International Tinbergen Institute Workshop 2014 Amsterdam, May 19 & 20, 2014 on Real People in Virtual Space This workshop is sponsored by: Tinbergen Institute (NL) Department of Spatial Economics, VU University (NL) MASTER-Point, VU University (NL) The School of Public Policy, George Mason University (USA) Venue: Tinbergen Institute, Gustav Mahlerplein 117, 1082 MS Amsterdam (near the Railway Station Amsterdam-Zuid) Organizers: Peter NIJKAMP Karima KOURTIT Roger STOUGH Bob STIMSON Support staff: Elfie BONKE Jenny WIERSEMA Mariska VAN DEN BERG Caroline CREVELS
VENUE: TI WORKSHOP 2014 Tinbergen Institute, Gustav Mahlerplein 117, 1082 MS Amsterdam International Tinbergen Institute Workshop 2014 Amsterdam, May 19 & 20, 2014 on Real People in Virtual Space PROGRAMME OVERVIEW TIME MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 8.30-08.45 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 08.45-09.00 WORDS OF WELCOME COFFEE 09.00-10.30 SESSION A: PART 1 SESSION C: PART 1 10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK 11.00-12.30 SESSION A: PART 2 SESSION C: PART 2 12.30-13.30 LUNCH 12.30-13.15 LUNCH 13.15-14.45 SESSION D: PART 1 13.30-15.00 SESSION B: PART 1 15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 14.45-15.00 CONCLUSIONS DAY 2 15.30-17.30 SESSION B: PART 2 15.00-15.10 WAYS FORWARDS & THE LAST WORD 15.30-17.00 CULTURAL SAFARI EVENT 17.30 17.45 CONCLUSIONS DAY 1 17.45-18.15 DRINKS 19.00 DINNER at Restaurant LE RENDEZ-VOUS Weteringschans 75, 1017 RX Amsterdam 17.15 Borrel in Hans & Grietje 18.00 DINNER at Restaurant Sama Sembo (Indonesian cuisine)
Session A: Part 1 Session A: Part 2 PROGRAMME MONDAY MAY 19, 2014 8.30-08.45 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 08.45-09.00 WORDS OF WELCOME: Peter NIJKAMP, VU University Amsterdam (NL) 09.00-10.30 SESSION A: PART 1 09.00-09.30 Chair: Roger STOUGH, George Mason University, Washington (USA) Real People, Virtual Places, and the Spaces in Between Edward MALECKI, Ohio State Univ. Columbus (USA) 09.30-10.00 10.00-10.30 What does it take to make big cities small? Simulating the spatial and behavioural prerequisites for small-world networks in urban settings Zachary NEAL, Michigan State University, East Lansing (USA) A Social Media Analysis of Entrepreneurial Activity in Virtual Spaces Elizabeth MACK, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe (USA) 10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK 11.00-12.30 SESSION A: PART 2 11.00-11.30 Smart Cities in an Open World Andrea CARAGLIU, Chiara DEL BO, Karima KOURTIT and Peter NIJKAMP, Università degli Studi di Milano (IT) 11.30-12.00 Exploring Public Surface Transportation Investment Impact on Economic Output: a Granger Approach Zhenhua CHEN and Kinsley HAYNES, George Mason University, Washington (USA) 12.00-12.30 Urban Living and Natural Areas: the Role of Online Communities to Connect People to their Highly Valued Natural Places Jouke van DIJK, Frans SIJTSMA and Rixt BIJKER, University of Groningen (NL) 12.30-13.30 LUNCH
Session B: Part 1 Session B: Part 2 13.30-15.00 SESSION B: PART 1 13.30-14.00 Chair: Karima KOURTIT, VU University Amsterdam (NL) 14.00-14.30 Multi-Actor Analysis of Metropolitan Performance Indicators - with an Illustration in R Software Karima KOURTIT, Miruna MAZURENCU MARINESCU and Peter NIJKAMP, Bucharest University of Economic Studies (RO) 14.30-15.00 Urban Diversity & Popular Amenities Andres RODRIGUEZ-POSE, London School of Economics (UK) Effect of Urbanization on Technology of Governance Steven CRAIG and Janet KOHLHASE and Edward HOANG, University of Houston (USA) 15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15.30-17.30 SESSION B: PART 2 15.30-16.00 16.00-16.30 16.30-17.00 17.00-17.30 Human capital flows: an examination graduate migration in the United States Jonathan CORCORAN, University of Queensland, St. Lucia (AU) TBA Henk SCHOLTEN and Eduardo DIAS, Vu University Amsterdam (NL) Stochastic Modeling of Hierarchical Spatial Structures Waldemar RATAJCZAK and Peter NIJKAMP, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (PL) Digital Technologies, Knowledge Spillovers, Innovation Policies, and Economic Growth in a Creative Region Amit BATABYAL, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester (USA) 17.30 17.45 CONCLUSIONS DAY 1 Steven CRAIG, University of Houston (USA) 17.45-18.15 DRINKS 19.00 DINNER at Restaurant LE RENDEZ-VOUS Weteringschans 75, 1017 RX Amsterdam
Session C: Part 1 Session C: Part 2 PROGRAMME TUESDAY MAY 20, 2014 08.45-09.00 COFFEE 09.00-10.30 SESSION C: PART 1 Chair: Bob STIMSON, University of Melbourne (AU) 09.00-09.30 Transport Impacts of Employment Decentralization in Australian Cities Tiebei LI, Griffith University, Nathan (AU) 09.30-10.00 TBA Mark PARTRIDGE, Ohio State University, Columbus (USA) 10.00-10.30 Green On vs Green Off-line: Public Good Trade-offs and Productivity in the Smart City Annie TUBADJI, Athens (GR) 10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK 11.00-12.30 SESSION C: PART 2 11.00-11.30 11.30-12.00 Urban Diversity & Popular Amenities Daniel ARRIBAS-DEL and Jessie BAKENS, Birmingham University, New Castle (NL) The Winner Takes It All: Forward-Looking Cities and Urban Innovation Andrea CARAGLIU, Chiara DEL BO, Karima KOURTIT and Peter NIJKAMP, Università degli Studi di Milano (IT) 12.00-12.30 Migration throught time and space in Subsaharian African Conurbations Tomaz PONCE DENTINHO, University of Azores (PT) 12.30-13.15 LUNCH
Session D: Part 1 13.15-14.45 SESSION D: PART 1 Chair: Mark PARTRIDGE, Ohio State University, Columbus (USA) 13.15-13.45 13.45-14.15 14.15-14.45 Big Data, Smart Cities and Urban Research Infrastructure Bob STIMSON, University of Melbourne (AU) The effects of economic liberalisation on inter-regional labour migration in a transition economy, Chile Francisco ROWE, University of Queensland, Brisbane (AU) Passengers' Benefits of Reliable Car Access of Airports Paul KOSTER and Eric KROES, VU University Amsterdam (NL) 14.45-15.00 CONCLUSIONS DAY 2 Peter NIJKAMP, VU University Amsterdam (NL) 15.00-15.10 WAYS FORWARDS & THE LAST WORD Roger STOUGH, George Mason University, Washington (USA) 15.30-17.00 CULTURAL SAFARI EVENT 17.15 Borrel in Hans & Grietje 18.00 DINNER at Restaurant Sama Sembo (Indonesian cuisine)