Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Regional and Local Response C08.27

International Geographical Union – Union Géographique Internationale

2/2010

DECEMBER 2010

HTTP://WWW.IGU-MARGINALITY.INFO/

University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandDecember 2010

WELCOME

Dear Friends and Colleagues

It is with pleasure that I draft this second newsletter of 2010 to the Commission. This was a busy year for the Commission with two meetings being held by the Commission; firstly in Austria-Switzerland, and secondly we participated in the IGU Regional Congress in Tel Aviv. In addition we released our second Commission Conference Proceedings CD, details of which follow below.

Our meeting in Austria – Switzerland was jointly organized by Walter Zsilincsar (Austria) and Walter Leimgruber (Switzerland). It proved be an extremely well organized event which the two Walters had put considerable care and attention into organizing. The meeting brought together Commission members from across the planet and we were able to engage in fruitful discussion around several of the Commission’s core themes of enquiry. At the Tel Aviv meeting we held joint

CONTENTS

WelcomeCommission Objectives2011 Business MeetingCommission publicationsCommission meetings 2011-12Other activitiesAdministration

Newsletter 2/2010

sessions with the Commission on Local Development and Tomás Havlíček, represented our Commission at that conference.

At this stage the next Commission publication, a book of the Conference Proceedings from the Malaysia Conference (in 2009) is going through the editorial process and we hope to publish it by mid-2011. Further details will follow in this regard.

I am delighted to report, that with the kind assistance of Stanko Pelc, we now have a Commission web page, which is located at: http://www.igu-marginality.info/ . Thank you Stanko for organizing this.

In 2011 we will meet twice, the Commission conference will be held in India and will be followed by the Regional IGU meeting in Santiago, Chile. I would like to encourage as many of you as possible to attend either or both of these conferences.

In this newsletter, in addition to details of publications, conferences and member’s achievements, details of the members of the steering committee and what the Commission’s objectives are, are outlined.

Etienne NelELN@geography.otago.ac.nz

THE COMMISSION OBJECTIVES, FOCAL INTEREST AND RESEARCH THEMES, 2009-12

The following details have been extracted from our renewal proposal, which was approved by the IGU Executive in 2008 :

1) Commission Objectives (Extracted from our Renewal Proposal):

The Commission will continue to pursue the following research objectives:

a. To further the understanding of marginality and the processes of marginalization within the context of globalization, through the study and analysis of factors that contribute to the dynamics and structures of spatial marginality at various scales. Issues of technology, gender, social structure and the environment need, increasingly to be utilised as lenses through which to understand and analyse these concepts.

b. To analyse marginality as the result of human decisions, leading to the understanding of the role of various agents in those processes, and how they respond to prevailing conditions,

c. To develop comparative approaches in order to identify various types of marginality and local and regional responses, to put them into perspective and to assess their role in an increasingly globalized world. Emphasis in particular needs to be placed on the experience of the South.

d. To study policy/institutional/community responses to economic and societal problems in marginal regions in relation to local, regional and societal development, and to study human responses to global change, including their implications for marginalization.

2) Focal Concerns :

a) The critical evaluation of the consequences of globalization on people and places, particularly on those areas lying outside mainstream processes,

b) The inter-linked implications on peoples and places of marginalization and globalization, c) Direct and indirect links between marginality and globality relating to people and places, and

22

Newsletter 2/2010

d) How, in an increasingly interlinked world, the rise of regional and local culture, emphases the diversity essential to the survival of humanity.

e) Within this context, two fields are of particular relevance: the drifting apart of society, and resource conservation and exploitation.

3) Research Themes:

The following themes are proposed for the Commission’s research and conference themes:- Drivers of Marginalization in a Globalizing world - Mountain areas and globalization- Environmental, Social, Economic and Technological Perspectives on Globalization and

Marginalization - Community, Local and Regional responses to Globalization and Marginalization - Regional policy responses to Marginalization- The Changing Dynamics of Centre-Periphery Relations- Marginality: Past, Present and Future- Social inequalities and social exclusion

2011 BUSINESS MEETING

The 2011 Business Meeting will be held at the annual conference in India. If there are any matters which you will like to have discussed, please communicate them to Etienne Nel: ELN@geography.otago.ac.nz as soon as possible.

