Program – Demographics and Regional Policies

1. Michail Fragkias, Professor, Boise State University, USA.
   Title: Scaling of Patenting with Population Size: New Evidence from Global Metropolitan Areas.
2. Pascal Ghazalian, Professor, University of Lethbridge, Canada.
   Title: Women in Agriculture: Challenges, Opportunities, and Transitions.
3. Leif Høgfeldt Hansen, Associate Professor, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark.
   Title: Exceptional Spaces as Local Drivers in Geopolitical Scenarios.
4. Robert Hammarberg, Faculty Associate & Assistant Director, Public Health Practice and Engagement, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) USA.
   Title: Navigating Rapid Urban Growth: Insights from Planning and Public Health in Fast-Growing Cities.
5. Panagiotis Giannakis, Assistant Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
   Title: Diffusion of Organisational LGBT-friendly Practices and Geography: The Role of Localised LGBT-friendliness Density.
6. Patrizio Lodetti, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florence, Italy.
   Dr. Victoria San Juan, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florence, Italy.
   Title: Perception of Uncertainty and Fertility: How Coverage and Sentiment of COVID-19 Related News Affect Conceptions in Italy.

Discussion

1. Krasimir Kabakciev, Deputy Director, Arts, Humanities and Education Division, Athens Institute.
   Title: Balkan Politics vs Science: Why in 1944 a Western Bulgarian Dialect was Labelled “Macedonian Language”?
2. Aleksandra Tryniecka, Deputy Head, Literature Unit, Athens Institute & Assistant Professor, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.
   Title: Crossing the Irish Border in Anthony Trollope’s Castle Richmond.
3. Silvija Ozola, Assistant Professor, Riga Technical University, Latvia.
   Title: Modern Opportunities to Develop the Identity of Historical Lands in Latvia.
4. Margareta Melin, Senior Lecturer & Associate Professor, Malmö University, Sweden.
   Title: Living The Liquid Life: Gendered Precarity in Swedish Regional Media.
5. Anna Winiarczyk-Raźniak, Deputy Head, Urban & Regional Planning Unit, Athens Institute & Assistant Professor, University of the National Education Commission, Poland.
   Title: The Cultural Aspect of Ethnic Identity – Yucatan Maya Case Study.

Discussion

1. Jose Antonio Ortega, Associate Professor, University of Salamanca, Spain.
   Title: Current Practices in Same-sex Marriage Reporting.
2. Deniz Gercek Kurt, Associate Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye.
   Title: Spatial Analysis of Local Scale Socio-demographic and Economic Disparities.
3. Hadeel El-Naggar, Assistant Professor, American University in Dubai, UAE.
   May Newisar, Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK.
   Title: Evaluating the Egyptian Flood Mitigation Toward Resilience.
4. Cem Kayatekin, Assistant Professor, IE University, Spain.
   Title: The Relationship between the Built World and the Nesting Habits of the European White Stork: A Case Study of Segovia, Spain.
5. Fathia Elmenghawi, Assistant Professor, American University of Ras Al Khaimah UAE.
   Title: Implications of Two Colonial Approaches on Urban Expansion of Tripoli, Libya.

Discussion