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Updates from the research community of the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) Social Science - this is not the institutional GSSI account.
๐ paper in Regional Studies, Regional Science by @pven.bsky.social & Nicola Pontarollo ๐๏ธ ๐ช๐บ
"Cities for living" finds that environmental quality & social diversity matter more than economic indicators for city liveability
Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
๐ paper in our DP Series by Maria Giovanna Brandano & @martidalmolin.bsky.social shows walking routes boost economic growth in Italy ๐ฎ๐น
They found walking-paths slow tourism has significant economic impact.
An alternative to mass tourism that benefits local communities.
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๐ paper out in the Journal of Rural Studies by our PhD candidate Borys Cieลlak
He studied the emotional-caring labor of postmasters in the Appennines to shows they help enhance wellbeing, & belonging among rural communities. ๐ฏโฐ๏ธ
More here doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
๐๐ Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science is out w contributions from our members @giubreglia.bsky.social , Carlo Caporali, @dariadenti.bsky.social, @pfaggy.bsky.social & @mrmodica.bsky.social ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
More โก๏ธ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...
๐๐ Our PhD students are taking research global!
@crhistianjoel.bsky.social presented his inequality work at #ECINEQ2025 in Washington & Giulia Finardi is at Fudan Universityโs @wmo-global.bsky.social climate change summer school in Shanghai ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Our PhD Student Aydan Ege Gรผven Ege Gรผven presented her research titled โCritical Infrastructures and Their Role in Regional Resilience: Mapping EU Regionsโ ๐๐ค๏ธ๐ช๐บ at the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning Annual Congress held this year in Istanbul.
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๐ paper in the Journal of Regional Science by @pven.bsky.com (w D. Burgalassi & A. Weingarden).
โMiddlesize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development.
๐ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
My new working paper (with Marco Modica) is out!
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๐ paper out in The Journal of Policy Modeling by Maria Giovanna Brandano & Adriana Pinate
โก๏ธ โTourism's Role in Smart Specialization Strategy' studies how regional tourism characteristics ๐๏ธ๐๏ธshape priority-setting within the ๐ช๐บEuropean Smart Specialization Strategy
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The first student presentation this afternoon is by Fedaous Ben Brahim (UniLaSalle) sharing her research on the public perception of biogas projects in the Hauts-de-France Region. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
26.06.2025 12:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Next up is PhD student, Kristina Dorofeeva, (University of Florence) sharing her research on shifting fertility patterns, focusing on economic instability and first childbirth among Italian couples.
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Viktor Venhorst @rug.nl kicks things off today with his talk on โA Demography of Education and the Labour Marketโ and challenging students to consider how time dependency shapes their own research. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
26.06.2025 07:53 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Next up, Filipe Batista (JRC) shares how innovative data and analytical methods help policymakers and researchers better understand demographic changes in "Assessing local and regional demographic trends and challenges: new data, methods and insights for the EU" @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
26.06.2025 09:41 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind.
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Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience
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Second up is Gabriele Dore who is researching depopulation dynamics at Universitร di Firenze. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
25.06.2025 13:10 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Our first student presentation is by Biagio Lacolare, University of Naples Federico II who is looking at spatial patterns of foreign residential segregation.
25.06.2025 13:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Our third presentation this afternoon is by Giada Garofani @liverpooluni.bsky.social who is sharing her research on English neighbourhoods and life trajectories.
25.06.2025 13:26 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We're super excited to be supporting #YSI @max-roessler.bsky.social and @crhistianjoel.bsky.social on this fantastic webinar series. Some great speakers confirmed.
To find out more and register, starts 16 July: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
La nostra Post-doc Giulia Iannone รจ stata la keynote speaker della mattinata di Innovazione Centrale, un'iniziativa promossa dalla Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti dell'Aquila, dedicata all'innovazione
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This morningโs 2nd speaker is Annalisa Busetta (UNIPA). In her talk, โMapping Demographic Inequalities: Beyond the Expected,โ she highlights the role of spatiality in demography & challenges us to look beyond traditional models to uncover hidden patterns of inequality. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
25.06.2025 10:19 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Summer College continues today at UNIPA and our first speaker is Daniele Vignoli. He explains changing demographics in his seminar on Positive Demography: Re-Thinking Demographic Dynamics.
25.06.2025 08:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Great presentations & atmosphere at our 1st Workshop on Health & Environmental Economics (joint w @unicatt.bsky.social)
Delighted to host keynote speakers Matthew Neidell (Columbia) & @ludogazze.bsky.social (Warwick).
@sandoralp.bsky.social Gilberto Turati Elena Cottini Luca Salmasi Carlo Caporali
New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025.
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
Onto our 2nd keynote and Alessandra Faggian @gssisocialsci.bsky.social convinces us why peripheral regions are so important.
24.06.2025 16:22 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Excited to be heading to Palermo next for the 2025 Joint Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development โ a great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers, in partnership with @gssisocialsci.bsky.social and the University of Palermo!
20.06.2025 13:30 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ Congrats to our PhD student Giulia Ferrante (w Luca Buzzanca & Arsรจne Perrot for winning the XVII AISRe Award for best paper by a young scholar
๐ paper: โSpeaking Ourselves Closer: Linguistic Minorities, Social Cohesion & Local Developmentโ
โน๏ธshows how linguistic diversity strengthens communities
Fabiano Compagnucci รจ all'Expo di Osaka per il progetto Bionet per parlare di 3 cultivar abruzzesi:
๐ซPeperone Dolce di Altino
๐Vedovella
๐Nero Antico di Pretalucente
in collaborazione con le Universitร di Perugia, Urbino, Politecnica delle Marche, Molise, Camerino, Macerata, L'Aquila e Teramo
๐ paper in npj Urban Sustainability by @pven.bsky.social shows how Google data measure urban park accessibility.
Turning unconventional datasets into standardized metrics this pilot proves private-sector data can create public goods for researchers & policymakers
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We are at the @eaere.bsky.social conference to discuss:
๐ก๏ธhot temperatures & mental health - @sandoralp.bsky.social
๐คearthquake & social cohesion - @dariadenti.bsky.social
๐ช๏ธextreme weather & voting -Carlo Caporali
๐งณdisasters & tourism -Cecilia Castaldo
โ๏ธโ๐ฅdrought & human trafficking -Luca Buzzanca
