Social and Economic Geography
The SEG research group focuses on all social and economic activities and developments on the earth's surface.
News in the spotlight
On Thursday, 6 February 2025, Xueqing Liu successfully defended her PhD: " Interconnected Cities, Integrated Markets: Dynamics of Urban Networks in Explaining Regional Market Integration in China’s Megacity-regions"
Supervisors Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox, Ghent University Prof. Dr. Ben Derudder, KU Leuven, Ghent University
Examination Committee Prof. Dr. Nico Van de Weghe(Chair), Ghent University Prof. Dr. Kurt Fuellhart, Ghent University Prof. Dr. Jonathan Beaverstock, University of Bristol Dr. Yuting Yang, KU Leuven Prof. Dr. Weiyang Zhang, East China Normal University
Congratulations Xueqing!
Research themes
Research in the domain of Social and Economic Geography focusses on three clusters.
First of all, the research analyses travel behaviour and city logistics.
Second, there is an emphasis on present-day evolutions in the Flemish urban system, urban policy, and the formation of a world city network.
Finally, the research also investigates location decisions of private and public companies, the relationship between transport and production, and land use modelling.
Prof. dr. Frank Witlox
Prof. dr. Giovanni Circella
Prof. dr. Ben Derudder
PhD research
Project research
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