geoter 2018 - A Stream on “Territorial Identity and Development”

The Natural & Formal Sciences Division of ATINER organizes a Stream on “Territorial Identity and Development” as part of the 4th Annual International Conference on Geography, 4-7 June 2018, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Sciences.
Territorial belonging and territorial attractiveness are elements with strategic relevance for development at diverse levels: local, regional, national, and macro-regional. Therefore, territorial identity is important both for building the social capital so useful during the processes of development and territorial planning and for the cohesion policy in the European Union and in other macro-regions of the world. The stream offer participants the possibility to share their results of original empirical and theoretical scientific research on territorial identity as a resource for development. It offers specialists and practitioners with diverse backgrounds (Geography, History, Sociology, Economy, Political and Administrative Sciences, Architecture and Urban Planning, etc.) the possibility of sharing their research results and best practice experience. The stream aims and creating a network among participants with common research interests. The topics of interest are: Territorial identity and community development (rural and urban); Territorial identity and regional development; Territorial identity and territorial planning; Territorial identity and public policy; Research methodology for the study of territorial identity. You may participate as presenter of one paper, chair or/and organizer of a session, or observer.
Fee structure information is available on https://www.atiner.gr/2018fees.
Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Mycanae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, an one-day visit to Delphi and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.
Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner-AT-atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form by the 5 February 2018 to: Dr. Oana-Ramona Ilovan, Lecturer, Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Abstracts should include the following: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.
If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a stream, chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, UK (gregory.papanikos-AT-stir.ac.uk).
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