#  Land Use Changes and Cross-Border Cooperation in European Borderlands: Essential Drivers for Sustainable Regional Economic Development 

 



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 **January 21, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:00PM EST 

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 **ONLINE EVENT**  

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The speech will explore how cross-border cooperation fosters sustainable development in European border regions. Besides, it will highlight essential insights from research on land-use planning, resource management, and regional collaboration, emphasizing the importance of policy alignment, stakeholder engagement, and shared infrastructure. The discussion will showcase how cooperation between bordering regions can address environmental challenges, strengthen economic resilience, and intensify socio-cultural connections.

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**Speaker: Rui Alexandre Castanho** (International *Ph.D. on Sustainable Planning and Development; Vice-Dean for Sustainable Development* *at WSB University (Poland); **EU Climate Change Pact Ambassador for Portugal***; *Vice-Coordinator of VALORIZA - Research Center (Portugal); Visiting Associate Professor at University of Johannesburg (South Africa); Associate Professor at WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, (Poland); Accredited Titular Professor - ANECA (Spain); Accredited Professor for Private University UNIR (Spain))*

**Sponsors:** RCCHU; Harvard University



 

 



 

 

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