Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New York
February 24-28, 2012
Call for papers
*Climate change and the geographies of behaviours *
Organised by Martin Dijst (Utrecht University), Darren Scott (McMaster
University) and Petra Zimmermann (Ball State University)
Recent climate changes may alter the microclimate in cities and other
geographical contexts. This will change the weather conditions we
experience in daily life. As a consequence, we might expect changes in
their behavioural outcomes. Weather and climate seem to have
considerable influence on many aspects of everyday life, including the
way we dress, our decisions whether to go out or not, the use of media,
destination choices, our use of different transport modes, and even mood
and temperament. While the influence of weather on our daily life is
pervasive, there has been little interdisciplinary debate on how weather
may shape everyday life to date. We thus seek to organize a session (or
sessions) that address(es) the theme of behavioral outcomes of weather.
We invite papers that explore the impact of exposure to (changing) local
weather on people’s attitudes, emotions and spatial behaviours in a
diverse range of geographical and cultural contexts. We welcome
submissions that examine topics including but not limited to:
· Theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in studies on weather
· Cognitive and affective aspects of weather
· Geographical contexts and weather conditions
· Differences in meanings of forecast and experienced weather
· Embodied practices of weather
· Changes in transport and mobilities
· The meaning of work place, home and garden under various weather
conditions
· Changes in the use of public places related to different weather
conditions
· Social interactions in time and space over the seasons
· Tourism and leisure activities across seasons
· Impact of precipitation and temperature on shopping behaviour
· Relationships between changing weather and changing transport modes
· Cultural and ethnic differences in the meanings of weather
· Gender and weather
· Policies related to weather
Please submit a title and a 250-word abstract to Martin Dijst
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Darren Scott
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Petra Zimmermann
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by September 15,
2011. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Martin,
Darren or Petra.
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Prof. Dr. Martin Dijst
Professor of Urban Development and Mobility
Chair of Urban Geography
Urban and Regional research center Utrecht (URU)
Faculty of Geosciences
Utrecht University
PO Box 80115
3508 TC Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: 0031 30 253 4442
Fax: 0031 30 253 2037
Visiting address: Willem C. van Unnik building, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht
http://www.geo.uu.nl/mobilizingICT
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