Announcements

Official Announcement from the IGU Transport and Geography Commission

9 October 2024

The newly appointed Steering Committee (SC) of the IGU Transport and Geography Commission for the 2024-2028 term held its inaugural online meeting on 9th October 2024. Chaired by Dr Chia-Lin CHEN, this significant meeting brought together both returning and new SC members for introductions and an exchange of ideas.

The meeting enabled SC members to familiarise themselves with the core mission and objectives of the T&G Commission and begin brainstorming future activities and initiatives for the next four years. In addition to IGU and non-IGU conferences, the Steering Committee welcomes the proposal to introduce online thematic seminars, which will be held three times a year. Drawing on the diverse expertise and interests of our SC members, the T&G Commission will explore a broad range of topics, including new trends in publishing, transport geography across different countries, methodological debates in the field, gender equity in transport geography research, and more. A list of topics for the first year, and beyond, will be developed and announced once finalised.

We invite you to join us and follow our progress as we work to share and disseminate transport geography research globally, contributing to a more sustainable future.

Photo contributions from T&G members !

23 September 2020

We’re pleased to announce the result of Call for Pictures from T&G members. We received excellent contributions from a range of scenes and places. Please look for more detail at each picture with a brief caption from the contributor! These photos are also placed on the banner of the website homepage (the first two photos of each column). The T&G commission would like to thank all contributors for their valuable participation in this initiative.

Below is organised by the surname of the contributors!

  • Cable Car in Madeira, Portugal by Maria Attard (University of Malta)
  • Pop-Up Car Park in New York by Maria Attard (University of Malta)
  • Street scene from Bengaluru, India, reflecting changing mobility patterns and modes by Morgan Campbell (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Showcasing the macro transport transport as well as the micro in New York by Morgan Campbell (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Local bus between Ouagadougou and Po in Burkina Faso, West Africa by David J. Keeling (Western Kentucky University, USA)
  • Short-lived light-rail system in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina; since abandoned by David J. Keeling (Western Kentucky University, USA)
  • The seaside promenade in the tourist district of Brzeźno in the city of Gdańsk, Poland by Maciej Tarkowski (University of Gdańsk)
  • Barge on RIver Oise by Weiqiang Lin (University of Singapore)