Pedro Amaral Cedeplar/UFMG-Brazil RSA Honorary Member (since 2025) Deputy Editor-in-Chief Regional Studies, Regional Science (since 2023) RSA Ambassador for Brazil (2017-2024) Founding President, RSA Latin America Division (2015-2017) Co-editor, Spatial Economic Analysis (2014-2024) Associate Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science (2013-2023) Awards: 2023 Distinguished Service Awards for Regional Studies 2020 Editor’s Choice for Best Referee […]
Mrs Fernanda Faria Federal University of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil RSA Ambassador to Brazil (jointly with Igor Tupy since 2024) Regular Reviewer for RSA journals: ‘Spatial Economic Analysis’; ‘Area Development and Policy’; ‘Regional Studies, Regional Science’. RSA Fellow 2021 2019 Co-author of the winning RSA Best Early Career Conference Paper article entitled: “Regional Resilience […]
In the last two decades, there has been a considerable shift in the patterns of global growth in terms of trade and investment from the “Global North” towards the “Global South” economies particularly Brazil, China and India. However, as a flip side, these upsurged developments and growth are imposing the environmental cost across the globe […]
Igor Tupy is an Associate (tenured) Professor at the Federal University of Viçosa, UFV (Department of Economics), Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics at the Centre for Development and Regional Planning (CEDEPLAR) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Igor’s main research interests include Urban and Regional Economics with a […]
Fernanda Faria Silva is a Permanent Professor (Departament of Economics) and Postgraduate Program in Applied Economics at Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP). She did her Doctoral Degree in Economics at the Center for Development and Regional Planning, CEDEPLAR/UFMG between 2007- 2011), and was a Visiting Fellow at Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies […]
Este blog forma parte de la serie “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en Estudios Regionales” y fue publicado en inglés y español. English version. Al igual que durante el período colonial, la incorporación más reciente de América Latina a los flujos comerciales de la economía mundial se ha centrado principalmente en los recursos naturales. El superciclo de […]
This blog is part of the “Latin American Perspectives in Regional Studies” series and was published in both Spanish and English. La version en español. Much like during the colonial period, Latin America’s more recent incorporation into the trade flows of the global economy has been primarily focused on natural resources. The super cycle […]
This blog is part of the “Latin American Perspectives in Regional Studies” series and was published in both Spanish and English. La version en español. The subject of fiscal, political and administrative decentralisation remains a part of the discussion about the regional economy since it is hoped distinct decentralisation processes will contribute to a […]
Este blog forma parte de la serie “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en Estudios Regionales” y fue publicado en inglés y español. English version. El tema de la descentralización fiscal, política, y administrativa permanece dentro del debate de la economía regional ya que se espera que los distintos procesos de descentralización contribuyan a una distribución de la […]
Clelio Campolina Diniz is a doctor in Economics and full professor. He served as a Director of the Center for Development and Regional Planning (Cedeplar), as a Director of the Faculty of Economics, and also as a Rector of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. He also served as Brazil’s Minister for Science, Technology and […]
The RSA Travel Grant award enabled my participation at the 2019 Meeting of the “Encontro Nacional da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Planejamento Urbano e Regional” (ENANPUR) that took place in the city of Natal. The meeting of the ENANPUR is firmly established as one of the major Latin American conferences for those […]
Watch the webinar recording featuring an RSA-sponsored Policy Expo book Putting Universities in their Place: An evidence based approach to understanding the contribution of higher education to local and regional development: Speakers: Lucir Reinaldo Alves, Western Parana State University, Brazil; Louise Kempton, Newcastle University, UK; Maria Conceição Rego, Evora University, Portugal Chair: Anne Rimmer, Policy […]
We are happy to announce that a specially organised Students & Early Careers Knowledge Exchange Session will be held along with RSA’s forthcoming Global Conference in Brazil between 27th and 30th April. This Special Session, scheduled on the 28th April, is organised as one of a series of Students & Early Careers Social Events that […]
Caro(a) colega, seja benvindo(a) ao pedacinho brasileiro da Regional Studies Association, uma associação que preza pela multidisciplinaridade e busca valorizar e viabilizar a pesquisa e a interação acadêmica, fundamentais para o crescimento e consolidação da área em países em desenvolvimento como o nosso. A crescente preocupação com a influência local e regional no desenvolvimento econômico no Brasil e América […]