Geography 2050



In 2015, we explored our future in an urbanized world. By all indications, the future sees population increasing and densifying within urban areas, and growth halting elsewhere. Whether we face a future where technologies increasingly reduce cities’ dependence on the hinterlands for food, water and energy, or whether we face a future where the ecological stress on the hinterlands continues to grow, we are faced with hard choices about the places and resources that we want to preserve as a global society. At the same time, climate change will impact species distribution, abundance, and ecological interactions across the globe. As such, in 2016, the American Geographical Society is poised to convene its annual Symposium to collaboratively and constructively map the future geography of conservation and sustainability.

 

While previous years symposia have been focused on anticipating the vital trends that will reshape the geography of the planet by 2050, this year’s symposium seeks to bring the best minds together to map and shape a future where our ecosystems and vital resources are conserved and sustainably managed for the betterment of humankind and the Earth.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Yance Arizona Symposium

Prof. Yance Arizona

Member of the Kerinci Tribe, Indonesia

Program Manager of Law & Society, Epistema Institute


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Ms. Anika Ballent
Researcher, Algalita Marine Research Institute

 

Lisa Benton-Short Symposium

Dr. Lisa Benton-Short

Associate Professor and Chair of Geography, Senior Fellow, The George Washington University Sustainability Collaborative


Denise Breitburg Symposium

Dr. Denise Breitburg

Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center


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Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, NASA, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), State Government, County Government, City Government, CIA, FEMA, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, Federal Government

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When
Thu-Fri, Nov 17-18, 2016, 8:00am - 5:00pm


Cost

AGS Academic/Non-profit/Gov Fellows-Onsite:  $115.00
AGS Galileo, Humboldt, Bowman Affiliates-Onsite:  $115.00
AGS Academic/Non-profit/Gov Affliate-Onsite:  $230.00
AGS Retiree/Student Affiliate-Onsite:  $230.00
AGS Business Fellow-Onsite:  $240.00
Non-AGS Affiliate Retiree/Student-Onsite:  $300.00
Non-AGS Academic/Non-profit/Gov Fellows-Onsite:  $370.00
AGS Business Professional Affiliate-Onsite:  $500.00
Non-AGS Affiliate Business-Onsite:  $700.00
Friend of the Symposium:  $2000.00



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Organizer
American Geographical Society


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