Annual Meeting of the International Geographical Union Commission on Local and Regional Development
SPOT team members attended the Annual Meeting of the International Geographical Union Commission on Local and Regional Development "Sociodemographic change and its impact on territorial development policies" which took place in Cuenca (Spain), between 13 and 15 October 2022. The meeting was organized together with the Spanish Working Group of Local Development, part of the Association of Spanish Geographers (AGE), and the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
Presentations of SPOT team members:
Ines GRIGORESCU, Bianca MITRICĂ, Irena MOCANU, Monica DUMITRAȘCU, Nicoleta DAMIAN, Paul ȘERBAN, Cristina DUMITRICĂ, Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, Romania: Challenges of Cultural Tourism in Buzău Carpathians and Sub-Carpathians (Romania). Local Businesses’ Perspective.
Tamás HARDI, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies, Hungary: Analysis of cross-border movements in the Slovak-Hungarian border area during COVID closures
Michael SOFER, Bar Ilan University, Israel: The restructuring of the rural-urban fringe: A case study of Tel-Aviv Metropolitan Area.
In addition to the very interesting scientific sessions, field trips were also carried out in the city of Cuenca, Villa Romana de Noheda & Serrania de Cuenca Natural Park
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Photo credit: José A. Montero, Tamas Hardi & Ines Grigorescu
The point about sociodemographic change shaping territorial development policies feels especially urgent for rural areas that are quietly losing younger residents. I was struck by the Buzău Carpathians cultural tourism presentation, since local businesses often carry the burden of these shifts without much policy support. Discussions like this sometimes touch on funding models tied to digital economies, and https://bitcoincasinoonline.net comes up in that context, though the real work is clearly in the field trips and cross-border comparisons the SPOT team shared.
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