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-Apologies for cross-posting- Regional Studies Association Global Conference 2012, organized in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 24-26 June 2012, Beijing Conference Center, Beijing, China Sustaining Regional Futures International Airports. More than just an infrastructure facility? Call for Papers http://regionalstudies.org/events/2012/June-Beijing/pdfs/H1cfp.pdf Extended deadline for abstract submission 20th February 2012 Session Organisers Alain Thierstein ([log in to unmask]) Sven Conventz ([log in to unmask]) Jan Schubert ([log in to unmask]) Ever since there has been an intricate interplay between high-quality transportation intersections and spatial development. Just as much as people were attracted to ports, railway stations or motorway intersections in past centuries, airports have rapidly become new urban growth generators, hubs of information and knowledge exchange as well as centers of competence of the networked economy. Around the globe, and particularly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, cities, regions and whole nations have emerged in the lee of their airports and the airline networks. New urban and regional alignments and physical configurations have popped up at and around international airports with Amsterdam, Seoul, Dubai, Hong Kong, Zurich or Washington D.C. as prominent examples of this spatial alteration. From a historic perspective, airports are best positioned to be the winners in the re-structuring process of space. The session asks for the state of the matter: What do we know about the complex interplay between a punctual network-infrastructure such as an airport and their impacts on the spatial restructuring process? Which role plays the knowledge generation of firms and their need for spatial and relational proximity? To what extent are physical infrastructures being re-defined / re-coded against the backdrop of the time-sensitive knowledge-based economy? What kind of airport-driven commercial property sites have been developed around airports? What are the underlying spatial drivers and dynamics? What phase of development have these spatial configurations already reached? Are there more differences or similarities between the different airports around the globe? Contributions are sought from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines (e.g. regional science, urban and regional planning, economic geography, architecture, urban design, sociology etc.). Both conceptual and empirical papers are welcome, including proposals that use a variety of data sources, spatial scales and analyses and methodological backgrounds. Examples and case studies from around the world are welcomed. To register and upload your abstract http://regionalstudies.org/events/2012/June-Beijing/ and click on the registration link. Thank you Cristina Cristina Comunian Information & Communication Manager Regional Studies Association www.regionalstudies.org<http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk> PO Box 2058 Seaford BN25 4QU, United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) 1323 899 698 Fax +44 (0) 1323 899 798 Company No 4116288; Charity No 1084165