Monday,
August 20

11:30

Revitalizing and restructuring cities

Kovács, Z.

The impact of revitalisation programmes in the historical quarters of Budapest

Spevec, D.S. & S. Klempic

Croatian cities under transformation: new tendencies in housing policy and economic changes

Vaqué, V.V

Nowa-Huta, social and economic renewal of an old socialist district of Cracow

Ossokina, I.V.

On ex ante economic effects of restructuring policies in the four largest Dutch cities

14:30

Spatial segregation and residential differentiation

Bullado, E.B.

A new challenge for an Italian mid-size city. From spatial segregation to urban restructuring in Verona.

Sykora, L.

The paradox of post-socialist urban social change: decreasing residential differentiation in the context of ongoing segregation processes

Acar, O.

The Effects of Globalisation on Socio-spatial Pattern of Istanbul: Gated Residential Developments after 1980

Athanassiou, E.A.

'How the West was won': the global market and 'others' at the 'west entrance' of Thessaloniki in Greece.

Leetmaa, K.L.

Residential suburbanisation and spatial segregation in a post-socialist country. The case of the Tallinn Metropolitan Area, Estonia, 1989 – 2005

Tuesday,
August 21

9:00

Housing construction and residential mobility

Posová, D.P.

Behind suburbanisation: new housing construction in Prague Metropolitan Area 1997-2005

Slob, A. S.

Dispersal patterns of households who are forced to move: where do they move to and why?

Marissing, E. van

New determinants of the propensity to move?

Belmessous, F.B.

The topic of affordable housing in France: what visions and meanings ?

11:00

Urban economic developments

Sánchez, S.

Industrial revitalisation and develoment policies in cities of Europe’s Atlantic Arc

Ottens, H.F.L.

Environmental Impacts of Recent Urbanisation in Europe

Zaparucha, A.Z.

The Old City of Torun, Poland - modern city functions in the medieval frames

14:00

Economic developments and social issues

D'Alessandro, L.

Economic development and social issues: the changing relation between commerce and city in metropolitan Campania.

Malganova, G.

The economic and social effects of different kinds of polyethnic region’s quality of life in East Europe (Russia)

Schutjens, V.A.J.M.

Exploring neighbourhood inhabitants’ assessment of the living environment and their intervention in local disorder

Hatz, G.H.

Cohesive Vienna? Features and dynamics of socio-spatial segregation in Vienna and the Vienna Metropolitan Region.

16:00

Cities and competition

Gritsai, O.

Paths of creative knowledge regions

Vandermotten, C.

Typology of the European metropolises in the frame of the international competition

Brouwer, A.E.

The impact of religious heterogeneity on the organizational diversity and economic performance of cities. An empirical study in Zwolle, the Netherlands, 1850-1914

Riccio, C.R.

Cohesion policy and cities: The urban contribution to growth in the region

Wednesday,
August 22

9:00

Cities and governance

Kauko, T.J.K.

Institutions and cultures related to the provision and attractiveness of urban regeneration areas

Gärtner, R.A.J.G.

The role of migrant organizations in area-based urban development programmes: Recognition or denial of a potential multiplier?

Prey, G.P.

Regaining Creative Power by New Urban Alliances

Drilling, M.D.

The "Activating Welfare State”: Strategies to mobilize economic and social engagement in the city

Pavel, V.D.

Regional planning and sustainability: limits and potentials of Romania’s integrated development plans.

11:00

Vulnerable groups and various other issues

Hedberg, C.

Vulnerability and Flows in the Labour Market: International Migrant Careers in Swedish Large City Regions

Burke, J.R.

Homes for the Homeless: Factual or Fictitious? The Crisis of Affordable Housing in Toronto and Vancouver

Dumbraveanu, D. & L. Dumitrache

Gender based analysis of the health status of Romanian population

14:00

Segregation, migration and their effects

Pinkster, F.M.

How does living in a low income or socio-economically mixed neighborhood influence the job search strategies of social housing residents?

Schnell, I.S.

A realist model for the understanding of segregation as a multidimensional phenomenon

Somoza Medina, J.S.M.

Migration streams and urban growth in the Spanish Mediterranean coast

Hegedus, H.G.

A Few Features of the Gated Communities Located in the Budapest Agglomeration