IGU Transport and Geography Commission is excited to launch an and invite you to the first and upcoming one on " Transport Geography Research in and on Africa: Challenges and the Way Forward." Africa’s rapid urbanisation presents critical transport challenges, including congestion, lengthy commutes, and limited access to opportunities, compounded by intra-continental connectivity barriers. Transport [...]
IGU Representation at the 4th Asian Young Geographers Workshop in Yuxi, China 29th November-02 December 2024 The 4th Workshop of Asian Young Geographers was held in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China from November 29th - December 2nd, 2024. The workshop was jointly organized by Young Geographers Working Group of Asian Geographical Association (AGA-YGWG), International Geographical [...]
Report The 3rd International Workshop on Geographic Modeling and Simulation was successfully held at Nanjing Normal University (Suiyuan Campus) from October 26th to October 27th, 2024. With the theme ‘Modeling and Simulation for a Sustainable World’, the workshop focused on theories, approaches, technologies and solutions of geographic modeling and simulation, while exploring the challenges and [...]
IDSSD Distinguished Lecture Series Following the successful distinguished lecture series launched in 2022 in support of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD), the International Science Council GeoUnions are launching a new lecture series in recognition of the ratification by the United Nations of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development [...]
In Memoriam Prof. Dr. Jack D. Ives IGU – Commission of Mountain Studies Jack D. Ives was born on October 15, 1931 in Grimsby, England, studied geography at the University of Nottingham, immigrated to Canada and received his PhD from McGill University in Montreal in 1956. He walked a path from mountain geomorphology and glaciology [...]
Dear Colleagues, Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia is pleased to invite you to participate in the event that brings together the 2024 Annual Lesson and the award ceremony for the Best Paper of the Year 2023. The session will take place on October 17, 2024, at 5:00 pm, at the Institute of Geography and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]