Any development decision needs to take into account
uncertainty of future events which may impact proper implementation of
development plans. With globalization nations are getting closer and
interconnected. Problems in one region has its domino effect on other regions.
The ongoing pandemic makes it amply clear. The development planners are now
confronted with an uphill task of choosing a path to development because of
increasing uncertainty about future events due to unprecedented and
unanticipated problems with different magnitudes. Covid-19 or extreme events
induced by climate change are examples. Researchers need to devise ways and
means to address such problems in a systematic and realistic manner. Against
this backdrop, the Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA) and the
Center for Regional Development Studies (CRDS), Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET) are organizing the 3rd Annual
Conference of Bangladesh Regional Science Association and inviting Paper for
presentation at the Conference. This would be a virtual conference.
Papers are welcome on any aspect of Regional Science. Topics
covered by regional scientists include behavioural location models,
transportation and migration, land use and urban development, spatial agglomeration
and segregation, new economic geography, inter industry analysis and trade,
environment and natural resources, urban and regional development, rural
development, social policy models, geographical information systems and spatial
data analysis.
Young
researchers (postgraduate research students and researchers in the beginning of
their careers, below 30 years of age) are especially encouraged to submit
papers for a special session for young researchers.
The focus of the conference is regional development in the
time of uncertainty. To address this multi-façeted theme of the conference,
papers are expected in the following Areas:
·
Regional Development
and Public Health
·
Climate Change,
Disaster Management and Regional Development
·
Regional Transportation
·
Natural Resource
Management
·
Urban and Regional Economy
·
Migration, Rural –
Urban Linkage
·
Impact of
Mega-Infrastructure in Regional Development
·
Agriculture and Rural
Economics
·
Innovation and impact
of IT
·
Education, Health, Politics
and Governance in Regional Development
·
Gender and Social
Issues in Regional Development
·
Cities in uncertain
time
In addition, there would be two to three workshops addressing the need
of young researcher and one or two key note speech on burning issues on
Regional Development at home and abroad.
Interested authors are requested to submit a 300 word abstract on conference theme in pdf format. The document should include the title of the paper and abstract as well as full name(s), affiliation(s), contact email address(es) of the author(s) indicating corresponding author. All the correspondence should be in English. The paper should be an original work and not published or presented elsewhere.
Please Submit Your Abstract Clicking the below link.
REGISTRATION FEES FOR AUTHORS AND PARTICIPANTS:
| BRSA Member | Taka 1200 |
| Bangladeshi Delegate (non-BRSA Member) | Taka 2000 |
| Foreign Delegate (Members of RSAI and its partner organization including regional and national organization) | USD 60 |
| Other International Delegate USD 100 Students at Bangladeshi University | Taka 500 |
| Students of Foreign University | USD 40 |
Bangladeshi citizens having full-time affiliations (as students/employees) abroad will not qualify as local participants.
Center for Regional Development Studies (CRDS), BUET
Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA)