Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Wednesday, 10/Sept/2025 | ||||||||||
9:00am - 10:30am |
106: The relevance of diverse information collection in research on transition of rural areas Chair: Prof. Ewa Karolina Korcelli-Olejniczak 2nd Session Chair: Jerzy Bański |
113 (I): Green and blue infrastructure and urban health (I) Chair: Chiara-Charlotte Iodice Chair: Dr. Anna Kajosaari 3rd Session Chair: Noriko Otsuka |
117 (I): Transborder and Cross-border Transportation: Connectivity, Accessibility, and Mobility (I) Chair: Dr. Chia-Lin Chen Chair: Prof. Jie Huang 3rd Session Chair: Jiaoe Wang |
119: The relationship between people, technology and space in the AI era Chair: Runlin Yang 2nd Session Chair: Shan Yang |
128: Political graffiti and public expressions in the symbolic urban landscapes of a changing Europe Chair: Dr. David Hána |
129: Europe in the Making - The Changing Religious Landscapes Chair: Prof. Gianfranco Battisti |
150: Urban Spaces for Well-Being and Care in a Changing Europe Chair: Dr. Maria Lindmäe Chair: Dr. Mizan Rambhoros |
161: Extractive landscapes: bridging different disciplinary perspectives through the history of European marginal territories Chair: Dr. Mosè Cometta 2nd Session Chair: Johannes Herburger |
166-173 (I): New trends in the electoral geography in Europe Chair: Prof. Christian Vandermotten 2nd Session Chair: Gilles Van Hamme |
200: Private Developers and World Heritage City: Tensions, Negotiations and Arrangements Chair: Dr. Sandra Guinand Chair: Dr. Gábor Oláh Additional Session Chairs: Etienne Berthold, Maryse Boivin, Maria Gravari-Barbas, Laura Brown |
10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
113 (II): Green and blue infrastructure and urban health (II) Chair: Chiara-Charlotte Iodice Chair: Dr. Anna Kajosaari 3rd Session Chair: Noriko Otsuka |
117 (II): Transborder and Cross-border Transportation: Connectivity, Accessibility, and Mobility (II) Chair: Dr. Chia-Lin Chen Chair: Prof. Jie Huang 3rd Session Chair: Jiaoe Wang |
122: Sacrifice Zones: Configurations, Representations, Practices, and Reterritorialization Projects in Europe Chair: Dr. Federica Epifani Chair: Gustavo D'Aversa 3rd Session Chair: Patrizia Domenica Miggiano |
153: Migrant transnationalism Chair: Dr. Adam Nemeth 2nd Session Chair: Prof. Yuri Kazepov |
163: The Changing European Rural Landscape: Land Concentration, Monocultures, and Biodiversity Loss Chair: Prof. Pierluigi De Felice Chair: Dr. Marilena Labianca Additional Session Chairs: Maria Gemma Grillotti Di Giacomo, Silvia Siniscalchi, Luisa Spagnoli, Teresa Amodio |
166-173 (II): Spatial aspects of political behaviour: elections, referendums, protest events Chair: Balázs Szabó Chair: Dr. Tamás Kovalcsik |
175: Physical geography toponyms: a friendly tool for a better comprehension of the geomorphological landscape Chair: Prof. Francesco Faccini Additional Session Chairs: Andrea Ferrando, Paola Coratza |
179: Local Strategies of Empowering Rural Communities Chair: Prof. Andreas Koch |
180: Agronomic Production and Water Resources: Strategies, Innovations, and Practices for Climate Change Resilience Chair: Dr. Lucia Grazia Varasano Chair: Dr. Luisa Spagnoli |
198: Transformative worldvisions from the Global East? (Post)socialist inspirations for resilience and good life Chair: Dr. Lucie Sovová Chair: jana gebauer Chair: Anja Decker Additional Session Chairs: Lilian Pungas, Markus Sattler, Sunna Kovanen |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break |
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2:00pm - 3:30pm |
115 (I): The changing and contrasting geographies of railways in Europe (I) Chair: Prof. Simon Blainey Chair: Dr. Amparo Moyano |
123 (I): The healing city in times of climate change (I) Chair: Prof. Susann Schäfer Chair: Prof. Soeren Becker 3rd Session Chair: Emanuele Garda |
127: Navigating Demographic and Migration Challanges: Data-Informed Solutions for a Changing World Chair: Prof. Elina Apsite Berina Chair: Dr. Zaiga Krišjāne Chair: Dr. Maris Berzins |
135 (I): Arts-based research in urban geography: Re-imagining urban lifeworlds (I) Chair: Dr. Miriam Haselbacher Chair: Dr. Philipp Schnell Chair: Dr. Wiebke Sievers |
