Category: Past Meetings

Symposium: The relevance of Applied Population Geography Research  

A symposium co-hosted by the Applied Geography Commission and the Commission on Population
Geography of the International Geographical Union (IGU) and the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean.

University of the Aegean, Lesvos, Greece, 19-22 September 2023

Link to programme https://igusymposium.geo.aegean.gr/web/sites/default/files/2023-09/Schedule_IGU_Lesvos_.pdf

Population studies research encapsulates a wide range of topics and issues, from the study of demographic components (migration, births/fertility, deaths/mortality) through different population-related behaviors and interactions. Much of this research is inherently applied: for example, where the findings have important policy relevance or seek to offer solutions to grand societal problems and the contemporary perma-crisis, such as climate change/emergency migration, relocations, and exclusions tied to the cost-of-living challenges and the restructuring of the global economy, displaced populations seeking asylum or refuge. However, there is also space for more theoretical or conceptual contributions that explain these enduring or unfolding population processes and patterns, as well as contributions that make incremental contributions to the understanding, developing existing techniques and methods, and identifying and utilizing novel datasets. This meeting brings together researchers from across the broad domains of population studies, population geography, and applied geography to debate the relevance of applied population studies research: how much a difference does population research really make in driving change and enhancing broader knowledge(s)?

The call for papers is open to anyone with an interest in applied population geography. The organizing committee will select six to eight abstracts for inclusion in a potential special issue of Population, Space and Place which deal with the symposium’s theme of The relevance of Applied Population Geography Research. Please specify within your submission if you would like your paper to be considered for the special issue on this particular topic area.

AGC Conference: 2018 Quebec Canada

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When: August 6th -10th, 2018
Where: 2018 IGU Regional Conference  Quebec City, Quebec Canada
Abstract Submissions: See info at bottom of page
The International Geographical Union Applied Geography Commission invite you to submit abstracts to be considered for an organized session(s) for the upcoming IGU-CAG Conference in Quebec City from August 6th – 10th, 2018. The IGU-CAG Conference theme is “Appreciating Difference” and as is the tradition of the Applied Geography Commission we welcome submissions in the broad area of Applied Spatial Analysis and Planning.

The Applied Geography Commission meeting is being held in conjunction with the IGU-CAG Conference so all participants must follow these guidelines on abstract submissions:

  • Submission of abstracts deadline: March 15th
  • Before submitting an abstract, you must register online, pay all fees and receive your abstract submission code at: http://igu2018.ulaval.ca/registration/registration-information/
  • All abstract submissions must be made through the IGU-CAG-NCGE Online Submission Platform: http://igu2018.ulaval.ca/registration/how-to-submit/
  • A dropdown menu is available at the time of abstract submittal under the Regeistration/Submission Tab. Each Applied Geography Commission participant must choose C.1 Applied Geography C1 SP100 Open Session/Session Ouverte from the dropdown menu.
  • In order to keep the conference inclusive, participants may appear as the author of only one individual paper, and may appear as session organizer for no more than one session.
  • Abstacts may be submitted in English or French, the official languages of the conference.
  • Abstracts must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must describe the object of study, research problem, methods, and conclusions.
  • By submitting an abstract, you grant to the conference organizers the right to publish your abstract in the conference abstracts and distribute it electronically.
  • All abstracts are due by 15 March 2018 at 11:59 pm EST. No exceptions will be made after this date. After March 15, 2018, all abstracts will be made electronically accessible to the evaluation committees of each IGU Commission, CAG Study Group or NCGE for review and integration into a final program for the 2018 conference.

 

Papers presented at this conference as well as the 2017 meetings in Brisbane, Australia will be considered for publication in a special themed issue of the journal Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. The Applied Geography Commission to organize social events and tour during the course of the conference. Details will be forthcoming.

