Topic：Regions, technological interdependence and growth

Speaker：Professor Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Introduction to the speaker：

Manfred M. Fischer is Professor of Economic Geography & GIScience at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and also an Adjunct Professor in LREIS. Manfred Fischer received his MSc and PhD degrees in Geography and Mathematics from the University of Erlangen, and his habilitation degree from the University of Vienna. He is one of the founding editors of the Journal of Geographical Systems, and the book series Advances in Spatial Science, and co-editor of the Springer Handbook of Regional Science. For nearly four decades Professor Fischer has published 40 books, and about 250 refereed journal articles and book chapters. In recognition of his achievements he was elected as Fellow of the International Academy of Sciences for Europe and Asia (1995), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1996), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999), and the Regional Science Association International (2006). In 2013, he also received the 2012 European Investment Bank Prize of the European Regional Science Association.

Host：Prof. WANG Jingfeng, State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System

Time：4:00pm June 22, 2015

Venue：Room2209, IGSNRR