Livable Towns, Cities, Regions: From Urban Conservation to Climate Action In person in Dublin, Ireland, and virtually: 28–30 June 2027 Abstract deadlines: 5 December 2026 (Round One) and 10 April 2027 (Round Two) Organised by University College Dublin and AMPS Research, this interdisciplinary conference examines how towns, cities and regions can respond to climate change, […]
Professor Emeritus Jim Walsh, D. Litt (NUI) Maynooth University, Ireland Department of Geography and Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, Ireland Member of the Regional Studies Association from 1979. Executive Committee of the Irish Branch in 1987 Chairman of the Ireland Branch between 1994-1998, member of the International Executive Committee 1993-1996 Organised national conferences on […]
Prof Niamh Moore-Cherry University College Dublin, Ireland Reviewer for Regional Studies; Territory, Politics and Governance Other information: Niamh is Dean of Social Sciences and College Principal in the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law, Full Professor in Urban and Regional Governance and Sustainability; and an Honorary Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College […]
Powering Development? Solar Energy, Poverty Alleviation and Just Transition in Rural China Yunpeng Zhang is an Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin. His research interests lie at the intersection of social geography, political economy and development studies, with a focus on urbanisation, […]
Leaving No One Behind? Navigating Regional Socio-Economic and Employment Impacts in the Context of Just Transition Transitioning to a low-carbon economy is crucial for sustainability and climate resilience, but it requires significant transformation, particularly in vulnerable regions with economic and social disadvantages. The purpose of this project is to analyse the socio-economic impacts of transitioning […]
Dr Dieter F. Kogler, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy & Insight Centre for Data Analytics, University College Dublin, Ireland 2013 RSA Early Career Research Grant Project: International Knowledge Flows and Spillovers and the Evolution of National Technology Trajectories Since receiving the ERC grant, Dieter is now the co-founder and academic director of the […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. There has been much research on motorways and their impact on surrounding areas with considerable evidence that motorways cause suburbanisation while also increasing population levels and economic performance […]
Mark Scott is Professor of Planning at University College Dublin. Mark’s research is focused on theories and practices of spatial planning and governance, specifically related to rural planning, local regeneration and the environmental dimensions of spatial planning. He has published extensively in these areas and has been awarded over €4 million in national and European […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. Population loss in regions has gained attention internationally. This phenomenon is referred to as regional shrinkage in academic literature. A European Parliament report defined shrinking regions as regions […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. In line with global trends, Ireland has seen greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increase with economic growth. As of 2016, road transport accounted for 95% of all transport related […]
Declan Jordan is a Senior Lecturer in Economics and Co-Director of the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre. Declan’s research interests include innovation, regional and urban economics, competitiveness, and innovation and enterprise policy. He has published widely in these areas in international peer reviewed journals. Declan is currently a member of the Editorial Board of […]
The Chair of the RSA Ireland Section is Justin Doran, Director of the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork “The Regional Studies Irish Section (RSAIR) was officially open in 1974 to provide a forum to discuss regional issues in Ireland. […]
Dr. Dieter F. Kogler is the Academic Director of the UCD Spatial Dynamics Lab and an Associate Prof. in Economic Geography at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin. His research focus is on the geography of innovation and evolutionary economic geography, with particular emphasis on knowledge production and diffusion, […]
The Chair of the RSA Ireland Section is Justin Doran, Director of the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork. The Regional Studies Irish Section (RSAIR) was officially opened in 1974 to provide a forum to discuss regional issues in Ireland. […]
Organisers: Prof. C. Patrick Heidkamp, Southern Connecticut State University Dr. John Morrissey, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick Dr. Catherine Chambers, University Centre of the Westfjords Coastal areas, despite only occupying a relatively small percentage of the Earth’s land-surface, provide more than one third of the globe’s value of ecosystem services. Coastal areas are also […]
The first truly non-UK branch was established in the Republic of Ireland.
Organisers: Martin Sokol, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Zoltán Gál, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Dariusz Wójcik, University of Oxford, UK David Bassens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium The RSA Research Network on Financial Geographies has operated with RSA support under the auspices of the Global Network on Financial Geography (FinGeo), launched in Oxford in 2015 (building on a […]
At the recent AGM of the Irish Section of the Regional Studies Association Justin Doran was elected to the role of Chairperson.
Edgar Morgenroth is full Professor of Economics in DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. He is also an independent member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Regional Studies Association having served as its vice chairman and treasurer. […]