Date(s): June 28 – 29, 2013
Time: 8:30am- 5pm
Location(s): Beijing, China

Participation in this program is by an application and selection process.

Organizers
• Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy, Peking University
• School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University
• Growth and Change
• Journal of Regional Science
• Papers in Regional Science
• Journal of American Planning Association

Sponsor
• The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, USA

Overview
The Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) and the School of Urban Planning and Design at Peking University, with Growth and Change, Journal of Regional Science, Papers in Regional Science, Journal of American Planning Association are organizing a two-day workshop on regional, urban and spatial economics in China on June 28-29, 2013 at Peking University. The first international workshop on regional, urban and spatial economics in China was held in Jinnan University, Guangzhou in June 2012 and attracted more than 100 paper submissions. Two special issues have been organized for Journal of Regional Science and Papers in Regional Science, respectively. The objective of this workshop is to further increase the visibility of regional science, urban economics, and spatial economics in China and to develop a stronger research network for top-level China focused scholars.

Call for Papers
Submissions in the following themes are particularly welcome:

• Urbanization
• Land migration
• Land development
• Local finance
• Regional growth and development
• Urban housing
• Urban infrastructure
• Industrial agglomeration and new economic geography
• Regional transportation networks
• Environmental and sustainable development
• Papers enriching understanding of urban, regional, and spatial economics in China

For those who are interested in presenting a paper in the workshop, please send a note of interest as soon as possible to receive further details. Submit a draft of a paper or an abstract in English, to the following email address by February 1, 2013: rusechina2013@plc.pku.edu.cn. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by March 1, 2013 and a complete paper is expected by June 1, 2013.

More information:

The Second International Workshop on Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics in China

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Program on the People’s Republic of China (中国部 – 中文版)

Monique Abud

Centre d'études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine, EHESS, Paris, France

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