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 [...]
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 [...]
Important dates: Conference dates: 6th -11th August 2017 Pre-conference Workshops for young scholars: 6th August 2017 Post-conference excursion: 12th – 13th August 2017 (2 full days) Extended-Deadline for abstract submission: 20th February 2017 Acceptance of abstracts: 1st April 2017 Registration and payment: 1st April – 15 June 2017 For more information on the conference programme, [...]
GEOGRAPHIES FOR PEACE / GEOGRAFÍAS PARA LA PAZ 2017 IGU-UGI Thematic Conference 23-25 April 2017 La Paz - Bolivia Call for papers: click here to download the list of session proposals PRESENTATION OF ABSTRACTS Abstracts, in Castilian or English, should be written on a blank page, which should only contain the following elements: Name Institutional [...]
Dynamics of Economic Spaces Commission Meeting Palmerston North, New Zealand FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Theme: New Resource Geographies Timing: 22-24 November 2016 Venue: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Key Dates 1 July - Registration Opens 1 August - 2nd call for papers and abstracts 1 September - Early Bird Registrations close 31 October - [...]
