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Tourism in the Global South: Landscapes, Identities and Development

Description: <p>This is an international 2-days conference which intends to discuss the tourism impacts in the post- colonial Global South from a multidisciplinary approach.</p> Organized by: Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon <br />Deadline for abstracts/proposals: <font color="green"> 30 April 2012 </font> <font size="1">[<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;text=DEADLINE%3A+Tourism+in+the+Global+South%3A+Landscapes%2C+Identities+and+Development&amp;dates=20120430%2F20120431&amp;details=Further+details%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com%2Fseeconf.mv%3Fq%3Dca1sm68a&amp;location=Lisbon%2C+Portugal&amp;trp=false&amp;sprop=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com&amp;sprop=name:Conference%20Alerts" target="_blank">add this deadline to Google Calendar</a>]</font> <br /><br /> Check the <a href="http://www.wix.com/tptceg/13">event website</a> for latest details. <p> <div style="background-color:#EEEEEE;text-align:center;width:200"> <br /> <b>Need accommodation?</b><br /> <a href="http://conferencealerts.moveandstay.com/lisbon-serviced-apartments.php" rel="nofollow">Serviced apartments in Lisbon</a>. <br /><br /> </div> </p>

Keywords: tourism, development, identities, landscapes, anthropology

Middle-Class Housing in Perspective: From Post-war Construction to Post-millenial Urban Landscape

Description: <p>The Symposium investigates the residential buildings and complexes built for the middle classes during post-war years in different urban and national contexts, with special focus on how they are transformed by the present urban condition.</p> Organized by: Politecnico di Milano, School of Architecture and Society, Department of Architecture and Planning <br />Deadline for abstracts/proposals: <font color="green"> 30 April 2012 </font> <font size="1">[<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;text=DEADLINE%3A+Middle-Class+Housing+in+Perspective%3A+From+Post-war+Construction+to+Post-millenial+Urban+Landscape&amp;dates=20120430%2F20120431&amp;details=Further+details%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com%2Fseeconf.mv%3Fq%3Dca1s8ih6&amp;location=Milan%2C+Italy&amp;trp=false&amp;sprop=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com&amp;sprop=name:Conference%20Alerts" target="_blank">add this deadline to Google Calendar</a>]</font> <br /><br /> Check the <a href="http://www.middleclasshousinginperspective.net">event website</a> for latest details. <p> <div style="background-color:#EEEEEE;text-align:center;width:200"> <br /> <b>Need accommodation?</b><br /> <a href="http://conferencealerts.moveandstay.com/milan-serviced-apartments.php" rel="nofollow">Serviced apartments in Milan</a>. <br /><br /> </div> </p>

Keywords: construction, housing, war, landscape, post, perspective, class, middle, urban, anthropology, millenial

Under Western Skies 2: Environment, Community, and Culture in North America

Description: Under Western Skies is Mount Royal University’s award-winning biennial conference series on the environment. With the inaugural UWS conference in October 2010, Mount Royal has taken a lead role in interdisciplinary and community-minded environmental studies in Alberta, establishing a high-profile venue where scholars, artists, students, and concerned citizens from around the world can gather on a regular basis to share ideas concerning all aspects of the environment. Under Western Skies 2: Environment, Community, and Culture in North America will take place October 10 – 13, 2012 in the university’s LEED certified Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning. Confirmed keynotes include: ...

Keywords: ecology, water, climate change, marine ecosystems, food, forestry, landscape, north america, ecocriticism, sustaina

The landscape of Canadian language: word nerds gone wild

Description: <p>Conference sessions will explore five streams: editing, language, career building, tools and tips, and legal issues. There are also pre-conference workshops. #eac2012</p> Organized by: Editors' Association of Canada <br />Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available. <br /><br /> Check the <a href="http://www.editors.ca/conference/conference2012/index.html">event website</a> for latest details.

Keywords: language, landscape, canadian, word, gone, wild, nerds

Canada: Landscapes and Landmarks

Description: <p>ACSI (Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland) will host the XVIth Biennial Conference in Dublin on 10-12 May 2012. The theme for 2012 is: �Canada: Landscapes and Landmarks�</p> Organized by: Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland <br />Deadline for abstracts/proposals: <font color="green"> 30 November 2012 </font> <font size="1">[<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;text=DEADLINE%3A+Canada%3A+Landscapes+and+Landmarks&amp;dates=20121130%2F20121131&amp;details=Further+details%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com%2Fseeconf.mv%3Fq%3Dca1s06h6&amp;location=Dublin%2C+Ireland&amp;trp=false&amp;sprop=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conferencealerts.com&amp;sprop=name:Conference%20Alerts" target="_blank">add this deadline to Google Calendar</a>]</font> <br /><br /> Check the <a href="http://www.canadianstudiesireland.com/conferences.html">event website</a> for latest details.

Keywords: landscapes, anthropology, landmarks

International Federation of Landscape Architects World Congress 2011

Description: Join in! Submit an abstract for the IFLA World Congress 2011 Zurich, Switzerland, June 27–29 2011 “Scales of Nature” - From Urban Landscapes to Alpine Gardens THE WORLD CONGRESS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The IFLA World Congress is an international professional congress to be held in Zurich that is expected to be attended by more than 700 professionals and students from the fields of landscape architecture, landscape planning, research and associated professions from throughout the world to discuss current topics, exchange experiences and establish contacts. During the three days of the Congress, keynote lectures will take place in the morning and ...

Keywords: landscape architecture, landscape design

IFLA Student Design Competition 2011

Description: Student Design Competition Topic: Urban boundaries pdf_button Background Dealing with land as a resource in a sustainable way is a globally recognized goal. However, towns and villages continue to expand as long as there is sufficient space. The pressure on the landscape is growing. All too often it is still regarded as potential development land. In conjunction with these trends, the urban boundary is becoming critically important – it is the link to the open landscape that allows humans to meet their fundamental need to experience nature. The following factors have a direct impact on the physical structure of the ...

Keywords: competition, landscape architecture

d3:dialog

Description: d3:dialog is a hybrid publication that combines the depth and format of a journal with the flexibility of a magazine. Each issue will explore a focused aspect of current architectural theory and production. The first issue, d3:dialog)assemble, will cast its lens on the current relationship between information and production by asking: How does an increasingly enhanced complicity between author and audience affect design of urban spaces, architecture, interiors, and objects? d3:dialog)assemble will be the launch edition of an on-going, richly illustrated journey through avant-garde architecture and design. d3:dialog is published by New York-based editor d3 and partially supported by organizational ...

Keywords: architecture, urbanism, interior design, landscape architecture