Second Global Conference on Economic Geography, 25-28 June 2007, Beijing, China
9-May-07
Surname First Name Title Affiliation Theme Paper title
Abu Muhammad Shajaat Ali Assoc Prof The University of Texas at Tyler Development Geography (Session on Poverty) 2005 Famine in Northern Bangladesh: An ecological analysis.
Ahmed Waquar Mr. Clark University Socio-Political Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment in India Spaces of Power: Foreign Direct Investment in India
Ahn Hyo-Jung Mr. Changwon Cluster Development Agency  
Alam Md. Shamsul Professor University of Rajshahi Economy and the Environment Food Security in Bangladesh: Present State and Challenges Ahead
Ala-RŠmi Katariina Ms. University of Oulu innovation, learning, and communities of practice High technologies in Northern Finland
Aldagheiri Mohammed Mr. University of Leicester development geography (with Prof Michael Bradshaw) The Role of Transport Roads Network in the Economic Development of Saudi Arabia
Al-Farajy Hade Ahmed Professor Water resources in the Asian Arabic region Water resources in the Asian Arabic region
Alimoradi Claes G. Professor Goteborg University Geographies of international trade and investment The Political-Economic Geography of EU-ASEAN Trade
Alimoradi Ali Dr. Islamic Azad University dynamics of urban and regional development
Allan James Mr Cardiff University Dynamics of urban and regional development The urban politics of development and sustainability: Cardiff City-Regionalism
Allen Emma Miss University of Newcastle Labour Geographies/ Alternative Economic Geographies Creating effective local labour markets: a new framework for employment policy (survey results)
Amanda Brandellero Ms. University of Amsterdam Culture and ethnicity in economic geography Migrants in the cultural industries: incorporation trajectories in the music business in Amsterdam, London and Paris
Ambinakudige Shrinidhi Dr. Mississippi State University A storm in a coffee cup: Coffee open market and the local livelihoods in India
Ancien Delphine Ms. IFRESI Ð CNRS ; The Ohio State University Dynamics of urban and regional development / Histories of economic geographies / Neoliberalism, economic governance and issues of scale London between global narcissism and national responsibility: the illusion of devolution
Andel Jiri Assoc Prof JE Purkinje University development geography or economy and the environment Economic development in central European countries with relation to environmental stress (case study from Czech-German borderland)
Aoyama Yuko Dr. Clark University Regional Development in Japan? Walmart and Global Monopoly? Open Source Video games?
Araki Hitoshi Dr. Yamaguchi University consumption and economic geography Chicken and egg supply under the outbreak_of bird flu in Japan 2004
Asheim Bjšrn Professor Lund University Special session on evolutionary economic geography organized by Ron Boschma
Aslesen Heidi Wiig Dr. NIFU STEP City regions, knowledge bases and knowledge generations
Atia Mona Ms. University of Washington Alternative Economic Geographies The Geography of Islamic Finance
çvila __Acosta Virginia Dra. UNAM (en)gendering economic geography
Bagchi-Sen Sharmistha Dr. State University of New York Ð Buffalo Labour Geographies Explaining Labour Market Outcomes in Cyber Security
Baklanov Peter Professor Russian Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development Territorial structures of economy in management by sustainable development of the region
Balej Martin Mr JE Purkinje University development geography or economy and the environment Economic development in central European countries with relation to environmental stress (case study from Czech-German borderland)
Banski Jerzy Professor Polish Academy of Sciences theories and discourses in economic geography or dynamic of urban and regional development Conceptions of spatial development in Poland
Barnes Trevor Professor University of British Columbia Methodology in economic geography Towards a pluralist economic geography
Barros Nock Maria Magdalena Guadalupe ethnic economy, markets, Mexican entrepreneurs The role of swap meets in the development of Mexican entrepreneurs in rural California.
Bathelt Harald Professor University of Toronto Paper 1: Joint paper Nina Schuldt & Harald Bathelt (Innovation, learning, and communities of practice ); Paper 2: Joint paper Gang Zeng & Harald Bathelt (Organizing industrial spaces ) Temporary face-to-face contact and the ecology of global buzz ; Against the new economy? Growth of the chemical industry in the larger Shanghai and Yangtze delta region
Bayliss Darrin Dr. University of Copenhagen informational economies/ evolutionary economic geography DublinÕs Digital Hubris: a failed attempt to develop a creative industrial cluster.
Beaverstock Jonathan V Professor Loughborough University Labour geographies Spaces of professionalisation: (Re)producing the role of executive search in elite labour recruitment (together with James Faulconbridge, Sarah Hall and Andrew Hewitson)
Beer Andrew Professor Flinders University Spatial Selectivity and Restructuring in the Automotive Industry in Australia
Beerepoot Niels P.C. Dr. Planning and International Development Studies Labour geographies, development geography Declining labour intensive industries in the Philippines and adaptability labour force
Bell Peter Professor State University of New York Engendering economic geography Gender & capitalist accumulation in Southeast Asia: the textile industry in Southeast Asia.
Bella Krasnoyarova Professor Russian Academy of Sciences Agrarian nature management: sustainable development of unstable system Agrarian nature management: sustainable development of unstable system
Benner Chris Dr. Pennsylvania State University International Outsourcing of Service Work: Processes and Factors Shaping Location International Outsourcing and New Forms of eWork: An Economic Boom for Africa?
Berger Martin Dr. Institute of Technology and Regional Policy RTOs and the Globalisation of R&D
Bergmann Luke Mr. Methodologies and economic geography; Theories and discourses in economic geography Mathematical dialectics: Exploring the spatial dynamics of capitalism
Berndt Christian Professor University of Frankfurt Neoliberalism and economic governance Market b/orders: Performing transnational production-consumption-networks
Beyers William B Dr. University of Washington Economic Paradigms Revisiting the Geography of the New Economy
Bhattacharyya Rituparna Ms. University of Newcastle
Biles James J. Dr. Indiana University labour geographies/development geography globalization and informal employment
Boontho Chutarat Mrs. Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Khon Kaen Households' Willingness to Pay for Environmental Taxes, Thailand
Boschma Ron Professor Utrecht University Evolutionary Economic Geography
Botello Graciela Mota Dra. UNAM Culture and etnicity in economic geography (together with Ms. M—nica R’os Saloma)
Bradshaw Michael Professor University of Leicester development geography (with Mr. Mohammed Aldagheiri) The Role of Transport Roads Network in the Economic Development of Saudi Arabia
Breathnach Proinnsias National University of Ireland International trade and investment Spatial implications of the growth of FDI in services
Breau Sebastien McGill University Inequality, micro-data, Canada Impact of trade and technological change on wage inequality in Canada
Brennan Nicola Dr. National University of Ireland International Linkages Linkages & the Spatial Configuration of Irish Manufacturing Industry
Breschi Stefano Professor Universitˆ L. Bocconi Networks of collaboration and the spatial diffusion of knowledge Social networks, geographic proximity and the diffusion of knowledge from science to technology
Burnett Rebecca Ms. University of Washington Feminist Economic Geography and Race, Gender and Poverty in the United States. Neoliberal Economic Restructuring and Representations of the Black Welfare Queen
Bushley Bryan R. Mr. East-West Center Regional Development, Environment & Natural Resources Impacts of the Rural Transition on Common Property Institutions and Resources: A South Asian Perspective
Carrol Michael Dr. Bowling Green State University Organizing Industrial Spaces. Papers will be presented as part of the IGU Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Space Sessions U.S Floriculture: An Industry Under Threat (co-authored paper with Bruce W. Smith and Neil Reid
Chaminade Cristina Dr. Lund University globalization of innovation and regional innovation systems to be decided later
Chaminade Cristina Dr. Globalisation of Innovation and Regional Innovation Systems
Chang Chiung-Wen Ms. University of Nottingham organizing industrial spaces Shifting networks of production: The relocation of Taiwanese integrated circuit industry in the Yangtze River Delta, China
Chaudhuri Swayan Mr. Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies Evolutionary Economic Geography Development of Technological Capabilities in Asian Economies
Chen Yiu Por Dr. DePaul University   Land Use Rights, the Informal Economy, and Labor Policy Change in China (1980-4)
Chen Pin-Hsien Ms. Oxford University  
Chen Ping Mr. Peking University organizing economic space  
Chen Lihui Professor Yunnan University culture and ethnicity in economic geography Finding the deiversity economy from decision making on land use
Chen Xue-gang Mr Xinjiang Institute of ecology and geography geographies of international trade and investment Study on Chinese Xinjiang's Bilateral Trade Using a Gravity Model
Cheng Yuhong Dr. Jinan University uneven geographies of global capitalism Region,Competitiveness and Regonal Development
Chien Shiuh-shen Dr. East Asian Institute Local Economic Development, Globalization, China Local Growth Machine, Chinese Style
Chilvers Simon Mr York University Political Economy / Knowledge & Praxis The Separation of the Economic and the Envrionmental Under Capitalism
Choo Sungjae Professor Kyunghee University cultural economy A loosely-articulated cluster: the case of the Korean motion picture industry
Christian Longhi Mr. CNRS Creating Enterprise: Repositioning Local Economic Development Internet and local development
Coe Neil Dr. University of Manchester Temporary staffing agencies and the changing nature of the Japanese labour market
Coenen Lars Dr. Lund University Regional Innovation, Knowledge Dynamics
Corey Ken Professor Michigan State University Either 1) Innovation, Learning, and Communities of Practice; or 2) Informational Economies A Model for Global Economic Practices at the Regional and Urban Scale
Corneloup Jean Dr. UniversitŽ Joseph Fourier rural and resource economies The cultural labeling of tourist territory, an alternative form of economic exchange
Dahlstršm Margareta Ass. Prof Nordic Centre for Spatial Development dynamics of urban and regional development or labour geographies (with Hermelin Brita?) Creative industries, spatiality and flexibility Ð the example of film production
Dannenberg Peter Dr. Humboldt-UniversitŠt zu Berlin Cluster in agrarian value chains Cluster in agrarian value chains in of Germany and Poland
Davies Tasmin Ms University of Wales Aberystwyth Innovation, learning, and communities of practice Developing innovation in a peripheral region: university Ð industry links in Wales
Delaney James Martin Mr. University of Toronto
Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto, 100 St. George St. Toronto, ON M5S3G3		 and economic geography Consumption Spaces and the Politics of Placemaking: Managing Change on two Toronto Commercial Strips
Diez Javier Revilla Professor Leibniz University Hannover organizing industrial spaces Informal Aspects of Firm Organisation in the Greater Pearl River Delta
Diniz ClŽlio Campolina Dr. Organizing industrial spaces New industrial geography in Brazil
Dixon Adam D. Mr. Oxford University Centre for the Environment
Do Thi Minh Duc Assoc. Prof Hanoi National University of Education Development Geography Transitional economic development in Van Don district, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
Dombroski Kelly Ms. Australian National University (Human Geography Department, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, ACT 0200 Australia.)   Mothers in a diverse economy: development agencies and mothersÕ economic activities in Qinghai.