COMMISSION PUBLICATIONS

As noted above the release of the second Commission Conference proceedings CD was released at our meeting in Austria in July. Details are as follows:

Leimgruber, W., Nel, E., Matsuo, Y., Binns, T., Chand, R., Cullen, B., Lynch, D., Pradhan, P.K. (Eds), 2010: Geographical Marginality as a global issue: Papers presented during the Meetings of the Commission on Marginalization, Globalization And Local And Regional Response, 2004 – 2007, International Geographical Union, Commission C08-47, Department of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin. ISBN 978-0-473-17042-4, 527 pages.

A Conference Proceedings Book which focuses on the papers presented at the 2009 conference in Malaysia in currently being produced.

OUR ACTIVITIES 2011-2012

Commission Meeting, 2011

Commission Conference at Kumaun University Nainital, India, 1-9 May 2011.Details of the Conference are attached and we can accept late registrations till mid-January 2011. (See Appendix 1)

33

Newsletter 2/2010

The local organizer is: Prof R. Chand, Email raghuvir_chand@rediffmail.com

The Conference themes are :1. Dynamics of Globalization and Marginalization2. Spatial heterogeneity, local and regional dimensions of globalization3. The role of mountains and marginal regions in the global economy4. Development issues, planning and natural resource management of mountains and

marginal areas in a globalizing world5. Indigenous communities, identity, livelihood practices and biodiversity6. Socio-cultural environment, social movements and conflicts resolutions7. Changing economic landscape and environmental challenges in mountains and marginal

areas8. Migration, depopulation, environmental fragility, land use change and policy responses9. Impact of Climate change in mountain ecology and marginal areas10. Poverty, social inequalities, marginalization and globalization11. Local and regional responses and the hype of globalization12. Policies and strategiesBesides the above topics, any subject dealing with the broader issue of the conference theme will be accepted for the presentation.

IGU Regional Congress, Santiago, Chile, 14-18 November .We plan to hold at least two Commission sessions at this conference. Please consult the www site at www.ugi2011/cl for registration and other details.

Commission Meetings, 2012

Commission Conference – Dubrovnik. Croatia. International Geographical Congress – Cologne, Germany.

FUTURE CONFERENCES

VARIOUS OPTIONS DO EXIST BUT I WOULD WELCOME OFFERS FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS TO HOST FUTURE MEETINGS. THANK YOU. ETIENNE NEL: e.nel@ru.ac.za

THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMISSION

In 2010 we are in the middle of our term of office and should start to reflect on its future. In the course of the 2012 IGC (International Geographical Congress) to be held in Cologne (Germany), all Commissions will have to be renewed. If we want to continue, we have to sum up our achievements and develop ideas about our future activities. We have already received a number of suggestions and would like to collect more. Please present your reflections so we can collect them for a discussion during our business meeting in July. This would include proposals for future meetings – we are looking forward to your propositions.

44

Newsletter 2/2010

Please send your suggestions to the Commission chair (ELN@geography.otago.ac.nz) with a copy to the secretary (walter.leimgruber@unifr.ch).

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS

I am pleased to be able to report on details of news from members, relevant publications by members and planned activities/conferences.

1) News from Commission Members

On the next 27th - 29th of September 2011, the University of Coimbra (UC) will hold an International Congress entitled “Tourism, Leisure and Culture: Destinations, Sustainability and Competitiveness” , with the presence of numerous national and international specialists. In parallel, there will be a seminar about “Gastronomy and wines” and an “International Tourism Fair”. Professor Fernanda Cravidão and Professor Norberto Santos – CEGOT (Centre for Geographic Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning), the Tourism Department of the UC and Coimbra Municipal Tourism Company are in charge of the organization. This event is incorporated in the commemorations of the centennial of the Faculty of Humanities (UC), as well as the centennial of the Tourism of Portugal. For further information contact: cegot_coimbra@fl.uc.pt

From: Fátima Velez de Castro, Departamento de Geografia, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra; Colégio de S.Jerónimo, Largo da Porta Férrea; 3004-530 Coimbra, Portugal

2) Publications

I would like to congratulate colleagues on the successful publication of the following. Well done.

