Prof. Leszek Antoni Kosiński (1929-2024) On December 6, 2024, at the age of 95, Prof. Leszek Antoni Kosiński, a highly distinguished Polish and Canadian geographer, passed away. He was laid to rest at the cemetery in Podkowa Leśna in Poland. Throughout his remarkably rich professional career, beginning in the 1950s, Professor Kosiński was a participant and [...]
Dear Colleagues, I’m writing to inform you about our newly launched journal, Information Geography, which is jointed supported by the Modeling Geographical Systems Commission of IGU, the Geographic Information Science Commission of IGU, and the Information Geography Committee of the Chinese Geographical Society. You are welcome to submit your latest, outstanding work for consideration in [...]
The 3rd edition of the International Gorilla Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA) was held in Kampala, Uganda, from 4 to 6 December The conference was organised by the University’s Department of Geography, Geo-Informatics and Climatic Sciences, part of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It is with great sadness that IGU mourns the passing of a much loved colleague. Itzhak Schnell was full professor in the Department of Geography and the Human Environment at the Tel Aviv University. His research specializations included social space, notably spaces of human activity in a global reality and minority group inclusion, Arab citizens [...]
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 [...]