Dong Lijing   Northeast Normal University labor geographies Industrial transformation and employment change of old industrial city: the case of Shenyang, China
dos Santos Acca Rogerio Ph.D. Candidate Cornell University Dynamics of urban and regional development Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development in Sao Paulo: from postindustrial illusions to a new research and policy agenda
Du Jun Dr. Aston University Economics of geography and knowledge spillover Knowledge Spillovers and Productivity Growth of Chinese Firms
Du Debin Professor East China Normal University Geographies of international trade and investment Location of Foreign R&D: Evidences from Shanghai, China
DUHALT Adrian Mr. Sussex University Jeopardizing the future: The adverse scenario of petrochemical industry in Mexico and its economic implications
Dunford Michael Professor University of Sussex Spatial inequality and development
Edington David Dr. University of British Columbia Innovation, Taiwan, Electronics Industry Taiwan's Latecomer Firms and the Asian Division of Labour
Eich-Born Marion Dr. Friedrich-Schiller-UniversitŠt Jena   The Chinese Shipbuilding Challenge: Global Shifts in Production and Trade
Elsner James B. Professor Florida State University Economy and the environment Predicting Insured Losses from Hurricanes
Emerson Charles W. Dr. Western Michigan University Ecological Economics Ecological and Economic Assessment of Grassland Conditions in IMAR (with Greg Veeck)
Erdos Katrina Ms.
Essex Jamey Dr. University of Windsor development geography Deservedness, development, and the state in USAIDÕs framework for foreign aid
Essletzbichler Jurgen University College London theories and discourses in economic geography Invisible Colleges in Economic Geography
Fan Peilei Dr. Michigan State University theories and discourses Staged catching-up theory and its spatial manifestation: development of domestic ICT firms in China
Faulconbridge James Dr. Lancaster University Ecologies of knowledge in global architectural firms (Special Session)
Fauziah Che Leh Dr. University Pendidikan Sultan Idris Geography of service economies Manufacturing-producer services relationship: a case study of electric and electronic firms in Penang Industrial areas.
Fayza Mohamed Karim Jan Abdulkhaliq Dr. Girls College in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Culture and Ethnicity in Economic Geography Slaughterhouses in Mena and the Saudi Project for Utilization of Sacrificial Animals
Feliksovich Ryanskiy Arseniy Mr. Nizhnevartovsk State Humanitarian University Evolutionary Economic Geography ÒTerranomy and ethnic-cognitive approach to division into districts of all levels from state up to municipal (Nizhnevartovsk oil-and-gas region of the North of Western Siberia)Ó
Felsenstein Daniel Professor Hebrew University of Jerusalem Regional Growth and Convergence
Fernandez ValŽrie Professor Cluster IT in France Innovation and communities of practice in French p™les de compŽtitivitŽ : three case studies
Fl¿ysand Arnt Professor University of Bergen Theory of innovation: A multi-level gaze from non-metropolitan Norway (Co-authored with Stig-Erik Jakobsen)
Fold Niels University of Copenhagen Global agro-food value chains China and new patterns of Asia-Pacific food trade (joint paper with Pritchard & Neilson) OR Coffee chain dynamics and social differentiation in the Central Highlands, Vietnam
Francois Hugues Mr. Institut de GŽographie Alpine rural and resource economies Territory and heritage : a co-construction of one dynamic and its resources.
Fritsch Michael Professor Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena New business formation and regional development
Fromhold-Eisebith Martina Professor RWTH Aachen University Geographies of international trade and investment Reconceptualizing interdependencies of industrial globalization and regional development Ð the Ôindustrial transitionÕ approach
Fuchs Martina Ms/Prof/Dr University of Cologne Organizing Industrial Spaces Junctions towards More Competencies in Subsidiaries of International Companies
Fuhrer Bernhard Dr. uneven geographies of global capitalism The impact of technological and institutional transformations on economic performance Ð an evolutionary view of the VOC (varieties of capitalism) approach
G‡l Zolt‡n Associate Professor University of Kaposv‡r Finance & Economic Geography Future Singapore or Bangalores? Role of off-shoring in the International Financial Centre formation in the major Central Eastern European cities
GANZEY Sergey Dr. Russian Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development Problems of sustainable development of Northeast China and the Russian Far East transboundary territories
Gao Genghe Professor Henan University employment cluster of farm household Employment cluster of farm household in rural areas of central China----- A case study of three villages in Henan Province China
Gao Boyang Ms. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR) Factors effecting electrical household appliance industry location of China: A case of color TV industry
Gertler Meric S. Professor University of Toronto Innovation, Learning, and Communities of Practice Buzz without being there? Communities of practice in context
Gibb Matthew William Dr. Rhodes University Developement Geography / Urban and Regional Development Recent development trends in South Africa
Gladkevich G. I. Dr. MSU dynamics of urban and regional development Estimation of territory as the resource of the development
Glassman Jim University of British Columbia Uneven geographies of global capitalism Session: Reflections on social movements, spatiality, and strategy: globalize or die? (I will send paper title, with full session participant information, if session is approved.)
Goedde Heinz        
Gong Hongmian Hunter College of the City University of New York geographies of economic transitions/geography of service economies Labor transitions in the service sector in ChinaÕs large cities
Gower Jeffrey L. University at Buffalo The Politics of Rice: The KORUS FTA and a Changing U.S. Congress
Graham Mark University of Kentucky Internet Geography, E-commerce, Thai silk, Commodity chains, Hybrid space Hybrid Space, Technology, and Development Discourse in the Thai Silk Industry
Gray Mia Dr. University of Cambridge Learning and Communities of Practice Communities of Practice in the Firm
Greenaway Alison Ms. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Theories and Discourses in Economic Geography; Economy and the Environment; Methodologies and Economic Geography Sustainable development trajectories: how stories from Asia shape environmental management in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Gress Douglas R. Dr. Seoul National University Geographies of International Trade and Investment Firm Networks and Korean Subsidiaries in the United States
Grote Michael Professor Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main Financial Geography How integrated is the internal market? - the role of distance in M&A-transactions in Europe
Gu Chaolin Dr. Tsinghua University Development/Poverty Study on New Urban Poverty in China
Guo Chen Ms. Pennsylvania State University Inequality, Transitional Economies, Urban and Regional, Rural and Resource, Development, Comparative The Geography of Urban Poverty in China
Haberly Daniel Mr. Clark University  
Hadipour Halimeh khatoon Dr. Tehran University dynamics of urban and regional development Economic Effects of Accelerated Urbanization in Developing Countries ;
Tehran a Case Study (co-authored with Dr. Mohamad Taghi Rahnemai)
Hall Sarah Dr. University of Nottingham Geography of finance, cultural circuit of capitalism, social studies of finance Spaces of business education (Special Session)
Hamilton Trina Dr. SUNY at Buffalo Corporate responsibility and international governance Geographies of Corporate Responsibility and Political Possibility
Hanzawa Seiji Dr. University of Tokyo informational geography A comparative study about the agglomerations of the Japanese animation and home video game industries
Harrington James W. Professor University of Washington Either 1) Labour or 2) Innovation, Learning and Communities of Practice 1) Maintaining a Highly Skilled Workforce or 2) Can Regions Learn?
