31st Géo’rizon – Mediterranean Symposium

April 20, 2023, 8:30 a.m. - April 20, 2023, 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, April 20, 2023 , the31stGéo’rizon© Symposium will be held , organized by the Department of Geography & Planning atthe Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studies (UFR Sciences et Montagne ) of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).
The event, dedicated to the Mediterranean, will take place in the Decottignies Amphitheater at the USMB administration building in Chambéry.

On the agenda

8:30–9:50 a.m.
Stéphane ANGLES, Professor of Geography, University of Lorraine
Olive cultivation at the dawn of the 21st century: between renewal and uncertainty

10:15–11:35 a.m.
Luie BACON, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Poitiers
The Construction of the Migration Route on the Balkan Route: Co-construction of Narratives and (Carto)graphic Representations

1:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Pierre SINTÈS, Associate Professor of Geography (HDR), Aix-Marseille University
Memories and Heritage in the Mediterranean: From Nation-States to Communities

3:25 PM – 4:45 PM
Stéphane GHIOTTI, CNRS Research Director in Geography, Art-Dev UMR 5281, University of Montpellier 3
Those mosquitoes that just won’t stop biting! Coastal planning, management, and governance in Occitanie: insights from Corsica, Tunisia, and Greece

4:55–5:30 p.m. Panel discussion featuring the speakers
The sea as a melting pot, the sea as a shared resource?

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