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International Summer School on Geography and Sustainability 2026
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IGU CDES Regional Conference, September 9 to 11, 2026, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Applied Geography Commission themed conference, September 9-11, 2026, Sweden
The health and sustainability of left behind places and distressed neighbourhoods: advances through applied geography Applied Geography Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) themed conference The deadline for abstracts has been extended to April 16th. Date: September 9-11, 2026 Place: Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden This symposium brings together scholars in population geography [...]
10th Anniversary Celebration of the 2016 International Year of Global Understanding
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Call for Book Chapters Contribution
Italian territory’s response to new forms of work organisation in the face of global challenges for a new territorial justice Edited by Sergio Zilli (University of Trieste) and Federica Burini (University of Bergamo) Topics: - - - - - - - - - theoretical perspectives on critical geography of work methodological approaches for territorial justice [...]
Applied Geography Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) themed conference
“The health and sustainability of left-behind places and distressed neighbourhoods: Advances through applied geography” Date: September 9-11, 2026 Place: Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden Keynote speakers: Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, and Professor Eva K. Andersson, Stockholm University. Left behind places and distressed neighbourhoods represent complex geographical and social realities often [...]
The Chair of the IGU Global Understanding Commission has been elected as 2025 Distinguished Fellow of the IETI
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In memoriam: Professor Gabriel Wackermann
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THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION GEOGRAPHIES (ICPG 2026)
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