Harrison John Dr. Univerisity of Loughborough Dynamics of Urban and Regional Development From Competitive Regions to Competitive City Regions: A New Orthodoxy, But Some Old Mistakes
Hassink Robert Assoc Prof University of Oslo organizing industrial spaces From PC-Bang to a competitive computer and video game cluster in South Korea?
Hassler Markus Professor Philipps-University Marburg Automobile industry of Thailand
Haverluk Terrence W. Professor US Air Force Academy Feminist Geopolitics Teaching Feminist Geopolitics at the US Air Force Academy.
Hayder Adnane Professor UniversitŽ de Tunis dynamics of urban and regional development Regional dynamics in Tunisia.
He Canfei Dr. Peking University dynamics of urban and regional development Geographical concentration of Chinese manufacturing industries: Natural Advantage or Agglomeration Economies?
He Shaowei Mr. The University of Birmingham evolutionary economic geography what structural embeddedness can tell us about clusters?
Hermelin Brita Associate Professor Stockholm University dynamics of urban and regional development Swedish cities in Ôthe space of flowsÕ: National, European and Global Networks
Hermelin Brita Ass. Prof. Stockholm University dynamics of urban and regional development (together with Margareta Dahlstršm) Creative industries, spatiality and flexibility Ð the example of film production
Hernan "Banjo" G. Roxas Mr. University of Wellington
Hidalgo Enrique Pino Professor Universidad Aut—noma Metropolitana Geographies of international trade and investment China and South Korea: Recent Trends in Trade and Investment. ÀA Beginning of New Economic Reestructuration in North Pacific Asia Region?
Himmelfarb Katie Ms. University at Albany Beijing Olympics 2008 ÕActually ExistingÕ Olympism: BeijingÕs 2008 Games and ChinaÕs Neoliberal Project (together with Professor Christopher Smith)
Hirczak Maud Ph.D. Institut de GŽographie Alpine rural and resource economies The territorial resource: a new approach for the rural development.
Hsia Chu-joe Professor National Taiwan University culture and economy Cultural industry, local economy and community participation: Missing links?
Hsing You-tien Dr. University of California, Berkeley Urbanization and Local Politics in China Rebuilding China: Politics of Land Development
Hsu Jinn-yuh Professor National Taiwan University Transnationalism and Technology Transfer
Hu Wen Dr. The economy and trade academy of Hunan university organizing industrial spaces Technical standards in global value chain governance: the case study of mobile communication industry
Hu Zhiyong Mr. Chinese Academy of Science Economic Geography, Industrial Geography Understanding the Changing Geography of ChinaÕs State-Owned Enterprises: A ÒNew RegionalismÓ Perspective
Hung Po-Yi Mr. University of Wisconsin-Madison Culture and Ethnicity in Economic Geography Contested Indigeneity: Dichotomy, Negotiation, and Power of Agricultural Transformation and Tourism Development in Fataan, Taiwan
I-JHY Su Professor Tainan National University of the Arts Industrial geography Beyond Marshallian industrial district: The trans-scalar spatial-organizational formation of TFT-LCD cluster in Taiwan (co-author: You-Ren Yang)
Ingene Charles Professor University of Mississippi geography of service economies or methodologies and economic geography Pricing of Delivery Services with Generalized Demand
Inkinen Tommi Dr. University of Helsinki dynamics of urban and regional development
(and related sessions organized by IGU Commission
on Local Development and Regional Studies Association
on Local and Regional Development in a Global Context)
/ informational economies		 Economic geography of Finnish research and development
James Al Dr. Queen Mary, University of London labour geographies / development geography Worker Mobility in IndiaÕs Business Process Outsourcing Industry
Jin Fengjun Professor Chinese Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development Transport development and its spatial influence in China -- From 1990 to 2006
Jocoy Christine L. Dr. California State University Poverty in Context: China and the U.S. Homelessness policy in the US
Johns Jennifer Dr. University of Manchester Globalisation of Temporary Staffing (with Neil Coe) and possibly a paper on power relations in the film and television industry
Johnston Chris Mr University at Buffalo, State University of New York International Finance and Investment Geographies, Industries, and Determinants of Chinese FDI into the United States
Jones Andrew Dr. Birkbeck College University of London Theorising face-to-face interaction in the global corporation Ð towards a conceptual framework.
Jung Won Sonn Dr. University College London innovation, learning, and communities of practice Inter-urban Convergence with Increasing Return to Scale? - An Analysis of the Urban Dimension of U.S. Patenting
Juniper James Dr. University of Newcastle dynamics of urban and regional development Macroeconomics, Regional Development and Regional Innovation: A Framework for Integration
Kalogeressis Athanassios Dr. University of Macedonia Geographies of international trade and investment (together with Prof. Lois Labrianidis) 1) An assessment of the failure to internationalize: a comparison of Greece with the late transition economies 2)Living next to the transition: The role of cultural and geographical proximity in flows of FDI, migration and trade between transition and developed economies.
Karaaslan Şule Professor Gazi University geography of service economies Geographical Analysis of Banks in İstanbul Metropoliten Area in TURKEY
Karaaslan Sule Professor Gazi University geography of service economies Geographical Analysis of Banks in İstanbul Metropoliten Area in TURKEY
Karki Bishwa Raj Mr. Industrial Enterprise Development Institute Cross Boarder Issues of Small Enterprises Impact of Open Boarder on Small Enterprise
Karreman Bas Mr. Erasmus University Rotterdam Geography of Finance Functional Complementarity of Financial Centers: the Case of Shanghai and Hong Kong
Kaswan Nathuram Dr. Govt. College, SriGanganagar(RAJ)INDIA Sustainability Economic Sustainability
Kawase Masaki Professor Hiroshima Shudo University labour geographies or gender issue in economic geography Gender differences in commuting and employment in Japan
Kelly Philip Dr. York University Labour, workplaces, migration, transnationalism
Khamaisi Rassem Dr. University of Haifa Barriers to local development in settlements that are experiencing urbanization processes: A case study of the Arab Localities in Israel
Kiese Matthias Dr. Leibniz University of Hannover clusters, economic development policy, or cluster policy Theory led by Policy? The Case of Regional Cluster Policies in Germany
Kim Sook-Jin Dr. The Ohio State University Uneven geographies of global capitalism [Jim Glassman, organizer] Neoliberalism, transnationalism and the Korea-USA Free Trade Agreement
Kim Yeong-Hyun Professor Ohio University international labor migration in Asia Global City-ness and Labor Migration in Seoul
Knutsen Hege Merete Associate Professor University of Oslo context-sensitive explanations, regional development Context-sensitive explanations of creation and appropriation of value: lessons from Vietnam
Kogler Dieter Franz Mr. University of Toronto Knowledge Spillovers The Dynamic Geography of Inventors
Komornicki Tomasz Mr. Polish Academy of Sciences geographies of international trade and investment Regional dimension of export activity in Poland (before and after EU accession)
Kong Yunfeng Dr. Henan University Public service planning in rural China: need, supply, equality and efficiency
Koo Yangmi Ms. Seoul National University Yangmi Koo & Sam Ock Park ÒPopulation Aging and Industries for the Elderly in KoreaÓ
Kosonen Kati-Jasmin University of Tampere Evolutionary Economic Geography (By Ron Boschma and Ron Martin) TBA
Krueger Rob Dr. WPI new economic geography, institutions, sustainable development , neoliberalism Dave Gibbs passed on a title, IÕd likely present with him
Kubartz Bodo Mr. University of Oklahoma Geographies of knowledge in the international fragrance industry
Kukely Gyšrgy Mr Hungarian Academy of Sciences research and development in the foreign direct investments Changing role of research and development in the foreign direct investments in Central Eastern Europe
Kulke Elmar Professor Humboldt University at Berlin Dynamics of Urban and Regional Development Creating an Creative Milieu - the case of Berlin-Aldershof
Kusar Simon Mr University of Ljubljana dynamics of urban and regional development Regional development agencies: new institutional factor influencing the dynamics of regional development in Slovenia
Kweka Opportuna Ms. University of Minnesota Development Geography Economic Reforms, Informal Economy of the Burundian Refugees in Camps
Labrianidis Lois Professor University of Macedonia Geographies of international trade and investment (together with Dr. Athanassios Kalogeressis) 1) An assessment of the failure to internationalize: a comparison of Greece with the late transition economies 2)Living next to the transition: The role of cultural and geographical proximity in flows of FDI, migration and trade between transition and developed economies.
