Alexandra Sandu

Research Officer @LSENews;
Ph.D in Human Geography and Urban Planning;

photography&travel;
views are my own

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

The #IronCurtain fell, but what happened to the #postsocialist #cities left behind? In #CEE, rapid #urbangrowth and #shrinkingpopulations have driven the transformatios of these cities. Discover the insights in the latest issue of #UrbanStudiesJournal
https://t.co/WoDMMLGLmR

[Urban Studies Journal @USJ_online]

The April 2024 issue (Volume 61, Issue 5) of #UrbanStudies is out now featuring papers and reviews by @GautamBhan80 @GwilymPryce1 @LeonWansleben @realnilsneumann @_AlexandraSandu @VoltaireVergara @_kenny_joseph @RachelOngViforJ @ersilia_v and many more
https://t.co/IDJ2TPHl3P

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

Grand #climate #change ambitions often shatter upon the stubborn realities of #geography.
We invite submissions to a special issue of Applied Geography on how to successfully implement the #green #transition.
Long abstracts to [email protected] by 15 May. https://t.co/wJ4EJCZU46

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

Can #Europe deliver on the #green #transition or just legislate it?
A new Special Issue of @EconPolReform, guest edited by @_AlexandraSandu, @tsouri_maria & me invites answers.
Thanks to @JudithClifton6
Abstracts due 30 March 2026, to [email protected]
https://t.co/2tKeJkfn3y

[wiiw @wiiw_ac_at]

Looking back at our Spring Seminar on Central Europe’s urban boom, rural decline, and Ukraine’s path to post-war recovery with keynotes by @rodriguez_pose & @_AlexandraSandu.
https://t.co/SQEd3Hul25

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

Financial inclusion is often imagined as a personal failing. It is not.
@_AlexandraSandu & I show in @economyandspace that, in #CEE, local #trust & #geography outweigh financial literacy & national policies in determining who gets access to banking. https://t.co/wEmqDTaP7a

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

From the blue coasts to neglected interiors, #banking deserts carve invisible wealth divides across #Europe.
As @_AlexandraSandu & I show in @economyandspace a geography of exclusion persists; a simple bank account divides the fortunate from the forgotten. https://t.co/wEmqDTahhC

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

#Banking deserts persist in #CEE. There, #geography dictates financial fate.
My new research with @_AlexandraSandu in @economyandspace shows that financial #inclusion remains hostage to place and, without trust, #DigitalBanking cannot bridge the gap.
https://t.co/wEmqDTahhC

[geografiaUNED @geografiaUNED]

Nuevo artículo publicado por investigadores de la Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi en nuestra revista ETFVI: Monitoring Land-Use Dynamics in Romania’s Major Metropolitan Areas https://t.co/Y5Dhl0Zrig

[wiiw @wiiw_ac_at]

Amazing keynote by Alexandra Sandu (@cardiffuni) at our Spring Seminar on the development of post-socialist cities in Central Eastern Europe, and how they can be made into good places to live - despite many having expanded while losing population.
➡️ https://t.co/t4KFStPAIG

[wiiw @wiiw_ac_at]

Don’t miss tomorrow, 3 June, 09:00 CET, @ Vienna City Hall: Growing Cities vs. Shrinking Countrysides in Central Europe. What are the causes, what are the consequences?
Join our Spring Seminar, organised in cooperation with
@Stadt_Wien & @KDZ_Austria.
➡️ https://t.co/jVrJYAT968

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

#Populism is making all dominoes fall.
#Romania, once spared the tide, has voted a hard-right outsider top of the presidential race—his rise fuelled by those he says "do not matter."
No country is beyond the reach of #discontent.
https://t.co/YdRNwR8Ala
https://t.co/aLnjM4jef8

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

"Pupils at private #schools perform better, not because the schools are better, but because the average student comes from a wealthier, more educated family​."
@PEPForum opinion piece on the individual returns of private #education.
https://t.co/5UNbdwAhAW
https://t.co/CtSEhBfSed

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

Access to #banking in Central & Eastern Europe is shaped by trust in #institutions, geography & socio-economic factors. Greater trust encourages account ownership, yet rural & lower-income areas remain financially excluded.
Excellent presentation by @_AlexandraSandu at #RSAWinter

[Iván G. Peyré Tartaruga @ivantarta]

Really interesting presentations in the "Designing the Regions, Cities and Rural Areas of the Future", which I was the chair. Digital skills in the countryside, Cellular Automata for analysing urban expansion, geography matters to financial access, and so on.
#RSAWinter

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

Just published ! 📣

Our new paper on #digitallearning in #Wales during #COVIDー19, co-authored with @profchristaylor, explores how school sector and socio-economic status influenced #Hwb Learning Platform #logins during the pandemic

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/cesYsccSRY

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

@Bourdin_Seb @CUGeogPlan Many thanks 😁

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

Thrilled to share that this Friday will mark my start as a #Lecturer in Human #Geography with the brilliant team at @CUGeogPlan. Excited and ready to contribute to their exceptional #teaching and #research 🎓📚 🌍

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

"Political #trust and economic #development in European #regions," jointly written with @thoughtcapital & @fitjar, out today in Annals of Regional Science.
https://t.co/lSas0fNY2u

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

Presented at #CantemirSeminar2024: Why do some people still prefer "under the mattress" savings in #CEE ? New research done together with @rodriguez_pose reveals how #trust in #institutions and #localcontext shape #bankingaccess

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

Presenting at #CantemirSeminar2024 on the need of #place-sensitive policies to address #educationalinequalities in #Wales

[Alexandra Sandu @_AlexandraSandu]

A thought-provoking presentation by @Bourdin_Seb on #localdiscontent and the #socialacceptability of the energy transition at #CantemirSeminar2024 📚📈