Session outline:
- Unraveling the Internal Complexity of a Metropolitan Economy
Geoffrey Hewings (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Modelling the effects of public transport megaprojects on the internal organization and growth of cities
Alex Anas (University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
Discussant: Michael Wegener (Spiekermann & Wegener Urban and Regional Research)
Session Chair: Tianren Yang (University of Cambridge)
Bios of speakers, discussant and chair:
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Geoffrey Hewings is Director Emeritus of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as an Emeritus Professor in the Departments of Economics, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography and in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs http://www.real.illinois.edu/faculty/hewings.htm |
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Alex Anas is professor of economics at the State University of New York at Buffalo since 1991 https://sites.google.com/site/alexanashomepage/ |
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Michael Wegener is a Partner at Spiekermann & Wegener Urban and Regional Research |
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Tianren Yang is a postdoctoral research associate in urban modelling at the University of Cambridge and a co-Convenor of AUM2020 and several past AUM symposia https://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/people/tianren-yang-1
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