Please refer to the attached appendix (Appendix 2) which is in Spanish and English from - MARÍA EUGENIA CEPPARO (Directora) Proyecto Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, which

details a significant study into marginalization in the Argentine, which she has been engaged in. Congratulations.

BILL MOSLEY has published   :  Moseley, W.G. 2011. “On Engaging with New Economic Geography.” Dialogues in Human Geography.  1(1): xx-xx. Larson, J. and W.G. Moseley. 2011. “Reaching the limits: A geographic approach for understanding food insecurity and household hunger mitigation strategies in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, USA.” Geojournal. DOI: 10.1007/s10708-010-9371-9. Moseley, W.G. and D. Teske. 2011. “Geographers in the Public Square: A Comparative Analysis of Op-Ed Productivity.” Applied Geography. 31(1): 232-236.

 PADRAIG CARMODY has published   :

"Globalization, Ordered Entropy and the Importation of Stateness in Africa: the Scramble for

55

Newsletter 2/2010

Timber and Biofuels", forthcoming Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations.

"Globalisation and the Rise of the State? Chinese Geogovernance in Zambia" with Godfrey Hampwaye and Enoch Sakala, forthcoming in New Political Economy.

"Inclusive or Exclusive Globalization: The Impacts of Asian-Owned Businesses in Zambia" with Godfrey Hampwaye, Africa Today, 56, 3 (2010), 84-102.

With Ian Taylor, "Flexigemony and Force in China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa" Geopolitics, 15, 3, (2010), pp. 495-515.

'India and the "Asian Drivers" in Africa' in, editor(s) Emma Mawdsley and Gerard McCann, India in Africa: Changing Geographies of Power, Oxford, Cape Town and Nairobi, Fahamu, 2011.

The New Scramble for Africa: Power, forthcoming Polity Press, 2011.

Globalization in Africa: Recolonization or Renaissance? Lynne Rienner, Boulder CO, 2010.

MARKKU TYKKYLÄINEN has published   :

Tykkyläinen, Markku (2011). Community Development as an Evolutionary Process in Remote Resource-based Areas. In Häyrynen, S., Nyman, J. & Turunen R. (eds): The Cultural Challenges and Possibilities of Former Single-Industry Communities: Locality, Memory, Reconstruction, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, UK, (forthcoming).

Lehtonen, Olli, Tykkyläinen, Markku & Andreev, Oleg (2010). Olli Lehtonen, Markku Tykkylainen, Oleg Andreev, (2010), Leshaja energetika: potentsialy i zanjanjstj pri proizvodstve energii iz porubochnych lrsnych ostaykov v Finljandii [Forest Energy: the potential and employment impacts of energy production from forest residues in Finland. Sever Promyshlehhyj, 2010/4 (34), 24-30.

Tykkyläinen, Markku (2010), Geography and Economic Evolution of the Russian North, Huttunen, Tomi & Ylikangas, Mikko (eds.), Witnessing Change in Contemporary Russia,250-283. Kikimora, Helsinki.

Lehtonen, Olli & Tykkyläinen, Markku (2010), Self-reinforcing spatial clusters of migration and socio-economic conditions in Finland in 1998-2006. Journal of Rural Studies 26(4): 361-373.

ADMINISTRATION

1. Call for information feedback

I would like to continue our tradition of inviting the submission of details of relevant conferences, workshops and publications from Commission members as well as conference reports, lecture courses, seminars etc on the topic of marginality and marginal regions. I think this does serve as a very useful form of knowledge exchange. Please furnish details to me directly or to our secretary.

2. IGU Web Page

Commission members are encouraged to visit the web pages of the IGU: www.igu-net.org to learn more about the acivities of the IGU, including details of meetings, procedures and publications. A

66

Newsletter 2/2010

further source of information is the homepage of the Home of Geography in Rome (www.homeofgeography.org).