Lai Christine A. Dr. Daemen College Culture and ethnicity in economic geography The Role of Location in the Marketing Strategy of Performance Arts Organizations
Lai Karen Ms. University of Nottingham Economic geography of global finance Making markets in Shanghai
Lambert Simon Mr. Lincoln University, PO Box 84 Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand Theme 1 Cultural Economies and Indigenous Resilience: The Diffusion of Sustainability
Landel Pierre-Antoine
LANGENBACH Marc Mr. Institut de GŽographie Alpine rural and resource economies The French research about economic and territory impact of Outdoor recreation
Larner Wendy Professor University of Bristol Theories and Discourses of Economic Geography / Neoliberalism and Economic Governance Situating Neoliberalism: Geographies of a contested concept.
Lawton-Smith Helen Dr. Birkbeck, University of London geographies of international trade and investment/innovation, learning, and communities of practice R&D activities in foreign-owned firms in the UK: strategy, power and globalisation
Lee Sang-Chun Dr. Changwon Cluster Development Agency   The strategy for Innovative Cluster in Changwon Industrial Complex, South Korea
Lee Yong-Sook Dr. National University of Singapore Theories& Discourses in Economic Geography/Organizing Industrial Spaces An Actor-Centered Theory of Industry Spatial Dynamics: The South Korean Automobile Industry
Lee Roger Professor Queen Mary, University of London Globalising Chinese Banks Geography, finance and trust: The Bank of ChinaÕs IPO, Hong Kong 2006
Lehtonen Olli Mr. University of Joensuu Rural and Resource Economies
Lei Jun Dr. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development and dynamics of oasis economy in arid areas
Leib Jonathan Dr. Florida State University Culture and Ethnicity in Economic Geography Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Change in the Southern United States
Lengyel Bal‡zs Mr Hungarian Academy of Sciences research and development in the foreign direct investments Changing role of research and development in the foreign direct investments in Central Eastern Europe
Lepawsky Joshua Dr. Memorial University of Newfoundland culture and ethnicity in economic geography Firm as exceptions: creativity and the cultural politics of firm location in Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor
LeppŠnen Laura Ms University of Turku Dynamics of Urban and Regional Development Evolutionary Review into the Finnish Regional Politics and Regional Development
Leslie Deborah University of Toronto Cultural economy, urban-economic development The Contested Nature of the Creative Class: The Case of Liberty Village, Toronto
Leung Chi Kin University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Institution, Economy, and Multinational Decisions: Intraurban Location of Foreign Investment in Hangzhou, China
Levelt M. Ms. Universiteit van Amsterdam Geographies of international trade and investment Clusters of trading; synergy in international trade, transport and logistics in the Netherlands
Leyshon Andrew Professor University of Nottingham
Li Zhang Dr. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Labour geographies Rural migrant workers in ChinaÕs transitional cities
Li Li   Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Regional Disparities An analysis of Disparities in the growth of Regional Economies in China and its factor Decomposition Using Prefecture Level Data
Li Jingyi Dr. Durham University Culture and ethnicity in economic geography China's Ethnicity and Autonomous Institution
Li Yajing Miss Queen Mary, University of London Globalising Chinese Banks Geography, finance and trust: The Bank of ChinaÕs IPO, Hong Kong 2006
Li Xiuwei theories and discourses in economic geography The scientific connotation and system construction of compact city
Li Wangming University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Institution, Economy, and Multinational Decisions: Intraurban Location of Foreign Investment in Hangzhou, China
Li Er-ling Dr. Henan University The New Development-Patterns of the Traditional farming Regions Under Globalization
Li Xiaojian Professor Henan University Rural and resource economies What geography plays in determining rural household income? A township level study in Henan Province, China
Li Pengfei Mr. Peking University organizing economic space industry relocation and regional development: a case in china
Liang Xiaohui Graduate Student Yunnan University Economy and the Environment Consumption and diversity of local vegetables
Liefner Ingo Professor Leibniz University of Hannover Undecided
Lim Kean Fan Mr. Ministry of Education Theories and discourses in economic geography Understanding Tourism Industries in China: An Economic-Geographical Approach
Lin Tao Dr. Shanghai Normal University dynamics of urban and regional development On the Cross-border Urban System Development and Planning in China
Lin George C.S. Professor The University of Hong Kong Reflexive geography and China studies Geography and China studies: An uneasy partnership
Lin Tao Peking University Cluster Upgrading and Human Agency Joint Action and Human Agency in Local Clusters
Lin George Professor The University of Hong Kong Reflexive geography and China studies Geography and China studies: An uneasy partnership
Lindner Peter Professor University of Frankfurt Machines and Markets in Post-Socialist Russia
Liu Lee Dr. University of Central Missouri economy and the environment Eco-province construction in China
Liu Lin Professor University of Cincinnati Location Analysis of Retails Stores Discerning competing and agglomerative effects on retail store performance: an example of Walmart and Kmart stores in Cincinnati
Liu Shuguang Professor Ocean University of China Evolutionary Economic Geography Evolutionary game theory perspectives on regional seaports: international experiences and case studies of China
Lo Lucia York University consumption, culture and ethnicity The impact of culture on consumption: A comparative view
Loo Becky Dr. The University of Hong Kong Movement and communications Air passenger traffic volumes in metropolitan cities: A comparative study of China and North America
Ma Larry
Ma Li Chinese Academy of Science Economic and environmental global environmental governance and its impact on local industrial transition
MacLeavy Julie Miss University of Bristol Workfare Resistance Spaces of/for Resistance? Challenges to Workfarist Policy in the UK
Maggioni Mario A. Professor Universitˆ Cattolica dynamics of urban and regional development The growth and development of high-tech cluster
Maier Urs Mr. University of Luxembourg Sustainable Energies (together with Prof. Christian Schulz)
Malecki Edward J. The Ohio State University The Digital Economy (jointly with B. Moriset)
Mansoori I. K. Dr. Jiwaji University Development of Infrastructural Facilities in India: A Case for Madhya Pradesh State of India
Mao Pascal Dr. UniversitŽ Joseph Fourier rural and resource economies The French research about economic and territory impact of Outdoor recreation
Martinez-Fernandez Cristina Dr. University Western Sydney Shrinking Cities in the New Urban Economy (co-authored with Prof Tong Wu)
MARTON ANDREW M. Dr. University of Nottingham Urban and Regional Development in China Rural Agglomeration and the Urban Echo in ChinaÕs Lower Yangzi Delta
Matsubara Hiroshi Professor University of Tokyo organizing industrial spaces Organizational Restructuring and Spatial Dynamics of the Manufacturing Industries in Japan
Maupertuis Marie-Antoinette Professor University of Corsica Economic Geography and pollution Environmental-oriented migrations and economic agglomerations in the global economy
McAfee Kathleen San Francisco State University Economic Geography and Environment in Environmental Services: The Missing Link Between Conservation and Development?
