Geography Department News

Upcoming Course Highlights:
Cultural Heritage Tourism   Geog 458 / 514 W 4:30 - 7:10 PM Prereq: Geog 290 or 291. Overview of issues associated with the identification, interpretation, protection, and management of cultural heritage tourism sites, drawing on range of examples from across geographic scales.	Planning Topics: Commuter Behavior & Parking Geog 483 / 518 TR 3:05 - 4:20 PM "I can't find a parking space!" But will increasing parking solve parking problems? Explore the parking problem through transportation and land use decisions made by planners and drivers alike.	Planning Topics: Real Estate Planning Geog 483 / 518 T 5:55 - 8:35 PM Prereq: Geog 241. An academic course about property rights, land use, market analysis and site selection, designed to prepare for professional employment in one of the largest industries.

 

Calls for Papers:

The Northeastern Geographer
Deadline: August 1, 2018 for inclusion in Volume 10

 

Scholarly Conferences:

New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Conference (NESTVAL)
October 12-13, 2018
Keene State College, Keene, NH

Southern New England American Planning Association Conference (SNEAPA)
October 18 - 19, 2018
UCONN, Storrs, CT

Northeast ARC Users Group (NEARC) Fall Conference
October 28-31, 2018
The Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY

American Association of Geography Annual Meeting (AAG)
April 3-7, 2019
Washington, DC

Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium
April 11, 2019
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

American Planning Association National Planning Conference (APA)
April 13-16, 2019
San Francisco, CA

Northeast ARC Users Group (NEARC) Spring Conference
May 2019
Location TBD