The Ocean and Seas Venue in Geographical Thought – IGU Thematic conference

Milan (Italy), University of Milano-Bicocca

6-8 June 2023 and Post-conference excursion in Venice, 9-11 June 2023

ORGANIZING COMMISSIONS

• Commission on the History of Geography (Proponent)
• Commission on Gender and Geography
• Commission on Mediterranean Basin Commission on Political Geography
• Commission on Tourism, Leisure and Global Change
• Commission on the Geography of Governance
• Commission on Toponymy
• Proposed Commission on Oceans

Chair: Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg (University of Milano-Bicocca)

MAIN THEMES

• History of Ocean and Sea
• The Ocean and diversity
• Livelihoods and Life in and on the Ocean and the Seas
• Imaginaries and representations of the Ocean and the Seas
• Heritage, culture, tourism in coastal and maritime areas
• Planning and governance of coastal and maritime regions
• Ocean and Seas: spaces of inclusion and exclusion
• The climate emergency from a maritime perspective
• Adaptability and resilience of coastal and maritime areas

Conference website: https://igu-chg-2023.unimib.it (under construction)

For more information: geografia@unimib.it