McDonald Mary G. Associate Professor University of Hawaii Firms in Globalization Transnational Franchise Firms in Asia
McNeill Donald Dr. University of Western Sydney placed with James Faulconbridge's session, and maybe linked to creative industries themes The Globalisation of Architectural Firms
Meczynsk Michal Dr. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Dynamics of urban and regional development Diffusion of information and communications technology at different spatial scales Ð the example of bar code
Mei Lixia Ms. Peking University innovation, learning, and communities of practice Learning by subcontracting: experience and lessons from Chinese Bicycle industrial clusters
Menraia Rajendra Dr. Society for Development Research and Action Labor Geographies Seasonal Migration as Sustenance Mechanism in Eco-fragile Resource Deficient Region of India (together with Prof. R. N. Vyas)
Meyer David Professor Brown University Finance and economic geography (proposed session by Clark and Wojcik) The Global Job Mobility Networks of Asian Financial Firms
Mihailovna Ryanskaya Elvira Professor Nizhnevartovsk State Humanitarian University Evolutionary Economic Geography ÒTerranomy and ethnic-cognitive approach to division into districts of all levels from state up to municipal (Nizhnevartovsk oil-and-gas region of the North of Western Siberia)Ó
Mishina Natalya Dr. Russian Academy of Sciences Economy and the environment The influence of international trade on the land use structure: the case study of the Amur River basin (Northeastern China and Far East of Russia)
Miyamachi Yoshihiro Professor University of Oita ÔGlocalizingÕ process of Japanese trading companies
Mizuoka Fujio Professor Hitotsubashi University Contrived laissez-faireism in Hong Kong under the British colonial rule
Mohan Madan Dr. Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University) Ò3-D Economics of Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Modeling in GIS: Globalisation Dynamic Impacts on Ecological Transformation and Urban Economy of the National Capital RegionÓ
Mohan Mohini Ms. Ecomomic Globalisation Impacts on Processes of Urbanisation: A GIS-based Study of Industrial Towns of Faridabad District
Moisio Sami Dr. University of Turku Changing statehood, neoliberalism, the discourse of competition Changing welfare statehood in the age of international competition: the case of Finland
Monk Ashby Mr. Oxford University Centre for the Environment The Financing of Heath Care: A Case Study of Boeing Winnipeg
Montanari Armando Professor DEST Ð dÕAnnunzio University Local development Local development and tourism (joint presentation together with Barbara Staniscia)
Montero Delia Dr. Universidad Aut—noma Metropolitana Iztapalapa economy and the environment Water and transnational firms in China
Moriset Bruno Dr. University of Lyon - Jean Moulin The Digital Economy (jointly with Ed. Malecki, co-presentator) To decide with Ed. Malecki, co-presentator
Moshkov Anatoly V. Dr. Russian Academy of Science Organizing industrial spaces Structural changes in territorial - branch systems of industry of the Russian Far East
Mukhopadhyay Tapati Dr. Siddharth College of Arts, Science & Commerce Comparative dynamics of Emerging Market Economic Reform Process and ItÕs Impact on Urban Space and Economy: An Indo-Chinese comparison
Murphy James Dr. Clark University South-South trade, investment, and aid relations
Murray Michael Dr. QueenÕs University Belfast Spatial Planning Principles for Strategic Spatial Planning and Development Ð a critique of the Irish experience
Musson Steven Dr. University of Reading Dynamics of urban and regional development Capital investment and regional economic development
Nadiruzzaman Md. Mr University of Durham Devolution of Power and Governance at Local Level Neoliberalism vs Counter Decentralisation in Rural Bangladesh
Nahm Kee-Bom Professor University of Seoul geography of service economies or consumption and economic geography A Socio-economic Geography of Private Educational Institutes that make middle-class Community in Seoul, Korea
Naria Olivier dynamics of urban and regional developement Les activites de loisirs et tourisme sportif de nature comme outil de developpement economique a l'Ile de la reunion (FRANCE)
Negi Rohit Mr Ohio State University Neoliberalism, Land Commodification, Postcolonial State, Sub-Saharan Africa (Re) Negotiating the Sub-Saharan State: Neoliberalism, Land, and State Territoriality
Nel Etienne Professor Rhodes University Dynamics of urban and regional development New regional development interventions in South Africa
Neo Bengtong Mr
Neo Harvey Mr. National University of Singapore Culture and ethnicity in economic geography Profits, Politics and Purity: The Restructuring Pig Industry in Malaysia
New entries as of 22 Feb 2007
Ng Raye Mr. Culture and Ethnicity in Economic Geography Corporate Culture in Practice?
Nguyen Khac Anh Msc. Hanoi National University of Education Dynamics of urban and regional development Strategy for areas development in Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Ngoc Ms. Hanoi National University of Education womenÕs role and their position in fishery community
Nichol T. Ross Mr. DeVisserGray Accountants
Nieto Alejandra Trejo Miss University of East Anglia Industrial Location The Changing Geographic Map of a Global Industry: The Mexican Automotive Sector as a Case Study
Nikolaevich Ryanskiy Feliks Professor Nizhnevartovsk State Humanitarian University Evolutionary Economic Geography ÒTerranomy and ethnic-cognitive approach to division into districts of all levels from state up to municipal (Nizhnevartovsk oil-and-gas region of the North of Western Siberia)Ó
Nobuoka Jakob Mr. Uppsala University   User-led Innovation and Japanese Culture Industries
Norcliffe Glen Professor York University global supply chains: critical perspectives: neoliberlaism global supply chains, institutions, and the Canadian Bicycle Industry
Nosek Vojtech Charles University geographies of economic transitions (with Josef Novotny) Regional dimension of socioeconomic inequality in the Czech republic
Novotny Josef Dr. Charles University geographies of economic transitions (with Nosek, Vojtech) Regional dimension of socioeconomic inequality in the Czech republic
Oh Chung Weon Dr. Namseoul University Dynamics of urban and regional development Integration of Geographic Modelling with Space Syntax
Ohdedar Chandrani Ms. Pennsylvania State University Innovation, Learning, and Communities of Practice role of tacit knowledge in the quality of service in call centers: A case study of Kolkata, India
Olivier Obin Dr. Institut de GŽographie Alpine rural and resource economies The cultural labeling of tourist territory, an alternative form of
O'Neil Philip Professor University of Western Sydney Finance and Economic Geography Infrastructure Financing and Operation in the Contemporary Urban Economy
Oswald Philipp Mr. University of Marburg The opening of innovation systems: the integration of developing countries into global R&D networks
Pan Fenghua Mr. Peking University organizing economic space Spatial Impacts of Agglomeration Externalities: Evidence From China
Pan Rong University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Institution, Economy, and Multinational Decisions: Intraurban Location of Foreign Investment in Hangzhou, China
Park Sang-Chul Dr. Korea Polytechnic University   The strategy for Innovative Cluster in Changwon Industrial Complex, South Korea
Park Bae-Gyoon Professor Seoul National University Uneven geographies of global capitalism "National" Social Movements in a "Post-national" Era: Reflections on South Korea and Thailand
Park Sam-Ock Professor Seoul National University Organizing Industrial Spaces Dynamics of socio-economic spaces in the aging society
Park Won Seok Professor Daegu University finance and economic geography Regional Differences of Project Finance in Korea
Park Sang-Chul Professor Korea Polytechnic University Regional Innovation System and Development Strategy The Strategy for Innovative Cluster in Changwon Industrial Complex, South Korea
Parris Simon Mr. University of Sheffield Urban regeneration and property development in Sheffield (UK) Understanding our city builders
Patil Arun Annasaheb Dr. Mahavir Mahavidyalaya Rural and Resource Economies The Economic Assessment of Rural Energy Development Cell of Maharashtra (State) Energy Development Agency (MEDA).
Paudel Dinesh Mr. Local economic development
Peck Jamie Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison Theories and discourses in EG Variegated capitalism (Jamie Peck and Nik Theodore)
Perry Martin Dr. Massey University Wellington Enterprise clusters Business Clusters in China: A path to the future or a sign of the past?
Phelps Nicholas Dr. University of Southampton Geographies of international trade and investment Learning to compete: communities of investment promotion practice in the spread of global neoliberalism (Presenting Alone)
Pike Andy Dr. University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Theories and discourses in economic geographies Brands in space and place
Plattner Michael Osaka City University 1. Management and Economic Geography (or Culture and ethnicity in economic geography) [together with Schlunze, Rolf] 2. Global Production System [Hard Copy Form] 1. Location Preference and Cultural Adjustment of Expatriate Managers in Global Cities 2. Manufacturing Services and Location Dynamics
Poon Jessie P.H. Professor University at Buffalo-SUNY Geographies of international trade/FDI; Dynamics of urban/regional development Foreign multinationals and Agglomeration Economies in Thailand
Pope Naomi Professor University of Victoria International Division of Labour The International Division of Talent in the Motion Picture Industry
Pow Choon Piew Dr. National University of Singapore Culture and Ethnicity in Economic Geography Neoliberalism and the Aestheticization of New Middle-Class Landscapes in Post-Socialist Shanghai
Power Dominic Professor Uppsala University
Prince Russell Mr University of Bristol Neoliberalism and economic governance Knowledge, space and politics in creative industries policy
Pritchard Bill Dr. University of Sydney Value Chain Struggles: Compliance and defiance in the plantation districts of South India
Prunetti Dominique Lecturer University of Corsica Economic Geography and pollution Environmental-oriented migrations and economic agglomerations in the global economy
Ptacek Pavel Dr. Palacky University Olomouc Knowledge based economy and post-communist transformation
Puel Gilles Professor UniversitŽ de Toulouse Le Mirail IT Clusters Innovation and communities of practice in French p™les de compŽtitivitŽ : three case studies
Qiao Jiajun Dr. Henan University Rural and resource economies Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Rural Development: Case Study of Gongyi City, Henan Province, China
Rahnama Mohammad Rahim Dr. Mashhad Ferdowsi University dynamics of urban and regional development Process of city center renewal in Iran;Case ,Mashhad (1979-2006)
Rahnemai Mahamad Taghi Professor Tehran University dynamics of urban and regional development The Role of Higher Education in Centralization of Tehran
Raju Saraswati Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University Labour Geographies Gendered Inclusions/exclusions in Globalising Context: The World of Work in Urban India
Ramachandraiah C. Dr. University of Hyderabad Consumption and economic geography and/or Organizing industrial spaces. Promoting Entertainment as Consumption or Information Technology Zones in Hyderabad.
