International scientific workshop - "Urbanization and Regional Development in Russia and Europe"

 

International scientific workshop

"Urbanization and Regional Development in Russia and Europe"

Moscow 19-20 April 2018

THE WORKSHOP WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:

(1) Urbanization  as  driving  force  of  regional  development:  theoretical  background  and methodology;

(2) Historical and geographical trends of urbanization in Russia and in European countries; 

(3) Urban  settlement  patterns  in Russia and  European  countries:  inherited partial structures and the latest shifts;

(4) Issues of urban economics;

(5) Migrants in the cities of  Russia and  European  countries: economic,  social  and  culturalgeographical aspects;

(6) Socio-cultural processes in the cities of Russia and European countries;

(7) Ethnic and confessional communities in the cities of Russia and European countries.

Working languages of the workshop: English and Russian

 

Venue

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia - RUDN University, 19 April
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 20 April

 

Organization

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia – RUDN University

Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Association of Russian Human Geographers
Franco-Russian Studies Center (CEFR) 

Contacts: rudn.orgkomitet@gmail.com
 

For more information, Workshop Website: http://agora.guru.ru/urbanization_Ru-Eu/eng