3. Commission Web Page:http://www.igu-marginality.info/

4. Steering Committee 2008-2012

1) Professor Etienne Nel, Department of Geography, University of Otago, PO Box 56 Dunedin, 9054 New Zealand (Chair) Tel. ++64 3 4798548 Fax ++64-3-4799037 e-mail: ELN@geography.otago.ac.nz

2) Professor J A (Tony) Binns, Department of Geography, 4th Floor, RichardsonBuilding, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9001, New ZealandTel. ++64 3 479-8873 Fax ++64 3 479-9037e-mail: j.a.binns@geography.otago.ac.nz

3) Professor Alison McCleery, Associate Dean (Research Development & RAE), School of Health & Social Sciences, Craighouse Campus, Napier UniversityEdinburgh, EH10 5LG, Phone: 00 44 (0)131 455 6002e-mail: am.mccleery@napier.ac.uk

4) Professor Raghuvir Chand, Department of Geography, Kumaun University Nainital-263002Uttarakhand, India. E-mail: raghuvir_chand@rediffmail.com

5) Associate Professor Bishwo Shrestha, Department of Geography, Prithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal. bishwo_ss@yahoo.com

6) Dr. Tomás Havlíček, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, CZ-128 43 PRAHA 2, Czechiaphone:+420 221 995 512, fax:+420 221 995 514, e-mail: tomhav@natur.cuni.cz

7) ProfessorMarcio M. Valenca, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Nort, Brazil, Rua Pastor Gabino Brelaz, 1397 ap.1601, Capim Macio 59.082-010, Natal-RN, BrasilPhone: (84)32153595 (work), (84) 30880705 (home), (84) 91040888 (cel), Fax: (84)32119211, email: marciovalenca@ufrnet.br

8) Professor Dolores Sanchez Aguilera, Dept. Geografia Física i Anàlisi Geogràfica Regional, Universitat de Barcelona, c/ Montalegre, 6, 08001- Barcelona, SPAINTelf.: + 34 3 403 78 75, Fax: + 34 3 403 78 82e-mail: dsanchez.aguilera@gmail.com, dsanchez.aguilera@ub.edu

9) Professor Markku Tykkyläinen, Department of Geography, Univeristy of JoensuuP.O. Box 111, FI-80101 JOENSUU, Finland. PH. +358-13-2513445, Mobile +358-50-3011570,Fax +358-13-2513454 (fax), email : markku.tykkylainen@joensuu.fi

10) Prof. Steve Déry, Université Laval, Faculté de foresterie et géomatique, Département de Gcéographie, Québec, GIK 7P4, Steve.Dery@ggr.ulaval.ca

5. Commission Secretary :

Professor Walter Leimgruber, Département de Géosciences, Unité de Géographie, Université de Fribourg, Perolles, CH-1700 Fribourg, Suisse Tel. ++41 26 300 90 10 Fax ++41 26 300 96 47

77

Newsletter 2/2010

e-mail: walter.Leimgruber@unifr.ch

Your address update: Please help me to keep the address list updated by communicating your new address, phone and fax number and e-mail address to me. In particular I invite those members who receive the Newsletter by surface mail to communicate their e-mail addresses. This not only helps to save money, it also enables you to be rapidly informed. Please use my South African e-mail address: e.nel@ru.ac.za. Thank you.

88

Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Regional and Local Response C08.27

International Geographical Union – Union Géographique Internationale

Newsletter 2/2010

APPENDIX 1

IGU Commission Nainital Conference 2011

May 1 - 9, 2011

First Circular

Department of Geography

DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital

India

Organized

By

IGU Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Regional and Local Response CO8.27

&

Department Of Geography, DSB Campus

Kumaun University Nainital, India

99

Newsletter 2/2010

The IGU commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Local and Regional Responses CO8.27There is an exciting discourse on the concept of marginality and marginalization. In geography, marginality is a condition of spatial structure and process in which certain components of a region are assumed to have lagged behind an expected level of performance in economic well–being compared to the area or political unit as a whole. The concept of marginality is not fixed and absolute. It is also defined in terms of social, psychological, cultural, economic and structural sense. The International Geographical Union during its 1984 congress in Paris came with a view to set up a study group on the “Development of High lands and High Latitude Zones” of the World which studied northern hemisphere during 1984-1988 and southern hemisphere during 1988-1992. It continues as “Study Group on Development Issues in Marginal Regions” from 1992 to 2000 and was raised to the status of “Commission on Evolving Issues on Geographical Marginality in the early 21st Century World” by the IGU 29th Seoul Congress in 2000. It continued to work as a commission on “Marginalization, Globalization and Local and Regional Responses” since 2004 and saw its term renewed by the IGU Tunis Congress in 2008 till 2012.