136 (I): Urban in the Countryside: Flows, Knowledge, and Transformation in Rural Europe (I) Chair: Dr. Kyra Tomay Chair: Gusztav Nemes |
142: Geopolitics of Migration and Security in a Changing Europe Chair: Prof. Maria Paola Pagnini 2nd Session Chair: Giuseppe Terranova |
147: Geopolitics of Early Modern Age: Conflicts, Authors, Maps and Perspectives of a Global World Chair: Prof. Alessandro Ricci |
154: Going beyond the city borders – Culture’s role in regional development, with a special focus on European Capital of Culture Chair: Dr. Judit Sulyok Chair: Dr. Katalin Lorincz Chair: Dr. Eszter Madarász |
168: Enhancing Tourism Accessibility: Geographic Perspectives and Challenges Chair: Dr. Frank Babinger Additional Session Chairs: Ignacio Ruiz Guerra, Lourdes Susaeta Erburu, Almudena Otegui Carles, María Milagros Serrano Cambronero, Sandra Sánchez Arcediano |
182 (I): Islands and Their Geographies in a Transforming Europe (I) Chair: Prof. Anica Čuka Chair: Dr. Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak Chair: Prof. Macia Blazquez-Salom Additional Session Chairs: Sun-Kee Hong, Patsy Lewis |
3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00pm - 5:30pm |
115 (II): The changing and contrasting geographies of railways in Europe (II) Chair: Prof. Simon Blainey Chair: Dr. Amparo Moyano |
123 (II): The healing city in times of climate change (II) Chair: Prof. Susann Schäfer Chair: Prof. Soeren Becker 3rd Session Chair: Emanuele Garda |
135 (II): Arts-based research in urban geography: Re-imagining urban lifeworlds (II) Chair: Dr. Miriam Haselbacher Chair: Dr. Philipp Schnell Chair: Dr. Wiebke Sievers |
136 (II): Urban in the Countryside: Flows, Knowledge, and Transformation in Rural Europe (II) Chair: Dr. Kyra Tomay Chair: Gusztav Nemes |
140: Socio-Spatial Cleavages and Urban Rehabilitation Policies in European Cities Chair: Andrea Visioli Chair: Mar Esteve-Güell 3rd Session Chair: Oriol Nel·lo i Colom |
155: Future proofing geography education: towards ethical and inclusive fieldwork Chair: Dr. Bouke van Gorp Chair: Prof. Dan Swanton Additional Session Chairs: Sara Brouwer, Veronique Schutjens, Charlotte Miller |
156: Social Movements in Times of Commodification of Housing and the Anthropocene Chair: Dr. Cornelia Dlabaja 2nd Session Chair: Antje Daniel |
158: Renewable Energy on the Move: Spatial Patterns and Institutional Barriers to a Low-Carbon Future Chair: Prof. Federico Martellozzo Additional Session Chairs: Marco Grasso, Stefano Clò, Filippo Randelli, Matteo Dalle Vaglie |
182 (II): Islands and Their Geographies in a Transforming Europe (II) Chair: Prof. Anica Čuka Chair: Dr. Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak Chair: Prof. Macia Blazquez-Salom Additional Session Chairs: Sun-Kee Hong, Patsy Lewis |
201: Exploring the Links between Rural Smartification and Digitalization: Regional Inequalities and Socio-spatial Exclusion Chair: Dr. Bianka Plüschke-Altof Chair: Dr. Ingmar Pastak Chair: Dr. Bradley Loewen 4th Session Chair: Kadri Leetmaa |
7:00pm - 11:59pm |
Dinner: Conference dinner More information on the conference dinner will follow in due time. |
Date: Thursday, 11/Sept/2025 | |||||||||
9:00am - 10:30am |
104 (I): Global Energy – energy crisis, energy transition, energy geography (I) Chair: Dr. Balázs Kulcsár |
121 (I): Disability: spatial and geographical approaches (I) Chair: Dr. Meddy Escuriet Chair: Dr. Mauricette Fournier Chair: Prof. Franck Chignier-Riboulon |
126 (I): Leaving or staying? (Im)mobilities in a changing Europe (I) Chair: Prof. Barbara Staniscia Chair: Prof. Josefina Domínguez-Mujica |
134 (I): Promoting (in)equality. Places, people and power within participative processes (I) Chair: Prof. EMANUELA GAMBERONI Chair: Silvy Boccaletti Chair: Dr. Valentina Capocefalo Chair: Dr. Giovanna Di Matteo Chair: Daniele Pasqualetti Additional Session Chair: GIUSEPPE GAMBAZZA |
138 (I): Integrative geographical research in and about Europe: Concepts and applications (I) Chair: Dr. Ronald Pöppl 2nd Session Chair: Ulrich Ermann |
160 (I): Urban tourism: dynamics, transformations, and challenges of a changing Europe (I) Chair: Prof. Simone Bozzato Chair: Maria Grazia Cinti Chair: Prof. Pierluigi Magistri 4th Session Chair: Marco Maggioli |
