What

Urbanization in history and in the knowledge economy

Who

Prof. Hans Westlund, KTHRoyal Institute of Technology 

When

10:00-11:00amMay 20, 2015

Where

Room 2321, IGSNRR

Brief introduction to the speaker

Hans Westlund is Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Environment of Royal Institute of Technology the KTH. He is Professor in Entrepreneurship and Director of Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship, J？nk？ping International Business School, J？nk？ping, Sweden (2007-) and the Institute of Developmental and Strategic Analysis (IRSA) (2011-). He is Member of the Swedish Board of Agriculture’s Rural Council and the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry’s Committee for Rural Development (2009-), and the Swedish Rural Network’s and the Research Council Formas’ Scientific Council of Rural Development (2008-). He was Executive Chairman of the European Regional Science Association (2012) and the Western Regional Science Association (2013-2014). He is Editor of Springer-Verlag’s book series Advances in Spatial Sciences (2013-). In 2013, Professor Hans and the IGSNRR have to cofound the Sino-Swedish Center for Urban-Rural Transformation Development. His research focuses on regional development, social capital, and innovation, and entrepreneurship, peripheral and rural regions. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 20 books.

From

Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling of CAS