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It would also help people who are disabled/ill, as well as from the so-called Third World! :) Best, Farhana ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~ Dr. Farhana Sultana Department of Geography King's College London The Strand London WC2R 2LS U.K. Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1372 Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2287 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/people/acad/sultana/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~ -----Original Message----- From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sara Mackian Sent: 05 September 2007 11:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: geographers and air travel Of course there is always the possibility that limiting the amount of airmiles academic geographers are allowed could work in favour of women who have had their careers stunted when they become mothers because they can't jet around the world on wonderful freebies all the time... Dr Sara C MacKian Lecturer in Human Geography School of Environment and Development University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL 0161 275 3619 [log in to unmask] http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/research/scas/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven Boyne Sent: 05 September 2007 10:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: geographers and air travel I guess one of the most awkward barriers which would need to be overcome in this context is that, for many academics, the opportunity to travel (e.g. to conferences) is most welcome: "Yeeha, I'm going to France for four days!" Globally, tourism is very popular with those who can afford it and free tourism (paid for by your company/university/research project) is likely to remain one of the favourite types. Steven Steven Boyne [log in to unmask] Land Economy Research Group SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG United Kingdom Web: http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/lee/about/ruraldevelopment/ +44 (0)131 535 4481 (tel) +44 (0)131 667 2601 (fax) +44 (0)7792 210 096 (mobile)_____________________________