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 [...]
“The health and sustainability of left-behind places and distressed neighbourhoods: Advances through applied geography” Date: September 9-11, 2026 Place: Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden Keynote speakers: Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, and Professor Eva K. Andersson, Stockholm University. Left behind places and distressed neighbourhoods represent complex geographical and social realities often [...]
Honorable election The Chair of the IGU Global Understanding Commission has been elected as 2025 Distinguished Fellow of The International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI). This election occurred alongside colleagues from Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, Shenzhen University, the University of Hong Kong and Arizona State University and is an interesting opener for [...]
En mémoire du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN (1928-2026) C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous vous faisons part du décès du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN. Géographe émérite français, le Professeur Gabriel Wackermann a marqué durablement la discipline par l’ampleur de son œuvre, la rigueur de sa pensée et la générosité de son engagement intellectuel. Son parcours témoigne [...]
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 [...]
THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION GEOGRAPHIES (ICPG 2026) The International Conference on Population Geographies (ICPG) is a biennial forum for scholars working on population geography, spatial demography, and population-related spatial issues. ICPG 2026 welcomes international participation. MAIN THEME Population Geographies in an Era of Demographic Transition FORMAT • Hybrid conference (on-site and online). On-site [...]
Following a request sent by the President of ANPEGE (Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Geografia), the IGU Executive Committee met on 11 and 12 April 2025 and reaffirmed the following: The IGU affirms the important role of geographers in advancing peace and shared prosperity among all peoples and nations. This commitment is rooted [...]
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 [...]
#survey on participation in scientific organizations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/scientific_organizations_survey There is still time to take part in the global survey on participation, leadership, and inclusion in scientific organizations, launched by the International Science Council, The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science. Are you a scientist involved in a scientific organization? This [...]
Journal Geography and Sustainability & GEOSUS 2025 Journal Geography and Sustainability team is delighted to update the latest journal metrics information available for 2025 as shown below: JIF 2024 of GeoSus is 8.0, ranking 3/67 in Geography, Physical (Q1); CiteScore 2024 of GeoSus is 14.7, ranking 2/183 in Earth-Surface Processes (Q1) Also, Geography and Sustainability [...]
