On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the37thGéo’rizon© Symposium will be held, organized by theDepartment of Geography and Planningatthe Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studiesat the University of Savoie Mont Blanc. The event, dedicated to garden culture, will take place at the Savoie Mont Blanc University Administration Building—Decottignies Auditorium.
On the agenda
The day will be devoted to Gardening.
8:30–9:50 a.m.
Gardening the City: The Example of Parisian Community Gardens
by Kaduna-Eve DEMAILLY, Associate Professor of Geography, Paris 8 University Vincennes–Saint-Denis
10:15–11:35 a.m.
Planting, Irrigating, and Composting Under Water Stress: The Privilege of Gardening in Los Angeles and Cape Town
by Juliana MAZZUCOTELLI, Ph.D. candidate in Geography, Université Grenoble Alpes
1:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Gardening and Migration in Eastern Europe
by Camille ROBERT-BOEUF, CNRS Research Fellow, UMR 7301 MIGRINTER, University of Poitiers
3:25 PM – 4:45 PM
From Social Work to Unpaid Labor: Volunteering in Urban Parks in an Era of Austerity (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
by Marion ERNWEIN, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes
4:55–5:30 p.m.
The Garden: A Reflection of Social Inequalities
Roundtable discussion with the speakers
Learn more
- Free admission
- Contact:Lionel Laslaz,Associate Professor (HDR) of Geography and Urban Planning
- Downloadthe program
The next seminar, the 38th, will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2026, and will focus on the theme: “Northern Europe.”
Event organized by the Geography and Planning Department of the Faculty of Science and Mountain Studies, with the participation of the Savoie Geography Students' Association (AGS).