Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2026 Conference Presentation and Audio

The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2026 conference Programme

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DAY ONE: Thursday, 16 July 2026

Presentation Title	Presenter(s) & Presentation link (if permitted)	Video/Audio File
Welcome and Introduction to the conference by Professor Ron Martin, University of Cambridge
Session 1: Keynote Session Chair: Professor Pete Tyler, University of Cambridge *‘The Power and Politics of Agglomerationism: what should we learn from Manchester’s pursuit of the agglomeration model in pursuit of political devolution, economic growth and densification?’* Professor Graham Haughton, University of Manchester
Session 2: PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session 2A: Political Economy at a geographical level (McGrath Centre) Chair: James Wood
Mission-oriented innovation for climate change adaptation: mobilising and scaling local climate responses.	Diana Morales, Iryna Fil Kristensen and Rhiannon Pugh Presentation
How “just” is the “just” transition? A placed-based approach	Judith Clifton, Daniel Díaz-Fuentes, Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez & Ana Lara Gómez
When the Cat is Away the Mice Will not Play: The Political Economy of the Carbon Emission Trading System	Helen X. H. Bao and He Tang
Session 2B: Local Politics (Ramsden Room) Chair: Harry Garretsen
Corporate Emissions and Electoral Participation: A City-Level Case Study	Giulia Rossello, Elisa Giuliani, Gabriele Pinto and Mauro Sylos Labini
“Fight where the enemy isn’t”: Regions as sites for science-based policy moves against the grain of prevailing politics	Chris Wallace
Social Housing, Metropolitan Transition and Environmental Constraints around Grand Paris Express Stations Districts	Antoine Gosnet
Session 3: PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session 3A: Local Impacts (McGrath Centre) Chair: Emil Evenhuis
Understanding the Differential Impacts of Stringent Energy Codes on Housing Affordability and Equity	Dongxiao Niu, Justin Steil & Siqi Zheng	The presentation audio is HERE
Just Transition, Double Bind, or Both? Climate Change Action by North American Community Land Trusts	Jason Spicer & Vince Wang
Session 3B: Climate Justice (Ramsden Room) Chair: Stefania Fiorentino
The impact of pilot policies for climate-resilient city construction on urban-rural income inequality: Evidence from China	Zuge Xing & Canfei He
Weathering the Crisis: Climate Change and Its Impacts on Athens’ Tourism Sector	Tryfonas Christou, Panayotis Michaelides, Arsenios-Georgios Prelorentzos & Evangelos Sfakianakis
Consumption at What Cost? Amenity Complexity and Exposure to Urban Heat Island Effects	Riccardo Lucarno, Pier Luigi Novi Inverardi, Daniele Vettorato & Erica Santini	The presentation audio is HERE
Session 4: Lightning/ Quick Fire sessions Chair: Betsy Donald
Sponge Cities for Flood Control: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities	Wendy Yang & Carolyn DeLoyde Presentation	The presentation audio is HERE
Tackling Climate Change in the Dispersed City: Disjointed Planning in Adelaide, South Australia	Guy Robinson & Bingjie Song
Implementing alternative economic development approaches to address the climate crisis: the possibilities and limits of ‘pick and mix’	Emil Evenhuis, Rich Crisp, Anne Green & David Waite	The presentation audio is HERE
Unpacking the Returns to Green Infrastructure Programs:	Yihao Wu & Simon Han	The presentation audio is HERE
Urban Sprawl and Emissions Across the World	Diego Astorga-Rojas, Juan Tomás Sayago & Juan Robalino
Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Chair: Michael Kitson
Discussion Topic: The Climate Challenges in a Geopolitical Context Panel included: Stefania Fiorentino, Meric Gertler Amy Glasmeier & Ellen Quigley

Conference Gala Dinner

DAY TWO: Friday, 18 July 2025

Presentation Title	Presenter(s)	Audio File
Session6: Keynote Speakers Chair: Professor Amy Glasmeier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘Cities and Environmental Change: From Crisis to Transformation’ Professor William Solecki, City University of New York A recording of the presentation can be heard HERE ”Promoting Resilience and Transformative Climate Action: The Role of Urban Climate Change Assessments’ Professor Robin Leichenko, Rutgers University A recording of the presentation can be heard HERE
Session 7: PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session 7A: Political Economy at a geographical level (cont’d) (McGrath Centre) Chair: Elvira Uyarra
Just Urban Futures or Systematically Stretched Thin? Examining Vancouver’s Outcomes from Participation in the 100 Resilient Cities Network	Sarah Sharma & Marlene Terstiege
Are There Signs of Corporate Climigration in the U.S.?	Rachel Meltzer & Hannah Teicher
Chinese climate statecraft: governing low-carbon transitions in urban China	Fangzhu Zhang, Fulong Wu & Handuo Deng
Session 7B: Climate Justice & Local Politics (Ramsden Room) Chair: Judith Clifton
Climate Justice in Action: Legal Accountability, Community Participation, and Urban Resilience in Climate Governance	Antoinette Nestor
City as urbe and as polis: Generating a better politics for our urban age	Marian Counihan
Multiple Policy Streams: the Afterlife of the Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions	Amy Glasmeier
Session 8: Local Impact Chair: Mia Gray
Urban Economic Resilience After Climate Disasters: A Regional Recovery Forecasting Framework for the Valencia Floods	Jose Pavía, Priscila Espinosa, Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll & Emili Tortosa-Ausina
Identifying Future At-Risk Populations under Climate Change: Evidence from Biomarker Analysis of UK Biobank and Property Data	Mengqi Qiu & Franz Fuerst
Session 9: Lightning/ Quick Fire sessions Chair: Siqi Zheng
Assembling Urban Heat Resilience and the 15-minute City: Bridging Theoretical Gaps Through Policy Analysis	Fujie Rao, Peiru Xiao & Dayi Lai	The recorded presentation is HERE
The Role of Public Leadership and Peers in Collective Action Against Climate Change	Jakob Famulok, Michael Kosfeld & Christine Laudenbach	The presentation audio is HERE
Reverse Economies of Scale (REOS) in Urban and Peri-Urban Energy Infrastructure	Brandon Staats	The presentation audio is HERE
Uneven Resilience: Heatwaves, Consumption, and Regional Adaptive Capacities in Urban Area	Bogang Jun, Donghyeon Yu, Hyoji Choi, Siqi Zheng	The presentation audio is HERE
Rethinking Urban Resilience: How Digital Infrastructure Drives Spillover Effects in China’s Sustainability Transition	Bangxi Li, Huiyi Litan, Chong Liu, Rong Ke
Session 10: The Climate Crisis: Making Cities Resilient – a review Roundtable discussion
Panel included: Betsy Donald, Meric Gertler, Amy Glasmeier, Michael Kitson, James Wood & Siqi Zheng
CONFERENCE ENDED