Dear students,
I am very glad to write you this email to give you more
information on our next conference.
Next conference will be held on friday 30th of November
(15.00-17.00) by André Torre (Institut National de la Recherche
Agronomique, INRA). Prof. Torre will talk about The complex
role of geographical proximity in the process of coordination
between local or distant actors, and will guide us in
understanding the importance of the geographical dimension in
approaching the territorial development processes. The conference
will be held in Sala degli Specchi, Via del Santo 26 (first
floor).
Professor Torre sent us some references that could guide you in
approaching the conference topic in advance, with the aim of
encouraging the debate. Here they are:
- BOSCHMA R (2005) Proximity and innovation. A critical assessment. Regional Studies 39(1): 61-74.
- BALLAND P-A, BOSCHMA R, FRENKEN K (2015) Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics. Regional Studies 49(6): 907-920.
- TORRE A, RALLET A (2005) Proximity and Localization. Regional Studies 39(1): 47-60.
- TORRE A (2008), On the role played by temporary geographical proximity in knowledge transfer, Regional Studies, 42, 6, 869-889.
- TORRE A. (2014), Proximity relations at the heart of territorial development processes. From clusters, spatial conflicts and temporary geographical proximity to territorial governance, in TORRE A., WALLET F. (eds), 2014, Regional development and proximity relations, New Horizons in regional Science, Edward Elgar, London, 375p
Since most of the suggested papers have been published in Regional
Studies journal, I take advantage of this email to
present you a VERY USEFUL TOOL provided by the University
of Padova. Like the other universities, Unipd pays a yearly
subscription to a considerable number of academic journals. You
can freely access the papers published in these journals from the
University PC, but you can also have REMOTE ACCESS using
your student account (the @studenti.unipd.it) via Proxy.
Please go to http://bibliotecadigitale.cab.unipd.it/en/access-e-resources, and you will find all the instruction to install the auth-proxy add-on on your browser that will allow you to be recognized as University of Padova member and will give you access to the journals.
Please remember that the off-campus connection will be very
useful also during the writing of your thesis.
Should you need any other information, do not hesitate to write us.
All the best.