Roundtable
Wednesday, 26 August 2020 15.45-17.15 (CET)
Regional Science and the COVID
Covid 19 has impacted our economies and societies. It has changed our daily habits and has had a significant impact on our lifestyles, through lock-in or social distancing measures. The spatial consequences are obviously huge, regional impacts, closing of borders, geographical spread of the virus, social distancing, limitation of movements, tele-working, doubts about the sustainability of cities and return to rural areas, etc. or even the impact on teaching and research practices, much at a distance now. The round table addresses these questions with prestigious scholars and experts.
Covid 19 has impacted our economies and societies. It has changed our daily habits and has had a significant impact on our lifestyles, through lock-in or social distancing measures. The spatial consequences are obviously huge, regional impacts, closing of borders, geographical spread of the virus, social distancing, limitation of movements, tele-working, doubts about the sustainability of cities and return to rural areas, etc. or even the impact on teaching and research practices, much at a distance now. The round table addresses these questions with prestigious scholars and experts.
Chair:
Bert Kuby
Head of Unit, European Committee of Regions, Belgium
Confirmed Panelists:
Dorothée Allain-Dupré
Head of Unit Decentralisation, Public Investment and Subnational Finance ESG/CFE, OECD, France
Rune Dahl Fitjar
Professor of Innovation Studies, UiS Business School, Centre for Innovation Research, University of Stavanger, Norway
Professor of Innovation Studies, UiS Business School, Centre for Innovation Research, University of Stavanger, Norway
Anne Green
Professor of Regional Economic Development City-REDI, University of Birmingham, UK
Philip McCann
Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, University of Sheffield, UK