Eveline S. van Leeuwen, professor in spatial economics and chair of Urban Economics, Wageningen University, Netherlands, will be present Urban-Rural Interactions in 325 Brooks Hall, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. today (March 7). Van Leuwen will focus on subjective and objective differences between urban and rural areas both in terms of places as well as in terms of people. She will use economic data on EU regions, as well as on EU citizens and their preferences to highlight important and sometimes unexpected differences.