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2nd International Conference on Environmental Economic Geography: (ICEEG) 

Subtitle: Regional Sustainability in a Global Context 

Storrs, CT, USA, May 21st - 24th, 2007 


First Circular and Call for Papers: 


Introduction to the conference theme: 


This 2nd International Conference on Environmental Economic Geography 
(ICEEG) aims at providing a forum to further stimulate and disseminate 
research as well as discuss recent developments in the field of 
Environmental Economic Geography. 

Conference history: 

The idea of an international conference on environmental economic geography 
originated during a workshop on the topic of ‘economic geography and 
environmental issues’ among German scholars in March 2001. One of the 
conclusions drawn from the workshop in 2001 was that economic geographic 
research with a clear environmental focus is rare, not only in Germany but 
also internationally. On this premise, the first International Conference 
on Environmental Economic Geography was held in the spring of 2004 in 
Cologne, Germany . This conference aimed to provide a state of the art 
assessment and prognosis for an environmental economic geography. The 
conference attracted an international group of scholars who all provided 
valuable insights and opinions on the status of ‘environmental economic 
geography’ as a subfield of economic geography. A number of different 
conceptual and methodological approaches regarding the link between 
the ‘economic’ and the ‘environmental’ were presented, and it was concluded 
that an ‘environmental economic geography’ provided a fertile ground for 
further inquiry. This first conference was considered a success and a great 
starting point for further discussions regarding the validity and possible 
future developments of the field. 

The 2nd International Conference on Environmental Economic Geography 
(ICEEG) aspires to start where the first one left off by further developing 
this exciting subfield with a focus on furthering conceptual coherence of 
the field while maintaining the methodological variety of approaches. 

The organisers are Dean Hanink, Patrick Heidkamp and Jeffrey Osleeb, of the 
Department of Geography, University of Connecticut. The international 
steering committee is chaired by Dean Hanink and comprises economic 
geographers affiliated with departments and universities from around the 
world. 

Conference venue: 

The conference will be held at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. A 
block of rooms has been reserved on campus at the Nathan Hale Hotel and 
Conference Center 
[http://www.nathanhaleinn.com/meetings/index.html].Storrs, CT is located 
about 30 miles due east of Hartford, CT and is within easy driving distance 
from Boston, MA (1.5h), New York, NY (2h) and Providence, RI (1h). 

Airports within reasonable driving distance are: 

Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT (30 min) 
TF Green International Airport, Providence, RI (1 h 15 min) 
Logan International, Boston, MA (1 h 30 min) 
La Guardia International, New York, NY (2h 30 min) 
JFK International, New York, NY (2 h 30 min) 
Newark International, New Jersey, NJ (3 h) 


Conference fee: 

Will be determined at a later date. 

Conference funding: 

We are actively searching funding opportunities for the conference in order 
to keep costs low and to attract high quality keynote speakers. 

Dissemination of conference results: 

It is planned to publish a selection of conference papers in co-operation 
with one or two international journals. 

Preliminary program: 

Monday, May 21st 
Arrival and check-in of the participants 
Evening: Opening session / keynote lecture (Dodd Center) followed by 
a reception (“ice-breaker“) and dinner for conference 
participants. 

Tuesday, May 22nd 
Paper sessions 1 and 2 
Evening: Poster Session and reception and dinner for conference 
participants 

Wednesday, May 23rd 
Paper sessions 3 and 4 
Final discussion / round table 
Evening: Farewell dinner in downtown Hartford 

Thursday, May 24th 
Excursions 
Departure of the participants 

Excursions / field trips: 

Plans will be announced at a later date. 

Paper sessions 

The steering committee members have identified a number of sub-themes for 
the conference and papers that elaborate on these issues are encouraged. 
However, papers that address the rationale of the conference and do not 
readily match these sub-themes are also invited; final decisions on the 
structure of the conference will be made on the basis of incoming paper 
abstracts. 

Interrelated sub-themes of the conference and possible topics 

A. Ecological Modernization 
- Technological change and the environment 
- Economic change and the environment 
- Linking the environment and human development 

B. Resources 
- Agriculture and environment 
- Energy, politics, and environment 
- Geographical inequality of production and consumption 

C. Institutions and environmental governance 
- Environmental standards and monitoring 
- NGOs and the environment 
- Economic geography-based environmental policy 

D. Globalization and Sustainability 
- Trade and environment 
- Environmental distancing 
- Neoliberalism’s environmental effects 


As the overall goal of the conference is to elaborate on the scope, status 
and potential of environmental economic geography, all papers should have a 
clear conceptual thrust. They can be either focused on conceptual issues 
only or, if empirically grounded, embedded in appropriate conceptual 
frameworks. 

Each paper session will be introduced by a keynote speaker, followed by 
three or four presentations, and closed by a general discussion about the 
session’s main theme. 

Graduate student paper competition: 

Graduate students engaged in research fitting the conference theme are 
invited to enter the ICEEG’s inaugural Graduate Student Paper Competition. 
Students at all levels (undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D.) are encouraged 
to participate. To be eligible, an applicant must be a registered student 
in the spring of 2006. The applicant must be the first and sole author of 
the paper. 
More details to be announced later. 

Poster session: 

Participants may choose to present their research as a poster. 

Abstracts: 

The deadline for abstracts of papers is November 1st, 2006 

When submitting your abstract please indicate if you want to present a 
poster or a paper. 

Abstracts (not exceeding 150 words) be sent to C. Patrick Heidkamp 
by electronic mail: [log in to unmask] or by fax: 
(860) 486-1348. 

Authors will be informed of the acceptance of their paper before December 
1st, 2007 and the deadline for registration is February 1st, 2007. 

Complete papers are due April 15th, 2007. 

Pre-registration: 

If you are interested in participating in this conference, with or without 
presenting a paper, we invite you to send the attached non-binding pre-
registration form before August 1st , 2006. This will allow us to better 
organise the conference program and the fieldtrips. You will then 
automatically receive our second circular and call for papers, to be 
distributed in later in the summer. This form should be sent to: 

Contact: 

C. Patrick Heidkamp 
Department of Geography 
University of Connecticut 
215 Glenbrook Road Unit 4148 
Storrs, Connecticut, 06269 – 4148 
telephone: (860) 486-3656 (office) 
fax: (860) 486-1348 
e-mail: [log in to unmask] 

Conference Website: 

Further information and news will be published on the conference’s web site 
at: 

http://www.geography.uconn.edu/ICEEG/ 






C. Patrick Heidkamp 

Department of Geography 
University of Connecticut 
215 Glenbrook Road Unit 4148 
Storrs, Connecticut, 06269 - 4148 
telephone: (860) 486-3656 (office) 
fax: (860) 486-1348 
e-mail: [log in to unmask]