Ramezani Bahman Dr. Islamic Azad University economy and the environment Drought and its ecological effects in central area of Gilan Ðsouthwestern of Caspian sea
Ranabhat Baburam Mr. Industrial enterprise Development Institute Poverty Alleviation through Micro Enterprise Development/SMEs
Rantisi Norma Dr. Concordia University Innovation, Learning, and Communities of practice Montreal's Fashion Design Innovation System: The Missing Link
Rapi Massimo Universitö degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata "Go West" versus "Go East": a typological comparison between territorial economic rebalancing in China and European Union.
Ratajczak Waldemar Professor Adam Mickiewicz University methodologies and economic geography Fractal modelling in socio-economic geography
Reid Neil Dr. The University of Toledo Organizing Industrial Spaces. Papers will be presented as part of the IGU Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Space Sessions U.S Floriculture: An Industry Under Threat (co-authored paper with Bruce W. Smith and Michael C. Carroll.
Reiffenstein Tim Dr. Mount Allison University Geographies of Industrial Knowledge Ð Asia-Pacific Writing Knowledge across Borders: Patent Attorneys and the Authorization of Intellectual Property in Japan
Ren Jianhua Ms. National University of Singapore Transnationalization of mainland Chinese firms Mainland Chinese Transnational Corporations in Asia: Spatial Embeddedness and Knowledge Transfer across Borders
Rickne Annika Associate Professor Lund University Knowledge Dynamics in Regional Innovation knowledge dynamics in Swedish biomedicine
Rigby David University of California Los Angeles Globalization and inequality Impact of Technological Change and Trade on Wage Inequality in Los Angeles
Roberts Susan Dr. University of Kentucky Development Studies and Economic Geography Development is Dead
Rock Melissa Yang Ms. The Pennslyvania State University Development Geography/Poverty The Makings of a Modern Beijing: Processes of Promotion, Transformation and Adaptation
Ršling Robert Mr. Amsterdam institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies Cultural Industries Ð Advertising Industry Multiple faces of AmsterdamÕs international advertising industry
Romanov Matvey T. Dr. Russian Academy of Science Organizing industrial spaces The territorial organization of economy of eastern regions of Russia under new conditions
Rosales Roc’o Ortega Dr. Universidad Aut—noma Metropolitana Iztapalapa (en) gendering economic geography Entrepreneurialism and institutions: Is there a women point of view?
Rupesh Gupta Mr. University of Delhi GIS For Population Growth and Land Use Study: the Case of an Indian City
Rusten Grete Dr. University of Bergen Geographies of Service Offshoring and Outsourcing by Norwegian Organisations (Co-authored with John R. Bryson and Mai Cecilie Stabell)
Rutherford Tod D. Dr. Syracuse University Innovation, Learning and Communities of Practice Institutional Re-scaling, Voice and Innovation in Clusters
Saarivirta Toni Dr. University of Tampere Evolutionary economic geography TBA
Sadler David Professor University of Liverpool 1. Corporate Social Responsibility ; 2. Labour geographies/regional development
Sadrmousavi Mir Sattar Dr. University of Tabriz Labour Geography Changes in sectoral composition of the rural workforce in Iran
Saloma Ana Dra. Escuela Nacional de Antropolog’a Historia (en)gendering economic geography
Saloma M—nica R’os Ms. UNAM Culture and etnicity in economic geography (together with Dra. Graciela Mota Botello)
Samers Michael Dr. University of Kentucky Finance and economic geography Situating Islamic banking and finance, building postcolonial economic geographies
Sanchez-Crispin Alvaro Dr. National Autonomous University of Mexico The State of Economic Geography in Latin America
Sarma Rituparna Bhattacharyya Ms. University of Newcastle upon Tyne uneven geographies of global capitalism
Sarre Philip Dr. The Open University What do we know about international capital flows?
Sasanpour Farzaneh Dr. Ecological Footprint method in sustainability of metropolitans with considering Tehran as a metropolitan
Sati Vishwambhar Prasad Dr. Government Post Graduate College ÔEconomic Development and Environmental Implications in the Fragile Mountain Terrain of Uttaranchal HimalayaÕ
Scarnell Rosalind Ms. Langara College
Scharmanski AndrŽ Mr University of Cologne Geographies of international investment Local players and locations in a global real estate economy
Schiller Daniel Dr. Leibniz University Hannover organizing industrial spaces Informal Aspects of Firm Organisation in the Greater Pearl River Delta
Schlunze Rolf Ritsumeikan University Management and Economic Geography (or Culture and ethnicity in economic geography) [together with Plattner, Michael] Location Preference and Cultural Adjustment of Expatriate Managers in Global Cities
Schuldt Nina University of Marburg Temporary Clusters, Global Buzz Face-to-Face Contact and the Ecology of Global Buzz (together with Prof. Harald Bathelt, University of Toronto)
SchŸler Daniela Ms. Humboldt University Berlin Shrinking Cities: Afteruse on urban potential sites through services
Schulz Christian Professor University of Luxembourg Sustainable Energies
Secchi Angelo Dr. LEM - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Industrial Location, agglomeration of economic activities Sectoral and Geographical Specificities in the Spatial Structure of Economic activities
Senil Nicolas PhD. Institut de GŽographie Alpine rural and resource economies The territorial resource: a new approach for the rural development.
Senthamarai S. Rani Dr. Presidency College Rural and resource economies Impact of Free Electricity to Agriculturists on the Rural Economy
Seo Yeonmi Dr. Seoul National University geographies of international trade and investment Local and Global Network of Korean Firms in Silicon Valley
Seo Bongman Professor Hitotsubashi University Economic Geography and Finance Market Growth and Network Dynamics in Global Syndicated Credit Markets
Shaban Abdul Dr. Tata Institute of Social Sciences Development Geography Widening Divide between RuralÐUrban Bank Credit in India in Post-Reform Period and Its Developmental Implications: Evidence from Maharashtra State.
Sharma Sukanya PhD. Indian Institute of Technology Indo-Myanmar trade thorugh Northeast India
Sheppard Eric Professor University of Minnesota 1) Paper with Trevor on Boundary crossing 2) paper with Luke Bergmann on complexity in economic geography 3) possible individual paper on my current research on trade and uneven geographies of globalization
Shin Michael Professor UCLA Ð Department of Geography Uneven geographies of global capitalism Globalization and the Mezzogiorno: a fourth Italy?
Simmons, II Michael Mr
Simon Thierry Dr. UniversitŽ de La RŽunion development geography World BankÕs Òsustainable developmentÓ programs and projects in Africa, Indian ocean and Asia: a dynamic network.
Singh Binod Kumar Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner Culture and ethnicity in economic geography Work Participation among religious communities of India-An Overview
Sissons Paul Mr University College London Labour geographies The longer-term impacts of deindustrialization on local labour markets
Skordili Sophia Dr. Harokopio University Organizing Industrial spaces, Geographies of International Trade and Investment Globalization and Agro-food chains: The case of fruit complexes in the Peloponnese region, Greece
Skytt Christine Benna Ms. University of Copenhagen Innovation, learning, and communities of practice Firms in Knowledge Producing Projects: Trust and Proximity: the Mechatronic Industry in S¿nderborg, Denmark
Smith Christopher Professor University at Albany Beijing Olympics 2008 ÕActually ExistingÕ Olympism: BeijingÕs 2008 Games and ChinaÕs Neoliberal Project (together with Miss Katie Himmelfarb)
Smith Bruce W. Dr. Bowling Green State University Organizing Industrial Spaces U.S Floriculture: An Industry Under Threat (co-authored paper with Neil Reid and Michael C. Carroll)
Sofer Michael Dr. Bar-Ilan University Local Development - to be located in a session of the Commission on Local Development Unequal local development in the Israeli rural space
Song Zhouying Ms. IGSNRR informational economies New Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) in Local Clusters of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises(SMEs): A Case Study of The Shoes Cluster in Wenling, Zhejiang Province
Sotarauta Markku Professor University of Tampere Evolutionary economic geography Local Innovation Policy from an Evolutionary Perspective
Stachowiak Krzysztof Dr. Adam Mickiewicz University Geographies of economic transitions Changing rules, permanent business: institutional environment for business activity in a transforming economy (the case of Poland).