204: Looking at the overlooked urbanities: People, practices and left-behind cities Chair: Dr. Julia Wesely 2nd Session Chair: Yimin Zhao |
206: Back to the future: the 15-min city and active mobility indicators Chair: Dr. Kirsten von Elverfeldt Chair: Dr. Maria Anna Martin Chair: Dr. Sebastian Block |
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10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
104 (II): Global Energy – energy crisis, energy transition, energy geography (II) Chair: Dr. Balázs Kulcsár |
121 (II): Disability: spatial and geographical approaches (II) Chair: Dr. Meddy Escuriet Chair: Dr. Mauricette Fournier Chair: Prof. Franck Chignier-Riboulon |
126 (II): Leaving or staying? (Im)mobilities in a changing Europe (II) Chair: Prof. Barbara Staniscia Chair: Prof. Josefina Domínguez-Mujica |
134 (II): Promoting (in)equality. Places, people and power within participative processes (II) Chair: Prof. EMANUELA GAMBERONI Chair: Silvy Boccaletti Chair: Dr. Valentina Capocefalo Chair: Dr. Giovanna Di Matteo Chair: Daniele Pasqualetti Additional Session Chair: GIUSEPPE GAMBAZZA |
138 (II): Integrative geographical research in and about Europe: Concepts and applications (II) Chair: Dr. Ronald Pöppl 2nd Session Chair: Ulrich Ermann |
149 (I): Nature is Dead! Who Killed It? Transitions to a Future 'Without Nature' (I) Chair: Dr. Eleonora Guadagno Chair: Sara Bonati 3rd Session Chair: Ginevra Pierucci, 4th Session Chair: Marco Tononi |
160 (II): Urban tourism: dynamics, transformations, and challenges of a changing Europe (Ii) Chair: Prof. Simone Bozzato Chair: Maria Grazia Cinti Chair: Prof. Pierluigi Magistri 4th Session Chair: Marco Maggioli |
164: Sounds, Touches, Feelings of War Zones: Embodied and Emotional Geographies of Resistance Chair: Priscyll Anctil Avoine |
165 (I): Collaborating on Changing Cities: Citizen Science as an Urban Planning Ally (I) Chair: Dr. Venere Stefania Sanna Chair: Prof. Cristina Capineri Chair: Dr. Michela Teobaldi Chair: Prof. Giacomo-Maria Salerno Chair: Dr. Francesco Di Grazia Chair: Dr. GOZDE YILDIZ |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break |
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2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Keynote by Prof. J. Miggelbrink: Geographies in/of the Anthropocene. Preliminary thoughts from a human geography perspective Location: Festsaal Keynote lecture by Prof. Judith Miggelbrink, Professor of Regional Geography at the University of Leipzig & director of the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography |
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3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00pm - 5:30pm |
102: Water Energy Food Ecosystem nexus in Alpine Regions Chair: Dr. Arthur Schindelegger 2nd Session Chair: Hubert Job |
107: The future of retail - digitalization and revitalization Chair: Prof. Ulrich Jürgens |
144: “Changing Europe, changing ruralities: understanding change through practice theo-ry?” Chair: Jacob Heuser Chair: Anna-Maria Brunner Chair: Carlotta Sauerwein-Schlosser Chair: David Segat |
146: Feminist perspectives on care, paid employment, and the city Chair: Prof. Henriette Bertram Chair: Sarah Mente 3rd Session Chair: Johanna Niesen |
149 (II): Nature is Dead! Who Killed It? Transitions to a Future 'Without Nature' (II) Chair: Dr. Eleonora Guadagno Chair: Sara Bonati 3rd Session Chair: Ginevra Pierucci, 4th Session Chair: Marco Tononi |
152: The Urban Dimension of Violence and (In)Security: A View from European Cities Chair: Dr. Josefa Maria Stiegler |
165 (II): Collaborating on Changing Cities: Citizen Science as an Urban Planning Ally (II) Chair: Dr. Venere Stefania Sanna Chair: Prof. Cristina Capineri Chair: Dr. Michela Teobaldi Chair: Prof. Giacomo-Maria Salerno Chair: Dr. Francesco Di Grazia Chair: Dr. GOZDE YILDIZ |
177: Climate change and agri-food practices: reconfigurations, new narratives and socio-ecological futures Chair: Dr. Fausto Di Quarto 2nd Session Chair: Daniel Delatin Rodrigues |
185: Sensing and learning the Anthropocene: future directions in geographical thought Chair: Dr. Giovanni Modaffari 2ns Session Chair: Alberto Amore |