XVI AESOP Congress: Planning and Regional Development Issues in Border Regions – Call for Papers and Provisional Congress Programme

Abstract

This leaflet presents the call for papers and provisional programme of the XVI AESOP Congress held in Volos, Greece, from 10 to 15 July 2002. The main theme of the congress was Planning and Regional Development Issues in Border Regions, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by border regions in Europe, including cross-border cooperation, regional development disparities, and European policy initiatives such as INTERREG and PHARE. The document outlines plenary sessions, key thematic sessions, topic tracks, submission deadlines, registration information, PhD Workshop activities, special sessions on Greek planning issues, study tours, and details about the host city and organising institutions.