Secretariat : Department of Geography, University of Istanbul, Turkey|Website Node: pankajdsedu@gmail.com

About Pankaj Kumar

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi

SCGES webinar Women in Geography – Paths and Perspectives from Around the World

Women in Geography – Paths and Perspectives from Around the World This online event is the 11th SCGES webinar and is organized by the International Geographical Union. Often seen as a bridge between natural and social sciences, geography was institutionalized only in the mid to late 1800s, and its history is intertwined with imperialism, dominance [...]

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Tributes: JANICE MONK [1937 – 2024] Friend, Feminist and Mentor

Tributes JANICE MONK [1937 - 2024] With immense sadness, we inform you that our dear friend and mentor Prof Janice Monk passed away peacefully in Tuscon on Friday, July 12th 2024. Jan was a force to reckon with, shaping the field and creating space for gender and feminist geography within the discipline. We are saddened [...]

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3rd International Workshop on Geographic Modeling and Simulation: Modeling and Simulation for a Sustainable World

3rd International Workshop on Geographic Modeling and Simulation: Modeling and Simulation for a Sustainable World Oct 25 – 28, 2024 Nanjing, China   Introduction In a sustainable world, it is imperative to meet people's needs without causing chronic harm to the environment or compromising the ability of future generations. Achieving sustainability requires extensive research encompassing [...]

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SUMMER SCHOOL: Geomorphological Mapping in tectonically active areas, Camerino, 2-7 September 2024

"Geomorphological mapping in tectonically active areas” Activated by the School of Science and Technology – Geology Division Academic Year 2023/2024 Rector's Decree no.197 (Prot.no. 28059) of 04-15-2024 Direction of the Course: Prof. Gilberto Pambianchi and Dott. Domenico Aringoli Members of the Scientific Board: Gilberto Pambianchi, Graziano Leoni, Andrea Dall’Asta, Emanuele Tondi, Domenico Aringoli, Marco Materazzi, [...]

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IGU well-represented at the Beijing Normal University (BNU) Summer School, 4-7 June, 2024

Wenwu Zhao (chair of Future Earth Commission), Fahu Chen (President of Geographical Society of China), Barbaros Gönençgil (IGU Secretary-General), Mike Meadows (IGU President), Yukio Himiyama (IGU Past-President), Yansui Liu (Chair of Agricultural and Land Engineering Commission), Min Chen (Chair of IGU Modeling Commission)

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Inauguration of the bust of the geographer Emmanuel de Martonne

Dear Colleagues, On Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 11.00, the inauguration of the bust of the geographer Emmanuel de Martonne will take place, on Calea Victoriei (intersection with Calea Griviței, opposite the statue of the Runners & the Ministry of Economy), in the presence of numerous guests (representatives of the Presidency, the Government, the City [...]

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The Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition on Education and Skills Development (ARC-EDS)

The Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition on Education and Skills Development (ARC-EDS) The Africa Regional Conference Exhibition and Education and Skills Development (ARC-EDS) is an initiative of ESDEV Foundation Africa, a Project Partner of The Jena Declaration. It is organized in partnership with Ghana’s premier Technical University – The Accra Technical University. The conference aims [...]

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Geography and Sustainability BNU Summer School, June 4-7 2024, Beijing & Online

Geography and Sustainability BNU Summer School, June 4-7 2024, Beijing & Online About the Course In order to promote the integrated research of geography and serve the regional and global sustainable development, Beijing Normal University will provide a summer course on geography and sustainability. The course will bring together researchers around the world and present [...]

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IGU announces Commissions Excellence Award 2023

IGU Commission Excellence Award 2023 I am delighted to report that the IGU Commission Excellence Awards Committee has unanimously recommended that the award for 2023 should be jointly conferred upon the IGU Commission on Local and Regional Development and the IGU Commission on Land Use and Land Cover Change. At our recent meeting of the [...]

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Renowned Chinese geographer revitalizes rural villages through science, innovation

Dear Colleagues Professor Yansui Liu the Chair IGU-AGLE commission  is very honored to be interviewed by the Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper under the People’s Daily. The editor Global Times was interested in the role that geographers play in serving the national strategies. (i.e., poverty alleviation and rural revitalization) and improve human well-being by [...]

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