Doesn't it seem a bit weird to have a conference on sustainable communities
in a golf resort in a desert?
Simon Batterbury wrote:
> Conference announcement and call for papers. Flights are cheap, weather
> great!
>
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> Sustainable Communities and Non-Profit Organizations.
>
> Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona, USA. January
> 31—February 2, 2002.
>
> Plenary Speaker: Distinguished Professor Neil Smith, New York
> University.
>
> Papers for the conference will focus on issues and strategies relating
> to non-profits in the areas of community development, environmental
> governance, economic development, human rights, health care, education,
> arts and culture, conflict resolution, and volunteerism. The unifying
> theme is 'sustainable development' in urban settings (whether the
> concept itself is critiqued or broadly accepted). Contributions
> addressing the pedagogy of non-profits are encouraged. Proposals for
> papers and panels are due by November 30, 2001. The papers will be
> published in an anthology. Early-bird registration for the conference
> ends on December 15, 2001.
> Contact: Dr. Jude Fernando, Univ. of Arizona at ..520-626-0619
> [log in to unmask] [or Simon Batterbury].
> Website: www.u.arizona.edu/ic/humanities/susdevcom/
>
> Sponsored by the Office of Sustainable Development and Intergovernmental
> Affairs, USA.
>
> Dr Simon Batterbury
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Geography and Regional Development
> The University of Arizona
> 409 Harvill Building, Box #2
> Tucson, AZ 85721-0076, USA
> Phone: (520) 626-8054
> Fax: (520) 621-2889
> http://geog.arizona.edu/~web/faculty.html
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James DeFilippis
Department of Geography
King's College London
Strand Campus
London, WC2R 2LS
44-207-848-2610
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