AGIGU Conference: Rhodes 2016

IGU APPLIED GEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: RHODES MAY 2016

Sunday May 8th

11.00 Coffee and registration

12.30 Lunch

13.50 Welcome and introduction
Graham Clarke, University of Leeds

14.00 BIG DATA AND STRATEGIC PLANNING (1)
Chair: John Lombard (Old Dominion University)

  • Evaluation and mapping of scenic roads in Israel
    Dor Friedman and Eliahu Stern (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
  • Big data analytics for geographical analysis of island economies
    Dimitris Kavroudakis (University of the Aegean)
  • Exploring land use and urban structure in Southern Brazil using accessibility and centrality measures
    Marcus Saraiva and Joana Barros (Birkbeck, University of London)

15.30 Tea/Coffee

16.00 BIG DATA, RETAIL GEOGRAPHY AND GEODEMOGRAPHICS
Chair: Martin Clarke (University of Leeds)

  • Refining spatial interaction models to incorporate time-of-day in the grocery sector using observed consumer trading for West Yorkshire, UK.
    Tom Waddington, Graham Clarke, Martin Clarke, Andy Newing (University of Leeds)
  • Spatial Vulnerability of Retail Centres to Online Consumption through a Framework of e-Resilience
    Les Dolega (University of Liverpool)
  • Using loyalty card data to find the best store location techniques for the convenience market
    Nick Hood, Graham Clarke, Martin Clarke (University of Leeds)
  • Developing a small-area classification of built environment characteristics: relationships with socio-economic classifications
    Alexandros Alexiou, Alexander Singleton (University of Liverpool)

17.30 End

19.00 Dinner (free for those with full conference package)

Monday May 9th

0930 BIG DATA AND STRATEGIC PLANNING (2)
Chair: Eli Stern (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)

  • Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River: Strategic Plan 2050
    Shlomo Hasson, Department of Geography and the Shasha Center for Strategic Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Spatial Analysis of Hajj Tweets, 2015
    Ramze A. Elzahrany 1, Ibrahim A. Alkhaldy 2*, Khaled S. Alqahtani3
    (1)Geography Department, College of Social Sciences & The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute For Hajj and Umrah Research, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (2) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute For Hajj and Umrah Research, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia.(3)Transportation and Crowd Management Center of Research Excellence, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Spatial overlap of economic development policy of US states and sub-regions: conflict, coordination or coopertition?
    Jon Lombard (Old Dominion University)

11.00 Tea/coffee

11.30 BIG DATA AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Chair Lex Comber (University of Leeds)

  • Modelling Spatial Heterogeneity with Big Data
    Martin Charlton and Chris Brunsdon (National University Ireland, Maynooth)

12.15 IGU APPLIED GEOGRAPHY AGM (ALL WELCOME)

12.45 Lunch
14.00 Afternoon excursion followed by dinner (free for those with full conference package)

Wednesday May 10th

0930 BIG DATA AND TRANSPORT (1)
Chair: Robert Stimson (University of Melbourne)

  • Prediction of Individual Socio-Economic Attribute Combinations From Mobile Phone Data
    Andrew Bwambale, Charisma F. Choudhury, Stephane Hess (Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds)
  • How far do internal migrants really move? A new method for the estimation of migration distance
    John Stillwell (University of Leeds) and Michael Thomas (University of Groningen)
  • Unveiling Important Spatio-Temporal Transit Pathways using a Graph-based Trajectory Approach.
    Jon Corcoran (University of Brisbane)

11.00 Tea/coffee

11.30 BIG DATA AND TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY (2)
Chair Jon Corcoran (University of Brisbane)

  • Developing Trip Generation Models Using Mobile Phone Data
    Charisma Choudhury, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK, Md. Shahadat Iqbal, Department of Civil Engineering, Florida International University, USA
  • Imputation of Urban Movement Patterns with Big Data
    Eusebio Odiari, Mark Birkin, Susan Grant-Muller and Nick Malleson (University of Leeds)
  • Evaluating Public Transport Data Processing and Analysis: Smart Card Trip Data for South-East Queensland, Australia
    John Tasker, Yan Liu (University of Brisbane)

13.00 Lunch
14.00 BIG DATA and health geography
Chair: Graham Clarke (University of Leeds)

  • Using big health data to explore transport accessibility to hospital appointments Charlotte Kelly, Graham Clarke, Claire Hulme and Tracey Farragher (University of Leeds)
  • Modelling optimal location and potential demand for a retirement village development
    Robert Stimson and T-K Shyy (University of Melbourne)
  • Analysis of spatial inequalities in public health prescriptions and anti-biotic resistance risk: current trends and future projections
    Alexis Comber, Michelle Morris, Mark Birkin and Paul Norman (University of Leeds)
  • Exploring the geography of happiness and well-being in Europe amid times of austerity
    Ilias Thanis (University of Macedonia), Dimitris Ballas (University of Sheffield and University of the Aegean) and Lois Labrianidis (University of Macedonia)

