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See: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/ CITIES AND REGIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Conference organised by the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) University of Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne 17th-18th September 2002 The conference will seek to address the following issues: * The way in which cities and regions shape - and are shaped by - the activities and experiences of their citizens. * Territorial differentiation of life chances and access to services within, and between, cities and regions. * The application of theories of clusters, innovation systems and knowledge-based development to the understanding of regional dynamics and their translation into policy. * The revived interest in cities as motors of their regional economies. * The role of ICTs in processes of urban and regional change - the reality after the hype. The weaving of new technologies into everyday patterns of work and leisure. * The impact of sub-national governance on patterns of economic performance. Does devolution produce regional convergence or divergence? In which fields do decentralised institutions have a positive economic impact? PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL ON TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED. To book please go to: http://curdsweb1.ncl.ac.uk/curds/25cbook.htm For more info please contact: [log in to unmask] ************************************************** Ms Rachele Vacher Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU Direct Line: + 44 (0) 191 222 5037 Mobile: + 44 (0) 795 656 1335 Fax: + 44 (0) 191 232 9259 Switchboard: + 44 (0) 191 222 8016 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/