Final reports – IGU-CAG Regional Conference and iGEO
Final reports of both the IGU-CAG Regional Conference and iGEO held in Quebec, Canada, in August 2018, are now available. Download here: IGU-CAG Regional Conference iGEO
Final reports of both the IGU-CAG Regional Conference and iGEO held in Quebec, Canada, in August 2018, are now available. Download here: IGU-CAG Regional Conference iGEO
4 to 9 August 2019 - LUXEMBOURG URBAN CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX WORLD The urban geographies of the new economy, services industries and financial market places The Urban Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in collaboration with the Urban Studies team of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg, is pleased [...]
International Conference Local and Urban Governance: Trends, Challenges and Innovations in a Globalizing World International Geographical Union Commission on Geography of Governance 4 - 7 September 2019 Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde The International Conference on Local and Urban Governance: trends, challenges and innovations in a globalizing world, convened by the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on [...]
The Second International Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering (AGLE) was held in Jönköping, Sweden, October 17-19, 2018. Scholars from Sweden, China, France, Holland, UK and Australia gathered and shared with their studies in the fields of sustainable rural development and land use. The conference “Policy, research [...]
IGU COMMISSION ON AFRICAN STUDIES INAUGURAL CONFERENCE, 17-18 MAY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, NAMBIA The IGU Commission on African Studies held its inaugural conference on 17-18 May 2018 at the University of Namibia, Namibia. The conference, whose theme was: What is Africa’s response on global challenges: Understanding drivers of poverty and reducing inequality?, was a [...]
The Geography of Governance Commission will be hosting their annual conference for 2018 in Portugal. Call for papers: https://sites.google.com/site/geogov2018/call-for-papers Dates of the conference: 4-5 September 2018 Venue for the conference: Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning University of Lisbon, Portugal Conference Website: https://sites.google.com/site/geogov2018/ Important dates: • Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 March 2018 • Notification of abstract [...]
Closing ceremony of the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) presents record of success and looks towards lasting future. Jena (Germany, 21.11.17) All individuals have the potential to change the world through their actions. To achieve this, however, they need to understand their own lives in a global context. This is the thought underlying the [...]
Rural decline has inevitably accompanied the increasing global levels of urban development. Issues such as rural depopulation, industrial recession, problems of agricultural security and abandoned land have swept both developing and developed countries. As a result, the development capacity of villages has fallen and threatened their sustainability and resilience. Changing socioeconomic and climate conditions pose [...]
PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY AND XXI CENTURY CHALLENGES IGU Thematic Conference dedicated to the centennial of the Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 4-6 June 2018 Important dates: 01 November 2017 — deadline for sessions submission; opening of registration and abstracts submission 15 January 2018 — deadline for abstracts submission 20 February 2018 — [...]
"LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN THE NEW URBAN AGENDA" - 19 - 21 October 2017 CALL for PAPERS: Click here for more info Important dates: • Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2017 • Notification of abstract acceptance: 31 July 2017 • Registration and payment: 1 - 20 September 2017 Location: University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Conference Website - click [...]