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Announcing ICHG 2009
The 14th International Conference of Historical Geographers (ICHG) is to be held at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan. All Historical Geographers and scholars from cognate disciplines are encouraged to attend this first meeting in East Asia which is co-sponsored by the Journal of Historical Geography. For more information please click here.
Announcement of the AESOP Prize award for best Published Paper in 2007.
Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) prize celebrates the work of the scholars and professionals in the planning field publishing in European planning journals. AESOP Prize Paper Committee included this paper as "highly qualified":
The full report of the jury, including the complete list of nominated papers and the selection criteria, will be published on the website of AESOP: www.aesop-planning.com
Emotion, Space and Society will provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate on theoretically informed research on the emotional intersections between people and places.
Emotion, Space & Society will publish its first issue in Fall 2008.
In conjunction with the launch of the journal, it is proposed to found a new academic society called Society for the Study of Emotion, Affect and Space (SSEAS) which shares the journal’s range of interests.
8-9 May, 2009
The ATRiuM Campus, Cardiff
Phobia: Constructing the Phenomenology of Chronic Fear, 1789 to the Present
This interdisciplinary conference looks at the different ways in which writers, artists, historians, art historians, cultural and human geographers, scientists and medical practitioners have constructed, represented and theorised phobia and chronic fear. We welcome proposals for papers on any aspect of phobias and anxiety disorders in the period from 1789 to the present. For more details please click here
Call for Papers - Habitat International
Habitat International announces a call for papers for the special issue "Climate Change and Human Settlements: The Mitigation/Adaptation Conundrum" for more information click here
Elsevier’s Engineering Village Search Platform Combines The American Geological Institute’s Georef Database with Google Maps
Engineering Village, an Elsevier online search platform that provides database content and analysis for engineering researchers, announced today the addition of the American Geological Institute’s GeoRef database to its content offerings. In addition, the new GeoRef database and Engineering Village’s existing GeoBase database have both been ‘mashed-up’ with Google Maps to create a unique results mapping tool. For more information please visit www.engineeringvillage.com/georef
Announcing the publication of an English edition of “China Population, Resources and Environment” which promotes sustainable development in China
Many ideas of this journal have been absorbed in governmental documents such as the China's Agenda 21, the Report of Chinese Sustainable Development and the China's Action Design of Sustainable Development in the Early 21st Century. The English translation is a bridge for experts and scholars all over the world to exchange ideas, cooperation, and contribute to sustainable development.
For more information and articles please see the journal homepage
NEW SCIENTIST cites the special issue of Political Geography on "Climate Change and Conflict" to make an argument against blaming climate change for the African conflicts. To read the New Scientist article click here, and to read the Political Geography special issue click here.
New - Online Special Issues
Selected special issues are now available as online collections at reduced prices for individuals. These include:
Geoforum is keen to attract proposals for themed issues which contribute to the overall aims of the journal. Those wishing to submit a proposal please adhere to the Geoforum Themed Issue Protocol
Affordable Personal Subscriptions Available!
You as an individual can now get a print subscription to any Elsevier Geography, Planning and Development journal for a fraction of the institutional subscription price. Visit the individual journal homepages on www.elsevier.comfor details.
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Transport Geography has been accepted for coverage by Thomson Scientific in the Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI®). An impact factor will be produced in the 2008 which will be published in 2009. Please join us in congratulating Richard Knowles (Editor), Andrew Goetz & Jon Shaw (Associate editors), Clive Charlton (Book Review Editor), the Editorial Board, reviewers, and authors for their hard work.
On the basis of the positive evaluations of the 2006 volume, Thomson Scientific will be including Computers, Environment and Urban Systems in the Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI®). We heartily congratulate Paul Longley (Editor), Daniel Sui, & Peter van Oosterom (Associate editors), Editorial Board, reviewers, and authors for their hard work and high quality. Consequently Thomson Scientific wil be tracking articles from 2006, and the 2008 Impact Factor will be published in 2009.
Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) prize celebrates the work of the scholars and professionals in the planning field publishing in European planning journals. AESOP Prize Paper Committee included this paper as "highly qualified":
Emotion, Space and Society will provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate on theoretically informed research on the emotional intersections between people and places.
On the basis of the positive evaluations of the 2006 volume, Thomson Scientific will be including Computers, Environment and Urban Systems in the Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI®). We heartily congratulate Paul Longley (Editor), Daniel Sui, & Peter van Oosterom (Associate editors), Editorial Board, reviewers, and authors for their hard work and high quality. Consequently Thomson Scientific wil be tracking articles from 2006, and the 2008 Impact Factor will be published in 2009.