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This is the final call for papers for a session organised for the RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London 31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2011

Co-conveners: Sarah Marie Hall (University of Salford) and Pete North (University of Liverpool)

Sponsored by the Economic Geography Research Group

Economic, Ecological and Resource Crises: Developing Coping Strategies for the Future

Environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly central as we enter into an age of growing consumer demand, rising fuel costs, heightened environmental damage and resource depletion. Recent years have seen a coming together of three particular forms of crises; economic (e.g. 2008 financial crises), environmental (e.g. climate change, carbon usage), and resource-based crises (e.g. oil). This has almost certainly created a unique set of challenges for modern governments, business and citizens. With these contemporary challenges, there is a pressing need for society to develop techniques to deal with these difficult times that lie ahead. These forms of crises have previously been conceptualised using a 'risk society' framework (Beck 1992, 1999), and increasing attention has been paid to the ways in which environments and human societies are co-constructed (Goodman 2008). However, in light of these new and emergent issues, we need to find appropriate coping strategies and develop knowledges and practices to be used in the future.

This session is therefore interested in how past experiences and current knowledges of economic, environmental and resource crises can be used and adapted to develop ways of dealing with these events, for creating a more sustainable future. This might include:
-everyday and past experiences of economic/ecological crises
-adaptations of business/industry
-social movements/non-profit sector approaches
- geographies of the future
- avenues to sustainable consumption and production

Papers for this session may address any of the above issues, though this list is not exclusive.

If you would like to take part in this session, please send your name, affiliation details, and email address, along with your abstract of no more than 250 words to Sarah Marie Hall ([log in to unmask]) by Wednesday 16th February 2011.


Sarah Marie Hall
Salford Business School, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT
Telephone: 0161 295 5236
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Pete North
Department of Geography, School of Environmental Sciences, Roxby Building, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZT
Telephone: 0151 794 2849
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