Dear IGU EC colleagues, Our collaborative contribution under International Science Council- Urban Health and Wellbeing program to article "COVID-19 reveals the systemic nature of urban health globally", which now has been published In Journal- Cities and Health. Please kindly refer to the link below: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZSE2YVICBSFJXXFZDHPR/full?target=10.1080/23748834.2020.1763761
Prof. Benno Werlen, chair of the IGU commission on global understanding and the German National Committee, was recently appointed as Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), whose members are mandated by the Academy's founders to explore “the social consequences and policy implications of knowledge.” Under the motto “Leadership in thought that [...]
IGU is delighted to announce that the IGU Lauréats d’honneur for the year 2020 conferred upon Professor Joos Drooglever-Fortuyn and Professor Yoshitaka Ishikawa. Professor Joos Drooglever-Fortuyn has been a leading international scholar in European gender geography for many decades. Her institutional and intellectual contribution has been immense. Joos has served the IGU Gender Commission since [...]
Dear IGU National Committee, Due to the postponement of the 2020 Istanbul Congress and General Assembly, I am writing to you in connection with two important matters that need to be resolved by e-ballot, viz. i) election of IGU President and four Vice-Presidents for the period 2020-2024, and ii) selection of the location for the [...]
Invitation for publication through Book Series 1. Springer Series-Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences-Series Ed: IGU Secretary General-R.B.Singh, ISSN: 2198-3542:Link:https://www.springer.com/series/13113 2. Elgar Series-The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies- Series Ed: Iain Hay, Flinders University, Australia and Michael Meadows, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Link: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/book-series/environment/the-international-geographical-union-series-on-contemporary-geographies.html 3. Springer Series-Sustainable Development Goals- Series Ed: [...]
CEGOT- University of Coimbra in collaboration with IGU Commission on Health and Environment (IGU-CHE) aims to assess the impact of pandemics on family, social and community relationships, addressing housing conditions, work status, local amenities, mobility, behaviours and overall health and well-being. To participate in survey,please find the link below: Link: https://surveys.uc.pt/index.php/992535?lang=en
Dear Colleagues, As widely reported, the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading in China and in some other countries, and it may possibly even be poised to become a global pandemic. The virus not only endangers human life, but without effective measures it threatens to seriously impact our life support systems, economic, social, cultural and [...]
En 2017, el Comité Nacional Francés de Geografía inició la primera «Noche de Geografía» en París y en una docena de ciudades francesas. En 2018, las iniciativas, con el apoyo de EUGEO, alcanzan una escala europea. Los dos eventos tuvieron mucho éxito, con una gran diversidad de público y organizadores. La Noche de la Geografía [...]
Geography and Sustainability’ (published by Elsevier) will be the official publication of the IGU commission on Geography for Future Earth. Academician and IGU Vice-President Prof. Bojie Fu is the editor-in-chief. For detailed format guidance, please visit http://igu-gfe.org/author-guidance-forgeography-and-sustainability/
Professor R. B Singh attended International Science Council Scientific Committee Meeting on Urban Health and Wellbeing-A System Analysis Approach at Xiamen, China during November 8-9, 2019. Apart from discussing collaboration between ISC SC and IGU Urban Commission, Professor Singh interacted intensively on International Science Council Action Plan and IGU-ISC cooperation with International Science Council Science [...]
