On Thursday, December 20, the25thGéo’rizon©study day will beheld, organized by theGeography & Planning Departmentofthe Science and Mountain Facultyat the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB). After "Latin America," "the street," "the Balkans," "the island," "Geography and the arts," "Canals and dams," "East Asia," "Drinks! Drinks around the world," "Regionalism and separatism in Europe," "East Africa (Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti)," "Diaspora(s)," "Metropolises of Europe," "Antimonde(s)," "Getting Lost in the Forest," "Mountains of the South," "Geography of Crises," "The Indian World," "A World of Waste," "Geographers and Climate Change," "Geography of Celebrations, Celebrating Geography! ," "Geography of Poverty," "Six Years After the Arab Spring," "Polar Worlds," "Sports Spaces," the Department of Geography & Planning will be pleased to welcome four speakers on the theme "Metropolises of the United States."
The event will take place in the Decottignies amphitheater at the USMB Presidency in Chambéry. Admission is free.
ON THE PROGRAM
As has been the custom since the first edition in December 2006, four speakers from other universities (Franche-Comté, Grenoble Alpes, and Littoral Côte d’Opale) will speak during the day before participating in a debate from 4:55 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the final round table discussion, " Metropolises of the United States":
- 8:30–9:50 a.m.: Stéphanie BAFFICO (PhD in Geography, Professor at Lycée Ambroise Brugière, Clermont-Ferrand) will give a lecture entitled"The racialization of sustainable development atthe heartof the treatment of ghettos in the United States: the example of East Baltimore."
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.: Pascale NEDELEC (Doctor of Geography, Professor at Lycée Janson de Sailly, Paris) will discuss"Las Vegas in the shadow of casinos. A tourist metropolis between fascination and rejection."
- 1:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.: Julie H. HERNANDEZ (Research Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University, New Orleans) will speak on the topic"Third World disaster and American tragedy? Urban vulnerability and resilience through the example of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans."
- 3:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Renaud LE GOIX (Professor at Paris-Diderot University) will address the topic"Post-suburbs: contemporary dynamics of maturation and renewal in urban sprawl (Southern California)."
The day will conclude with a roundtable discussion from 4:55 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the topic of "The American Metropolis Debate."
LEARN MORE
- Contact:Lionel Laslaz
