Special Sessions
Special Session on Urban Geography
Sponsor: Urban Geography Study Group (USGS)
Organizer: Evan Cleave (Toronto Metropolitan University)
This session brings together the diverse field of urban research. Urban areas vary in their form, structure, morphology, land use patterns, and historical processes of evolution. But they are also driven by a series of interrelated processes of change - including economic, political, cultural, demographic, technological, environmental, social, and locally-contingent forces. The goal of this session is to present research that explores this diverse range of processes and their impact in Canada and abroad through empirical research. Any research relevant to urban geography is welcome.
We welcome submissions based on completed research projects as well as new and on-going work, by authors at all career stages. If interested, please forward your abstract to Evan Cleave (evan.cleave@torontomu.ca) and submit you abstract to the CAGONT organizing committee by Friday October, 18 2024.
Special sessions on Geographies of Health and Health Care
Sponsor: Geography of Health and Health Care Study Group (GHHCSG)
Organizers and Chairs: Andrea Rishworth (University of Toronto Mississauga) and Jenna Dixon (University of British Columbia)
Papers in this session will cover the full spectrum of topical and methodological approaches in health and medical geography in Canada and beyond. Papers can be conceptual or empirical, and can cover any aspect of health geography including health perceptions and experiences, health promotion and population health, environment and health, migration and health, chronic disease prevention, social determinants of health and health inequities, health and health care services, environment and ecosystem health, critical health geographies, healthy aging, urban health, global health, infectious disease modeling, GIS, historical geographies of health, and any other health-related geographical investigation. Based on contributors, sessions will be organized by theme where possible.
For more information, please contact Andrea Rishworth (andrea.rishworth@utoronto.ca).