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• 15 jui 2016

  Charleroi | Liège

  Call for papers - Economy

  Social and solidarity economy in the territories

  Initiatives, challenges and prospects

  La XV^e conférence annuelle internationale du réseau international d’intelligence territoriale (INTI) aura lieu les 23, 24 et 25 novembre 2016 à Charleroi et Liège en Belgique. Elle portera sur l'économie sociale et solidaire dans les territoires, les initiatives, enjeux et perspectives.

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• 01 mar 2016

  Liège

  Call for papers - Geography

  Sustainability of Rural Systems

  Balancing Heritage and Innovation

  Belgium is a highly populated country with a long history of land exploitation. The landscape is modified through human impact, shaped by diverse agricultural practices, early urbanization and industrialization, the exploitation of quarries and mines and the dense development of canals, railways and motorway networks. Nevertheless, rural areas are important because farming activities, increasingly mechanized and technologically based, contribute to economic activity, especially to Belgian exports. Agriculture plays an important role in maintaining open space and offering many services, which may be called agroservices, to the new residents of the countryside and people seeking recreation. Due to this long history and sophisticated technological responses to different issues, Belgium is a suitable place to reflect on sustainability and how to balance cultural and natural heritage and innovation with special reference to the ecological and social dimensions.

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