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GEO'RIZON CONFERENCE - 34th Edition
December 19, 2024 @ 8 h 30 min - 17 h 30 min
Géo'rizon, the Geography Department's study days
Géo'rizon is a tool for disseminating and broadening geographical culture among different audiences. The aim is to observe how geographers approach research, whether on a particular terrain (such as Latin America) or on a geographical object (the street, the island...). These sessions take place downtown, in the Amphithéâtre Decottignies (Rue Marcoz) of the Presidency ofUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc, and are open to the general public.
Visit 34th edition will be dedicated to the Geography of Resources.
The day's program:
8:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Remy CANAVESIO, Contract teacher-researcher in geography, La Rochelle University
<strong>Saphir, rubis, émeraude : l’émergence des pierres précieuses africaines</strong>
10:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
Silvia FLAMINIO, Temporary Teaching and Research Associate in Geography, University of Lille
<strong>Ressource en eau et barrages hydroélectriques à l’heure du changement climatique : un détour par l’Australie et par la Suisse</strong>
1.45pm - 3.05pm
Nicolas JACOB-ROUSSEAU, HDR Senior Lecturer in Geography, Université Lumière Lyon 2
<strong>Le flottage du bois : emprises et déprises logistiques dans les bassins hydrographiques d’Europe et d’Amérique du Nord (XVIIe-XXe siècles)</strong>
3:25pm - 4:45pm
Armelle CHOPLIN, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Geneva
<strong>Matière grise de l’urbain : voyage dans le monde du béton</strong>
16h55 - 17h30 Round-table discussion with the speakers
<strong>Inégalités dans l’accès aux ressources</strong>
FREE and OPEN TO ALL