15.30 Tea/coffee
16.00 Big data, energy and the environment
Chair: Mike Mann (Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, Washington)

  • The Earthquake Impact on Telecommunications Infrastructure in Nepal: A Preliminary Spatial Assessment,
    Jitendra Parajuli and Kingsley E. Haynes (George Mason University)
  • Detecting beaches and popularities based on Flickr and Openstreetmap, a data-driven approach based on Spark
    Xiaolu Zhou, (Georgia Southern University)
  • The use of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to estimate the frequency of electricity outages for Maharashtra India for 2015
    Mike Mann (Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, Washington)

17.30 End

19.30 Conference dinner (free for those with full conference package)

The 2008 Meeting of the Applied Geography Commission, International Geography Union

The 2008 Meeting of the AGC will be held in conjunction with the 2008 IGU Tunis Congress.

At the Tunis Congress, Bob Stimson will become President of the AGC and current President Antoine Bailly will move to the International Advisory Committee.  Secretary Lay Gibson will also step down at the Tunis Congress and move to the International Advisory Committee. A search for his replacement has been initiated.

Tuesday, August 12

Session 1: “Applied Geography and the Entrepreneurial Univertity” published by Brookings Edition, 2008, Antoine Bailly, Lay J. Gibson and Kingsley Haynes (eds). Presentation and discussion on the book.

Session 2: Papers by new members of the Steering Committee of the Applied Geography Commission : Lucinda Fonseca (Portugal), El Hassane Boubekraoui (Marocco), Federico Arenas (Chili), Stéphane Joost (Switzerland).

Wednesday, August 13

Session 3 : Round Table “Which future for Applied Geography ?” with Antoine Bailly Switzerland,( President 2000-2008 of the Commission), Bob Stimson (Australia, (President of the Commission 2008…), Giuliano Bellezza (Director Home of Geography, Roma), Ali Toumi (General Secretary of the Tunisian Geographers Association).

Session 4: Round Table “Which future for Applied Geography? and future program of the Commission.

Learn more about the 2008 Tunis Meeting

ENTRE MARCHE ET AMENAGEMENT: UNE ANALYSE LA ZONE COTIERE DE LA RÉGION DU MAULE, AU CHILI

Federico Arenas
Instituto de Geografía
Universidad Católica de Chile

La Région du Maule, et son espace côtier, n’est pas épargnée par le processus de concentration urbaine et de baisse de la population rurale si fréquent au Chili. La frange côtière de la Région du Maule est un espace de grand intérêt pour la recherche en géographie appliquée car elle dispose encore de grands espaces qui peuvent faire l’ objet d’une planification préventive.

L’ amélioration de l’autoroute panaméricaine sud et de plusieurs routes régionales, et la proximité relative de la Région Métropolitaine de Santiago, principale aire touristique chilienne (la capitale de la Région du Maule est à peine à trois heures de Santiago) favorisent l’augmentation de la demande en espaces de loisirs et de résidences secondaires. Comme le réseau urbain est organisé le long de l’axe central de la Région, ses centres se transforment en de nouveaux espaces pour des résidences de vacances. La zone d’étude est devenue un véritable laboratoire d’expérimentation pour résoudre les conflits pour l’utilisation de l’espace.

L’objectif principal de la présentation consiste à établir une première image de la dynamique démographique de la zone côtière de la Région du Maule,en identifiant les centres plus dynamiques ainsi que les situations critiques. On analyse également le rythme de croissance des principaux  centres peuplés côtiers, en particulier de l’habitat, tout en étudiant le potentiel des outils d’aménagement territorial existants, pour identifier à partir d’eux, les définitions stratégiques et les nœuds critiques, ainsi que les principaux enjeux territoriaux.

