The IGU regrets to announce the passing of a Swiss geographer whose great influence on the discipline has been widely recognized. Below is a letter of announcement compiled by two of his colleagues (version in French follows). Note also that The Faculty of Geosciences and Environment at Lausanne University has published a tribute to Jean-Bernard [...]
IGU CDES Regional Conference Geographies of America and the transformation of economic spaces in global context September 9 to 11, 2026, Fortaleza, Brazil Key dates • Deadline for Abstracts: May 15, 2026 • Notification about acceptance: May 29, 2026 • Registration closes: July 1, 2026 • Preliminary Program: mid-July 2026 • Final Program: mid-August 2026 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Prof Jef Vandenberghe, distinguished physical geographer and Quaternary scientist and long-standing supporter of the IGU, has passed away after a career that left a deep and lasting imprint on international geography. He was for many years a Professor of Physical Geography at the Vrye Universiteit Amsterdam, where he played a central role in advancing research [...]
Brazilian geography, an indeed geography globally, has lost one of its most influential thinkers: Professor Ariovaldo Umbelino de Oliveira passed away on August 2nd, in São Paulo, Brazil. A towering figure in academia, he shaped the minds of over a hundred doctoral and master’s students, leaving an indelible mark on geographic scholarship. I was privileged [...]
IGU Thematic Conference 2025, October 27th to November 1st, Santa Marta, Colombia Click to Download Second Circular: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Call for Chapter Contributions “Youth, Sustainable Development Agendas and Future Earth” Click to download the Flyer
The 34th IGC, postponed from 2020, concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony. Over the five days, more than 600 papers were delivered in the online event, with authors from 75 different countries. At its conclusion, the Congress flag was handed over by the chair of the local organizing committee and President of the Turkish Geographical [...]
The Australian Decadal Plan for Geographical Sciences was launched in Sydney on 22nd November 2018. The plan, entitled: Geography: Shaping Australia’s future was prepared by the National Committee for Geographical Sciences and presents the state of play of geography as a discipline in Australia. It provides a unified vision for Australian geography over the next [...]
