:::Call for Papers:::
Issue 9 > Regions in Transition I: Sustainability challenges and opportunities in cities and regions
As part of the 2021 Regions in Transition theme, the Editorial Team of Regions e-Zine welcomes articles within the general theme of Sustainability challenges and opportunities in cities and regions. We are particularly interested in articles debating the impacts of climate change on planning and regional development, contemporary land use challenges in the context of cities and regions, circular economy, nature-based solutions, energy-efficient buildings and low carbon infrastructures. Addressing the new sustainability challenges and planning for the circular economy also include contributions from the regional studies community to learn about localized supply chains and relevant environmental policies, such as the impacts of international agreements on local development or the more recent debates on the developments of green deals in the EU and the USA.
Regions e-Zine sections
Regional Insights: Articles of between 800 – 1000 words providing a fresh take on regional studies (see sample articles).
Research Frontline: Articles of between 1500 – 2000 words reflecting innovative regional research (see sample article).
Spotlight: Articles of 2000 – 2500 words taking an in-depth look at key issues for regional studies (see sample articles).
Research Hacks: Articles of 800 – 1000 reflecting on academic experiences and practices, including novel methods of research within regional studies (see sample article).
If you are interested in submitting an article, please contact us at office@regionalstudies.org or one of our Editors and we will work closely with you to help your article appear in a way most interesting to our readership. See guidelines for contributing new articles here. A DOI is attributed to each published article.
:::Final article submission deadline for Issue 9, to be published late April, is – 15th of April 2021:::
Forthcoming call for papers
Issue 10 > Regions in Transition II: Redefining urban-rural balance in changing times
To be published in the first week of September 6-10/09 > Deadline is the 23rd of August
This issue investigates the contemporary urban-rural divide. The editorial team welcomes articles on rural development and rural entrepreneurship as well as articles discussing typical issues of coastal and peripheral areas, for example looking at the impact of Brexit on fishing and other forms of rural economies . The issue includes contributions on the definition of new territorial borders and processes of spatial development, including city deals in the UK or other forms of regional governance and cross-border cooperation. We welcome also articles debating economic, social and ecological challenges and opportunities in coastal communities and marine spatial planning; the regeneration of rural areas through cooperation across different administrative territories and the chances in the working landscape of rural areas and communities, or the digitization of rural areas.
Issue 11 > Regions in Transition III: Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
To be published in the first week of December 6-10/10 > Deadline is 22nd of November
The last issue of 2021 concludes the theme of Regions in transition by discussing the future of cities and regions in the recovery from COVID-19. We welcome articles investigating: new forms of research emerged as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and/or comparing recovery process across geographies as well as sectors of activity and their performance in terms of employability. New planning practices and policies have also been called in the debate, questioning the morphology of cities, the relationship between density and healthy cities, the emergence of new working spaces, transport dynamics and the availability of green infrastructures for further urban and regional resilience.
Editorial team
