The theme for the 21st Uddevalla Symposium seeks new perspectives on innovation and entrepreneurship. Topics: - Firm growth and new determinants - Regional growth and regional challenges - Minorities, inclusion and discrimination - Gender issues - Geographies of innovation, resources and...

Über aktuelle Entwicklungen auf Bundes- und Landesebene berichten Ministerialrätin Vera Moosmayer, Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur, Berlin, und Ministerialrätin Sabine Klaßmann-Voß, Staatskanzlei des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.

During state socialism, agriculture and rural areas in many Eastern European countries were subject to strong state influence on consumer prices, subsidized inputs and relatively low investments in social or technical infrastructure combined with restrictions for the rural population’s freedom...

Topics: - International and intra-national convergence and divergence. - Regional and firm level impacts of the processes of globalization of the value chain. - Path dependency and economic renewal. - Geography of innovating firms and innovation strategies. - Localization of economic activities...

The symposium will bring together experts, researchers and industry practitioners to address a growing need to enhance liveability, encourage biodiversity and reduce impact on the natural environment. The forum will address the following issues: - Urban planning: green retention, ecosystem...

As in the UDMS tradition we will provide a forum in which representatives from local authorities, universities, research centers and professionals can join together to discuss new approaches, to consider new technologies, and to share practical experiences in the field of urban and regional data...

Wie lässt sich das ökonomische Potential von urbaner Vielfalt nutzen? Welche Herausforderungen sind mit religiöser und sozialer Vielfalt verbunden und welche ökonomischen Chancen bietet diese Diversität für Städte? Diesen Fragen wird anhand der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart zweier...