In the 21st century, though the strategy of human survival in marginal region is changing, marginality is likely to continue with a change in its content and spatial distribution. Changing policy structure and development philosophy of marginal areas is also shifting the dependency pattern of such areas. It might include the disparity of population and place characteristics. Marginality is a phenomenon not bound to any particular region or society of the world not to any specific scale.

Conference Topic Local and Regional Responses to Globalization in the Mountains and Marginal areas of the world

Many parts of the globe still remained marginal even in the present era of globalization .They are in an unhappy state of unrest along with the hype of modernity and development. Though, certain marginal societies have gained some prosperity but subjected to an increasingly demanding market forces. The mountain regions and other marginal areas are becoming better known to the world. However the majority of them are still facing the challenges of the nature and living in poverty. The development initiatives taken by local government and planning institutions have failed to revive and balance the socio-economic and human relations between mountain and other marginal areas and its neighbouring territories. The models of development imposed by outside agents undermine the need structure of local mountain societies and ultimately serve the cause of the market forces .The fate of marginal and mountain communities depend on the framework of national or international economic policies. It is worthwhile to mention that mountain regions are particularly vulnerable to open market policies in many ways because of their fragility and environmental sensitivity. They have not equal access to the same social and political right and the same opportunity of development. The conditions of marginality in its various shades are evident with various modes of local and regional responses. The basic concern of the present conference is therefore to gather and summarize development responses from various parts of the world in order to study the impact assessment of the ongoing process of globalizations.

Conference themes:13. Dynamics of Globalization and Marginalization14. Spatial heterogeneity, local and regional dimensions of globalization15. The role of mountains and marginal regions in the global economy16. Development issues, planning and natural resource management of mountains and

marginal areas in a globalizing world17. Indigenous communities, identity, livelihood practices and biodiversity

110

Newsletter 2/2010

18. Socio-cultural environment, social movements and conflicts resolutions19. Changing economic landscape and environmental challenges in mountains and marginal

areas20. Migration, depopulation, environmental fragility, land use change and policy responses21. Impact of Climate change in mountain ecology and marginal areas22. Poverty, social inequalities, marginalization and globalization23. Local and regional responses and the hype of globalization24. Policies and strategies

Besides the above topics, any subject dealing with the broader issue of the conference theme will be accepted for the presentation.

Call for papers

Research papers dealing with one or more themes from any region of the globe and focusing on any aspect of globalization and marginalization are invited for presentation in the conference. Papers from Mountain areas, highlands, high altitude zones and marginal areas in general may be submitted. An abstract of the paper of maximum 500 words with full title, names of all authors, affiliated institutions, full mailing address and email addresses plus three to five keywords must be submitted to the convener in English. Deadline: 31 January 2011.The full paper must be handed in as a word document with tables and figures in their proper positions. Use Times New Roman in 10-point font with full left and right justifications in a single space. Papers presented in the conference will be published in the proceedings volume. Deadline: 31 March 2011.

