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Apologies for cross-postings... Call for papers 2009 AAG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, March 22 - 27 *NEW MOBILITIES OF THE OLD: TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES* Organizers: Tim Schwanen and Antonio Paéz Sponsored by the Transportation Geography Specialty Group We would like to invite submission of papers for presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the AAG on the topic of the everyday mobility of older people and its relationships with out-ofhome activity participation, health and independence, governance and planning (e.g., of aging-friendly communities). The evolving mobility profile of seniors has been identified as a critical issue facing transportation systems throughout the world. Not only do demographic trends in many countries indicate a substantial relative and absolute increase in the senior cohort of the population, older people are also expected to live longer independently, making issues of mobility and accessibility a key concern to future generations of seniors and planning professionals. Research to date has greatly advanced our understanding of the ways the travel behavior of seniors is different from other cohorts, and has also identified several factors to be considered when planning for aging-friendly communities. There is, however, an urgent need for further research; the following is a non-exhaustive list of suitable topics: * Geographical perspectives on elderly mobility and activity participation * The meaning of everyday mobility to older people * Connections among transportation, well-being and health among seniors * Social exclusion vis-à-vis elderly mobility issues * Aging in place, living independently and mobility * Planning for aging friendly communities * Governing elderly mobility * Para-transit services and alternative transportation for seniors We encourage submission of conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research that draws on different research traditions within our discipline – transport geography, mobility turn in cultural geography, geographical gerontology, feminist geography, etc. – and/or takes different methodological – i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods. In this way we hope that this session contributes to the further diversification of geographical inquiries into mobility issues. We intend to prepare a special issue of an academic journal based on the contributions to the organized session. Those interested in this call for papers are encouraged to express their willingness to participate in the session(s) as soon as possible to both organizers. They should register for the meeting and submit an abstract of at most 250 words using the on-line system at www.aag.org. More information about the preparation of an abstract can be found at: http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/papers.htm#abstracts. Please note that the deadline established by AAG for submissions of abstracts and sessions is October 16th. Papers submitted in response to this call for papers should be received by October 10th in order to allow sufficient time to organize the session(s). Submissions received after October 10th will be handled by the general program committee. Sincerely, Tim Schwanen Antonio Páez Lecturer Associate Professor Department of Human Geography & Planning Centre for Spatial Analysis Faculty of Geosciences School of Geography & Earth Sciences Utrecht University, the Netherlands McMaster University, Canada [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] -- Dr. Tim Schwanen Department of Human Geography & Planning Faculty of Geosciences Utrecht University PO Box 80.115 3508 TC Utrecht The Netherlands www.geo.uu.nl/staff/schwanen www.geo.uu.nl/mobilizingICT _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk