13. Old industrial and coal regions
14. Rural development
15. Regeneration of brownfields
16. Territorial marketing
17. Destination marketing and management, tourism behaviour and demand
18. Transport and accessibility of regions
19. Regional and municipal infrastructure
20. Regional policy and territorial cohesion
21. Place-based approach to policies
22. Management and development of self-governing territorial units
23. Strategic and spatial planning, development projects
24. Smart and green city
25. Sustainable development and quality of life
26. Green and digital transition in the regions