Staniscia Barbara Dr. DEST Ð dÕAnnunzio University Local development Local development and tourism (joint presentation together with Armando Montanari)
Stepanko Aleksey A. Dr. Pacific Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences. Vladivostok. Russia Economy and the environment DYNAMICS OF AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION
Stepanko Natalya G. Dr. Pacific Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences. Vladivostok. Russia Economy and the environment Nature Use and Ecological Stability of the Territory
Sternberg Rolf Professor University of Hannover The Publication Output of Economic Geographers
Strambach Simone Professor Philipps-University Marburg, The organizational decomposition of the innovation process and the role of knowledge-intensive business services
Stryjakiewicz Tadeusz Professor Adam Mickiewicz University Geographies of economic transitions Economic geography of transition in Poland
Sun Zhenming Mr. Massey University (Wellington) organizing industrial spaces (and related sessions organized by IGU Commission on Dynamics of Economic Space) The role of trading cities in the development of Chinese business clusters
Sun Yifei Dr. California State University, Northridge geographies of international trade and investment Understanding Environmental Challenges of Foreign R&D Operations in China
Suorsa Katri University of Oulu Dynamics of urban and regional development Implementation of innovation policy in periphery: case northern Finland, northern Sweden and northern Norway
Swain Adam Dr. University of Nottingham geographies of economic transitions Forging capitalism in the Ukrainian Donbas
Szul Roman Professor University of Warsaw Dynamics of Urban and Regional Development European Integration and Its Impact on Regional Policy and Governance. With Special Reference to Poland
Tacconelli Wance Mr. University of Southampton Geographies of International Trade and Investment (together with Neil Wrigley ) Organisational challenges and strategic responses of retail TNCs in China
Taleshi Mostafa Dr. Payam Nour Univ. economy and the environment
Tamasy Christine Dr. University of Auckland Globalising networks, New Zealand Why Does Geography Matter? Growing a Global Company from New Zealand
Tan Swee Ean Ms. University Science of Malaysia Japanese FDI in Manufacturing Sector in Malaysia: A Case Study in Penang (1990-2000).
Tang Yi Shin Ph. D. Candidate Univeristy of Turin - Italy Geografies of International Trade and Investment Technological innovation, state rationality and design of international agreements: constraints affecting global transfers of technology
Tao Ran Dr. Chinese Academy of Sciences   Groping for Stones to Cross the River versus Coordinated Policy Reforms: The Case of Two Reforms in China
Tavallai Simin Dr. Teacher Training University Either economy &environment or culture and ethnicity in economic geography Economic systems versus environmental issues
Ter Wal Anne PhD. Student Evolutionary Economic Geography Approach, the Geography of Inter-Firm Knowledge Networks The Effect of Inter-Firm Knowledge Networks on Firm Survival in the Communications Equipment Sector: An Evolutionary Economic Geography Approach
Theurillat Thierry University of Neuch‰tel Economic geography of Global Finance The Dynamic of the financial industry: a territorial approach through Swiss pension funds
Thomson Jill Ms University of Auckland Alternative Economic Geographies Alternative Economic Structures in the Mainstream Economy
To Thi Hong Nhung Ms. Hanoi National University of Education Fishery Fishery of Van Don District (Quang Ninh Province)_and its impact to coastal resouce
Toh Jaclyn K Ms. GIS in Business Location Analysis Locating for the Best
Tong Xin Dr. Peking University economy and the environment Spatial outcomes of technical obsolescence: cased by display technology
Toops Stanley Dr. Miami University Economic Development in Xinjiang
Tordoir Pieter P. Professor Universiteit van Amsterdam Geographies of international trade and investment Clusters of trading; synergy in international trade, transport and logistics in the Netherlands
Tran Thi Hong Nhung Ms. Hanoi National University of Education Poverty rate in coastal communities of Khanh Hoa province
Truong Quang Hai Professor Vietnam National University Rational utilization and protection of karst areas Scientific Basis for Rational Utilization and Protection of Karst Areas in Vietnam
Tu Qiyu Professor Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences innovation, learning, and communities of practice On the Pattern of University, Science Park and Community Interacting
Tu Wei Dr. Georgia Southern University Structural change in the U.S. economy in the 1990s Structural change in the U.S. economy in the 1990s: Sunbelt vs. snowbelt
Turner Sarah Professor McGill University culture and ethnicity in economic geography / cross-border issues Highlander cross-border trade and diversifying livelihoods in Northern Vietnam
TykkylŠinen Markku Professor Univesity of Joensuu Rural and Resource Economies Geo-economic transformation of the Russian North
TykkylŠinen Markku Professor University of Joensuu Rural and Resource Economies
Uberti Teodora Erika Dr. Universitˆ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Geographies of international trade and investment Transnational flows of trade, investment and knowledge
Umeda Katsuki Dr. Hokkaido University Food supply system on emerging quality salt in Japan
van der Knaap Bert Professor Erasmus University Towards Interscalar Network Sustainability (with Ronald Wall)
van der Werff Merijn Mr. innovation, learning, and communities of Practice Local answers to global competition: The crucial conditions for attraction and development of innovative local activity
van Egeraat Chris Dr. National University of Ireland Geographies of international trade and investment (Paper and Chair) Dynamics of urban and regional development (Chair) Global Process R&D Networks in the Pharmaceutical Industry: the Changing Role of Ireland
van Grunsven Leo Dr. Utrecht University Embeddedness Multinational Corporations, FDI and local networks The evolution of business networks of foreign establishments in a host economy: a case study of US companies in the Netherlands, 1980-2005.
van Helvoirt Bram Mr. Utrecht University Dynamics of urban and regional development Provincial Clusters? A comparative study of horizontal business relations in three Central Visayan provinces (the Philippines).
Vance Anneliese Ms. University at Buffalo economic geography of border regions Strategic responses of Canadian and US exporters to increased US border security measures: a firm level analysis
Vang Jan   Lund University globalization of innovation and regional innovation systems to be decided later
Vang Jan Globalisation of Innovation and Regional Innovation Systems
Vanolo Alberto Dr. Politecnico e Universitö di Torino (Italy) representations of the world economic systems, use of geographical descriptive metaphors Representations of the world system: what metaphor?
Vargas-Hernàndez JosŽ G. Dr. Instituto tecnolÑgico de cd Cooppperation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of government
VARGAS-HERNËNDEZ JOSé GP. Dr. AVENIDA TCNOLñGICO   ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHRINKAGE OF ATENQUIQUE
VARGAS-HERNËNDEZ JOSé GP Dr. Instituto Tecnol˜gico de Cd. Guzmˆn ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHRINKAGE OF ATENQUIQUE
Vatne Eirik Professor Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Innovation, learning, and communities of practice The spatiality of information acquisition and knowledge sharing in rapidly growing firms.
Veeck Gregory Western Michigan University Ecological Economics Ecological Economic Assessment of Grassland Conditions in IMAR
von Ehrlich Maximilian University of Munich Analysis of Fiscal Competition in a New Economic Geography framework. Positive and normative impact of fiscal competition. Fiscal Competition, Convergence and Agglomeration
Vyas R. N. Professor Mohanlal Sukhadia University Labor Geographies Seasonal Migration as Sustenance Mechanism in Eco-fragile Resource Deficient Region of India (together with Dr. Rajendra Menraia)
Wainwright Joel Dr. The Ohio State University Uneven geographies of global capitalism [Jim Glassman, organizer] The economic geographies of rice and the proposed US-Korea FTA
Walcott Susan M. Dr. University of North Carolina-Greensboro Dynamics of urban and regional development/geographies of economic transitions Creating a Place for Economic Transformation: How Laggards Become Leaders
Walker Jonathan Dr. James Madison University Labour Geography International contract labor in Taiwan
Wall Ronald Dr. Erasmus University development geography Towards Interscalar Network Sustainability
Wang Baoling Ms. University of British Columbia geographies of international trade and investment ÒSmall is Powerful.Ó: Foreign Companies in ChinaÕs On-shore Oil Industry
Wang Junsong Ms. Peking University geographies of international trade and investment What Role for Geography and Culture in Hong KongÕs Foreign Trade?
Wang Tao Dr. Nanjing Normal University innovation, learning, and communities of practice Promotion of High Technology in Chinese High-tech Parks -- An Empirical Analysis in Shanghai Pudong
Wang Danny Dr. The University of Hong Kong finance and economic geography Financial Center Development and Headquarters Location Decisions in China
Wang Enru Dr. University of North Dakota Regional Development The Forgotten ÒWestÓ in ChinaÕs Regional Development
Wang He Syracuse University Development Geography Global Production Network, the Role of the Chinese State and Guangzhou Automotive Industry Cluster
Wang Liye Ms. Nanjing Normal University Rural and resource economies Rural economic development in the Yangtze River Delta
Wang Jiaoe Dr. Chinese Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development Research on civil aviation network expansion and its service in China
Wang Ching-Ning Ms. 北京大學 Peking University innovation, learning, and communities of practice The Breeding Ground of Cultural and Creative Industry in China - A case study of Alley Nan-Luo-Gu in Beijing
Wang Jici Professor Peking University organizing industrial spaces , or dynamics of urban and regional development Industrial Clusters in China: Territorial Innovation Systems or Supply-chain Cities of the World Economy?
