Congratulations Economic Geography Group LMU!

Keynote lecture of Andrés Rodríguez-Pose on his (and mine as well) pet topic. Happy to be here at #ersa2023

The hell?!!!

The RSA seeks a new RSA_TPG Editor to complement the editorial team of its exceptional publication Territory, Politics, Governance, which examines theory and research in territorial politics and the governance of space. Deadline 6 October 2023. More info: bit.ly/3P2TZkR

Good times at the Women in Economic Geography social at #RGSIBG23 , meeting old and new faces. Big thanks to organisers: Jessa Loomis, @_Mia_Gray, Felicia H M Liu 廖皓明, Amy Horton and sponsors: EPA: Economy and Space CamJRES GFGRG EGRG

Capital market movements are driving the big post-2007 crisis #divergence more than any other factor.
#Capital #cities and large agglomerations have benefited from capital's flight to safety, while the remainder of the #urban system suffers.
Phil McCann rocking #ERSA2003 .

One week to go before abstract submission closes - we already have 175+ abstracts submitted for this two day, London based event. It is always fine and good to see friends before the seasonal break. Regional Studies Association

#RGSIBG23 Conferencing essentials:
🗺Map for finding rooms and venues
💨Fan for crowded/warm rooms
🔋Power bank to keep the phone going
📣And of course Finance & Space flyers!

Find out about the range of publishing options in econ geog-related journals and get tips from editors about getting your work published. Join us today Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) conference, Thu 31 Aug at 4.20pm (Skempton Building room 301). #RGSIBG23

A massive thank you to the fantastic contributions to this morning's session on 'Digitalisation and Sustainability in Climate Changed Geographies'! Karen P. Y. Lai, GiuliaDalMaso, Dorothea Kleine, Tom Wainwright, Bryan Zhang, Mia Gray EGRG Energy Geographies (EnGRG) #RGSIBG23

This Thursday morning at #RGSIBG23 !

Karen P. Y. Lai presented the findings from our research Winston Chow (周祥龙) 🇸🇬 on sustainable data centres in Singapore, and broader economic, environmental, and regional implications this morning at #RGSIBG23

Please also see our interim report here: tinyurl.com/22zc523r

Headed to Africa Climate Summit next week? Join Naveen Rao for a critical convo on country-led Climate x Health solutions w. Hon Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda MP, Bience Gawanas (@GlobalFund), & Dr Adelheid Onyango #ACS23

🔔Happening tomorrow🔔Please join us at 16.20 (Skempton building room 301) to explore the landscape in econ geog publishing. Editors will also be offering tips and advice for authors. Finance & Space Economic Geography EPA: Economy and Space #RGSIBG23

Felicia H M Liu 廖皓明 chairs our session on ‘Digitalisation and Sustainability in Climate Changed Geographies’ with insights on data centres, Bitcoin mining, funding for PropTech, rethinking digitisation and fintech as environmentality tool. #RGSIBG23

Fascinating info on economic and environmental geographies of Bitcoin mining from Bryan Zhang and Mia Gray Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance CJBS #RGSIBG23

Sticking this #map here in case it’s useful to other #RGSIBG23 attendees trying to find the Imperial College buildings. (I still got very lost trying to get to Electrical Engineering building🙈) Really miss having an actual conference programme… even in pdf or a conference app.

This is really an important new book for anyone interested in the local state in the UK -- how austerity has affected local councils financially, why some have embraced risky investment decisions, but why most of them (despite all of the above) haven't.

New book “engaging and informed guide” Brett Christophers “nuanced analysis” Mia Gray “important examination” Tony Travers “provocative, timely interpretation” Rachel Nicole Weber Oxford Economics #financialisation #financialization #localgov #localgov finance🧵

Attending #RGSIBG23 and interested in the geographies of real estate technologies/PropTech? Join us this Thursday morning for a double session featuring exciting presentations from Liz McFall @allartmarkets.bsky.social, Maedhbh Nic Lochlainn , Tom Cowan, Dasom Hong, Tim White and Kévin Poisson.