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Call for papers:
Weather, Geographical Contexts and Spatial Behaviour
Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Seattle
April 12-16, 2011
Organised by Martin Dijst and Lars Böcker (Utrecht University), and Mei-Po
Kwan (Ohio State University)
For most of us, weather is more than a trivial concern in our daily life.
Consider how often we watch the weather forecast and since when we did not
discuss pertinent weather elements (e.g., the rain, the snow, the wind, or
the hot temperatures). Weather seems to have considerable influence on
many aspects of our everyday life, including the way we dress, our
decisions whether to go out or not, our destination choice, our use of
different transport modes, and even our mood and temper. While the
influence of weather on our daily life is pervasive, there has been little
debate on how weather may shape our everyday life through geographical
perspectives to date. This relative silence is disconcerting in the light
of recent dramatic climate changes that may alter the micro climate in
cities and other geographical contexts, as well as their behavioural
outcomes - even if we consider certain climate (change) manifestations,
such as hurricanes, tornados and urban heat islands, as exceptions to this
observation. We thus seek to organize a session (or sessions) that
address(es) the theme of weather, geographical contexts and spatial
behaviour. We invite papers that explore the impact of exposure to
(changing) local weather on people’s attitudes, emotions and spatial
behaviours in a diverse range of geographical and cultural contexts. We
welcome submissions that examine topics including but not limited to:
Theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in studies on weather
Cognitive and affective aspects of weather
Geographical contexts and weather conditions
Differences in meanings of forecast and experienced weather
Embodied practices of weather
The meaning of work place, home and garden under various weather conditions
Changes in the use of public places related to different weather conditions
Social interactions in time and space over the seasons
Tourism and leisure activities over the year
Impact of precipitation and temperature on shopping behaviour
Relationships between changing weather and changing transport modes
Cultural and ethnic differences in the meanings of weather
Gender and weather
Policies related to weather
Please submit a title and a 250-word abstract to Martin Dijst
([log in to unmask]) or Mei-Po Kwan ([log in to unmask]) by Friday September
24th, 2010. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Martin
or Mei-Po.
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