Wang Lu Dr. Ryerson University Consumption and economic geography Urban consumption in transition: exploring consumer preference in China
Warf Barney Dr. Florida State University finance Fiber Optics and the Digital World Economy: An Analytical Synthesis.
Webber Michael Professor University of Melbourne development OR labour OR transition geographies The spaces of primitive accumulation in rural China
Wei Xu Professor East China Normal University ; University of Lethbridge Labour Geographies Space as an instrument in constructing labor markets and labor relations
Wei Yehua Dennis University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Institution, Economy, and Multinational Decisions: Intraurban Location of Foreign Investment in Hangzhou, China
Weller Sally Dr. University of Melbourne Labour market change/internal migration 0r maybe Interregional Transfers of Value
Weltrowska-Jęch Justyna Dr. Adam Mickiewicz University finance and economic geography Transformation of the banking sector in East-Central European countries Ð a spatial aspect
Wen Yanping Ms. China University of Geosciences dynamics of urban and regional development (and related sessions organized by IGU Commission on Local Development) A Study on City Agglomeration of Gold Triangle Area （Wuhan，Changsha，Nanchang ）In The Middle Reaches Of Yangtze River
Wen Lin Ms. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   Constructing ÔE-GovernanceÕ in Urban China: Strategies and Practices
Wenting Rik Mr. Utrecht University Inheritance of routines through spin-offs and the spatial evolution of industries Genetic descendancy and its role in the spatial evolution of the worldÕs fashion design industry, 1858-2005
Wetzstein Steffen The University of Auckland Neoliberalism and Economic Governance ÔAfter-neoliberalÕ Governance of New ZealandÕs largest Regional Economy: Political Projects, Alignments of Interests and Discursive Regulatory Practices
Wilson Mark Professor Michigan State University Theme: 1) innovation, learning, and communities of practice; or 2) informational economies A Model for Global Economic Practices at the Regional and Urban Scale
Winther Lars Dr. University of Copenhagen Innovation, learning, and communities of practice Firms in Knowledge Producing Projects: Trust and Proximity: the Mechatronic Industry in S¿nderborg, Denmark
Wintjes Rene Dr. United Nations University-MERIT regional innovation systems, regional benchmarking The Diversity of Regional Knowledge Economies in the enlarged EU
W—jcik Dariusz Dr. University College London Economic Geography of Global Finance (session co-organised with Gordon L. Clark) Geographical concentration in international finance
Wong Shuang Yann Dr. National Institute of Education Organising Industrial Spaces The Dynamics of Organizing an Industrial Cluster in the Periphery
Wong Theresa The Ohio State University globalization, resistance, Singapore Anti-globalization movements and the local politics of dissent: the spatiality of protesting the IMF/World Bank in Singapore
Wong Tai-Chee Dr. National Institute of Education Economic Geography of Global Finance The Future of Financial Business Districts: A Comparative Study of Beijing and Singapore
Wood Andrew Dr. University of Kentucky Dynamics of urban and regional development Globalization and the property development industry
Wrigley Neil Professor University of Southampton Geographies of International Trade and Investment (together with Wance Tacconelli) Organisational challenges and strategic responses of retail TNCs in China
Wu Peter Cheng-Chong Dr. National Taiwan Normal University Consumption and economic geography When the political economy meets the social economy: the production and reproduction of the apartment kitchens in modern Taipei
Wu Weiping Assoc. Prof Virginia Commonwealth University innovation, learning, and communities of practice Innovation System, Enterprise Dynamism, and State Policies: The Case of Shanghai, China
Wu Chung-Tong Professor University of Western Sydney Shrinking Cities in the New Urban Economy
Wu Cindy Xiao Yu Ms. Innovation Diffusion and the Growth of Tsinghua Science Park Innovation Diffusion and the Growth of Tsinghua Science Park
Wu Wei Ms. Finance and Ecomonic Geography The Local Financial System in China Mainland
Wubs Jeff Mr. University British Columbia IndiaÕs economic reforms and the emergence of Indian multinationals Liberalizing the Tata Group
WŸstemann Henry Mr. Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany Welfare Effects of Trade ÒNew Implications for Welfare Effects of Trade Liberalisation.Ó
Xu Lei Professor California State University Fullerton labor geography Inter-metropolitan migration of skilled and unskilled labor in Canada
Xu Honggang Sun Yat-sen University uneven geographies of global capitalism Impacts of tourism on regional development
Yamamoto Daisaku Dr. uneven geographies of global capitalism Beyond convergence: regional income disparities in the post-restructuring period
Yamamoto Kenji Professor Kyushu University Organizing industrial spaces An industrial district of furniture manufacturing in Japan and its strategy for survival under the global competition
Yang Hongmei Ms. IGSNRR dynamics of urban and regional development Using Factor Analysis for Evaluation of Land Intensive Use in Metropolis
Yang Chun Dr. The University of Hong Kong 1) Geographies of international trade and investment, 2) Organizing industrial spaces, 3) Dynamics of urban and regional development Cross-border Production Networks in the Greater China
Yang Qifeng Wuhan University of Technology
Yang You-Ren Dr. National Taiwan University industrial organization, global production networks, geography of distribution From OEM to own brand-name: The organizational governance and territorial extension/embeddedness of Taiwanese PC production-distribution networks in China (co-author: Jinn-yuh She)
Yang Chunyue Ph. D. Candidate Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources rural and resource economies Rural-urban migration, rural household income and local geographical contexts: a case of Northwest Guangxi, China
Yee Francis Dr. Camosun College
Yeung Godfrey Dr. University of Sussex Geographies of international trade & investment Regional Competition and Parallel Imports of Passenger Vehicles: A Preliminary Investigation
Yilmaz G†lsen Ms Gazi University geography of service economies Intra-metropolitan Distribution of Daily Retailing: an Historical-Geographical Analysis on the Ankara Case / Geographical Analysis of Banks in Istanbul Metropolitan Area In Turkey
Young Melina Independent Researcher Economic Geography of Global Finance The World of Private Currencies
Yuan Wenjin Ms Fudan University consumption and economic geography An Economic Analysis on Talent Agglomeration in China
Yurdakul Veysel Mr.
Zeller Christian Institute of Geography theories and discourses in economic geography / the future of economic geography Renewing a critical political economy of uneven development
Zeng Gang Professor East China Normal University finance and economic geography Chemical industry in the larger Shanghai
Zhang Chun   Peking University   The Breeding Ground of Cultural and Creative Industry in China -- A case study of Alley Nan-Luo-Gu in Beijing
Zhang Jun Dr. University of Minnesota Theories and discourses in economic geography/ Methodologies and economic geography Coordinating Regional Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: Cognition and Motivation
Zhang Dong-wei Dr. Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences economy and the environment Can erosion be controlled on the Loess Plateau of China: A Case Study
Zhang Pingyu Professor Chinese Academy of Sciences dynamics of urban and regional development Regenerating the old industrial city
Zhang An dynamics of urban and regional development Study on modeling urban expansion in the metropolitan area base on cellular automata
Zhang Xin-qi Professor China University of Geosciences methodologies and economic geography Analyzing Structure of Urban Construction Land Based on Gini Coefficient
Zhao Jimin Mr. IGSNRR culture and ethnicity in economic geography The local embeddedness of arts industry in Beijing: a case study of 798 arts district
Zheng Wei Dr. Beijing Normal University dynamics of urban and regional development The Decomposition of Energy Consumption Growth in China: Based on Input-output Model
Zheng Ye Dr. Peking University innovation, learning, and communities of practice Export & Import and the Improvement of Local Technology in China
Zhong Yun Dr. Jinan University geography of service economies Relation between Producer Services and Urban Hierarchy
Zhou Yinzhen Professor China Three Gorges University Research on the Development of Human Resources of Three Gorges Region
Zhou Yu Dr. Vassar College High-tech development in developing world Synchronizing export and import substitution: Path of ChinaÕs high-tech industry
Zook Matthew Dr. University of Kentucky E-commerce / Internet Connecting Cyberspace to Place: Understanding the Evolution of Transactions and Value Chains in Electronic Commerce
Zuo Yi-ou Ms. Beijing Normal University geography of service economies The Spatial Diffusion of Foreign Catering Chain Stores in Beijing City: A Case Study of Kentucky Fried Chicken
Peili Dr. Renmin University of China Spatial Econometrics Metropolitan Economic Growth and Spatial Dependence: Evidence from a panel of China
K. Shadananan Dr. Centre for Earth Research and Environment Management Economy and the Environment Impact of globalisation, economic imbalance and shadow economy on life and environment in Kerala