The 17th Théo Quant Meetings will take place in Besançon, from the 4th to the 6th of February 2026   The spirit of the Meetings "Theo Quant" Meetings take place in France every two years. They are intended to be an intermediary between big symposia, where only completed work is presented, and conferences dedicated to specific themes. The "Theo Quant" Meetings aim to further methodological and theoretical investigation in the field of theoretical and quatitative geography. One of their main interests is to allow the exchange of points of view and ideas between researchers...

The talk will take place at 14h on monday the 21th november at the ThéMA lab building (3rd floor building D).   Rémi Lemoy Researcher (Post-doc) at the University of Luxembourg Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Remi_Lemoy   Abstract: In this work we study the profile of land use and population density in European cities with respect to the distance to the city centre. We use the GMES Urban Atlas database, providing a precise description of land use at 5m resolution in the 300 major European urban areas (more than 100.000 inhabitants). We combine this...

Following former editions, the 12th Théo Quant meetings aim at creating a space where generations can meet, allowing experienced researchers to expose original work, and encouraging young researchers to communicate on their ongoing projects.Initially centered on theoretical and quantitative geography, this conference is widely open on all disciplines where geographical space is part of the analyzed subject. Théo Quant meetings wish to encourage debates on conceptual and methodological questions, with no particular thematic focus. However some leading themes will be highlighted based on the...