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Seconded. -----Original Message----- From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Salvatore Engel-DiMauro Sent: 05 September 2007 13:18 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: geographers and air travel This is an excellent point. I would actually favour a moratorium on conferences as well as publications for at least two years, and the latter is another little noticed contributor to CO2 emissions (never mind the timber and toxic chemicals trade). This would accomplish two things: a reduction in academics' contribution to environmental degradation and a general strike against absurdities like the REA and unreasonable tenure-track expectations, which also generally penalise women academics and those (still too few) male academics that also take on parental responsibilities and other socially reproductive, unpaid labour. saed Sara Mackian wrote: > 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)_____________________________ > -- Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro Department of Geography, SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561 tel: 1/845/2572991, fax: 1/845/2572992 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Senior Editor Capitalism Nature Socialism: A Journal of Ecosocialism Editor ACME: An international e-journal for critical geographies http://www.acme-journal.org/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the NorMAN MailScanner Service and is believed to be clean. The NorMAN MailScanner Service is operated by Information Systems and Services, Newcastle University.