Palabras clave: zona costera, ordenamiento costero, dinámica demográfica
Mots clés: zone côtière, aménagement côtier, dynamique démographiqu

Cette présentation fait partie des travaux du Project FONDECYT Nº 1060745, “Evaluación de la fragilidad ambiental con fines de ordenamiento y planificación territorial en la zona costera de la Región del Maule”.  

The 2007 meeting of the Applied Geography Commission, International Geography Union

The Commission’s 2007 meeting was held in conjunction with the 20th Pacific Regional Science Conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 6-9, 2007.

Lay Gibson organized and chaired a session with four excellent papers on Monday, May 7th.

Topics in Applied Regional Science Salon F
Chair: Lay Gibson, University of Arizona

  • The Impact of Industrial Specialization on Regional Growth in Australia: A Reassessment, Terry L. Clower and Andrew Beer, University of North Texas

Discussant: Robert Stimson, University of Queensland

  • Making Geographic Findings Matter: Implications for Applied Research and Teaching, Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University and Robert J. Stimson, University of Queensland

Discussant: Roger Stough, George Mason University

  • Developing a Large Scale Model to Simulate Growth for the Brisbane-South East Queensland Region, Robert Stimson, Martin Bell, Jonathan Corcoran, Prem Chhetri, David Pullar and Jim Cooper, University of Queensland

Discussant: Kingsley Haynes, George Mason University

  • The Constructionist Perspective in Applied Geography: Evolutionary Analysis with Examples, Antonie Bailly, University of Geneva and Roger Stough, George Mason University

Discussant: Terry L. Clower, University of North Texas

The 2006 Meeting of the Applied Geography Commission, International Geography Union

The 2006 meeting of the AGC was held in conjunction with the IGU’s Regional Congress in Brisbane, Australia. The dates are July 3-7, 2006. The AGC will organize two paper sessions (see 2005 Meeting Announcement above for themes) and a practitioner session.

Tentative arrangements are being made for an AGC field seminar to be convened just prior to the Brisbane Congress. The venue would likely be in a coastal environment near Brisbane that has experienced rapid growth driven by tourism and retirement. The tentative dates are June 30-July 2, 2006.

The 2005 Meeting of the Applied Geography Commission, International Geographical Union

The 2005 meeting of the IGU’s Applied Geography Commission was held in Las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC). The NARSC Conference starts on Thursday, November 10 and ends on the evening of Saturday, November 12, 2005. See the NARSC web site for conference registration information and other details (including accommodations). The AGC will organize two paper sessions.

Papers should focus on one of the following themes:

Theme I : Applied Geography in the Geography Curriculum: Issues for Undergraduate and Graduate Education

Abstract.
Geographers in business and government often find themselves making the geography-applied geography connection after they have graduated and are on the job. We have selected this theme because we think that a more effective and efficient approach is to have the applied geography message be an explicit part of the undergraduate and graduate curricula. Among the approaches to be considered are internships; industry case studies; having applied geography themes embedded in “traditional” geography courses; “professional courses” that make explicit the use of geographic concepts and techniques for solving common problems found in government and business; student visits to employing firms and agencies; and campus visits by potential employers and industry allies.

Theme II : Industry Applications

Abstract.
In every region of the World there are success stories – stories that can often best be told by geographers who have successfully made the move from the academy to positions of responsibility and leadership in business and government. In some cases the story involves the move from student status to post university employment. In other cases the success stories involve geographers who have successfully made the jump from professorships to corporate and civic environments.

Our intention here is to celebrate success while exploring the attributes of geographic education that seem to be especially valued by “those who know.” We also want to explore the differences in corporate cultures and value systems that sometimes stand between those in the academy and those in industry and government. Finally, we want to identify and better understand successful partnerships between academic geography, corporate geography and government-based geographic applications.

Theme III. Ethics: Should Applied Geographers be Objective Technocrats? Passionate Advocates? Or Can They be Both?

Abstract.
Give widespread concerns about questionable practices by both corporate and civic officials it is appropriate that the Applied Geography Commission bring this debate to the discipline. Geographers can and have assumed a variety of postures when addressing questions of policy and practice. Are there rules governing those who serve as applied geographers? What have geographers done to assure that they are “credible professionals” and what have they done (or should they do) to avoid conflicts of interest. Does the behavior of geographers who do not work in the civic and corporate sectors have consequences for those who do?