APDR
Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional
Lisboa, Portugal
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Founded in 1984, APDR is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on community development, science & research.
The Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional (APDR) is a non-profit association founded in 1984 that promotes knowledge and debate on regional development in Portugal. It organises an annual congress and regional science workshops, publishes the Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, awards prizes for research and teaching, and fosters collaboration between universities and public administration. Its roughly 140 members come from academic and public and private institutions linked to regional development. It is the Portuguese section of the European Regional Science Association and the Regional Science Association International.
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Annual APDR Congress
Science & Research · Portugal
Yearly congress where academics, technicians and policy makers share research and professional experience in regional science.
Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais (RPER)
Science & Research · Portugal
Peer-reviewed journal disseminating interdisciplinary research on Portuguese regional, local and urban studies.
Summer Schools
Education · Portugal
Summer schools in regional development and related topics, held in Portugal and Azores.
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