The Venue

The idea of holding a conference in Nainital goes back to 1987, when it was formally suggested by Prof. Majoral in the Fairbanks, Alaska (USA) Conference of the IGU Study Group on the Development of Highlands and High Latitude Zones. The idea recurred many times, but it never took shape. It is only at Kitami, Hokkaido Conference ( Japan) in 2007 when a strong proposal was put forward by Prof. Etienne Nel, the Commission Chair Of the IGU Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Local and Regional Responses (C08.27) and agreed by all members in the steering committee meeting. It was notified in the IGU Commission Newsletters of 2008, 2009 and 2010 simultaneously. Encouraged by these motives, the IGU Nainital Conference is being organized to extend the knowledge of the Himalaya and other mountain systems of the world in accordance to the objectives and research concern of the IGU. Perched at a height of 1938 m Nainital is located in the Kumaun Himalayan region of the newly formed state of Uttarakhand (India). Blessed with scenic natural splendor and beauty, Nainital has earned the epithet of ‘Lake District of India’. Out of the seven lakes found within a short distance to each other, the most prominent of all the lakes is Naini Lake or Nainital which was developed as a popular hill station during the British period. Nainital used to be the summer capital of the United Provinces and continued to remain so for many years after independence. A throng of tourists flocks to Nainital throughout the year to explore its panoramic environs few hill stations of India can equal. Nainital has earned its name for being a known educational centre. The DSB Campus of Kumaun University is a proud Alma Mater to a number of senior officials and intellectuals who are holding key post in various government and private enterprises. Established in 1952, the Department of Geography has provided quality education in geography and acted as a prime center of Himalayan area research in geography. Nainital is connected to all major National and State Highways. The nearest railway station is Kathgodam (35 km from Nainital) is connected to Delhi (280km), Kolkata and Jammu by direct trains. The nearest airport is Delhi, and Nainital is an overnight journey by bus from Delhi.

111

Newsletter 2/2010

Frequent bus services and private taxis are available at Kathgodam, and it takes just an hour to reach Nainital. Light warm clothing is preferred in May. Participants are requested to book their railway journeys three months in advance as the summer is a busy tourist season in Nainital.

Pre-registration

Delegates are requested to submit the enclosed pre-registration form to the convener on or before December 31, 2010. The conference dates are busy summer days of tourist season in Nainital and hotels are packed much in advance. Timely registration will enable us to make proper arrangements for the delegates.

Proposed Schedule of the Conference

Sunday, May 1 Arrival of the participantsMonday, May 2 Registration, welcome and inaugural function of the conference , technical

sessions in the afternoonTuesday, May 3 Paper sessions and local excursionWednesday, May 4 paper sessions, steering committee meetings and closing sessionThursday, May 5 Conference excursion (to Monday May, 9)Monday, May 9 Delegates will board the train from Kathgodam in the evening for Delhi

airport

Conference Excursion

An exciting five-day field trip is planned to visit the innermost Himalayan district of Pithoragarh, bordering Tibet in the north. The organizing committee is in constant touch with the local administration to seek permission to organize the above visit. The proposed excursion is aimed to provide a firsthand field experience to the conference participants about the dynamic progress achieved by the original inhabitants of the Himalayan borderland known as Shaukas or Bhotias. Engaged in sheep herding, transhumance and wool manufacturing, the Bhotia tribe earned prosperity from the Indo-Tibetan trade before the sino-indian conflict of 1962. The cessation of the border trade with Tibet had a disastrous impact on their economy. They are now engaged in government services and undergoing socio-economic transformation with an increasing impact by the outside world. After a full two days journey from Nainital (267km) participant will reach Munsyari (2298m), a small Himalayan township and gateway to the home region of the Bhotias in the Johar valley of the Pithoragarh district. Munsyari is a dream destination for all nature lovers and the adventurous souls. One can feel the close proximity of the snowy Himalayan peaks from here. It is also the base for trekkers to Milam, Namik, Ralam glaciers and Nanda Devi peaks. In recent years Munsyari has been fast developing as a center for skiing and other winter sports. Efforts are undertaken to organize a visit to a Bhotia village around Munsyari.The travel cost, stay and other details will be provided in the second circular based on the response from the participants. A minimum of 25 participants are needed to organize the field trip. Participants are requested to bring light warm clothes, trekking shoes and essential medicines.

Local Accommodation

Foreign delegates are requested to kindly contact at the following hotels to book rooms for them as per convenience. Please quote ‘IGU Nainital Conference 2011’ while contacting the following hotels for reservations. Please note that the Conference days are busy tourist season in Nainital and hotels are booked much in advance.

The Manu Maharani Nainital (rates are inclusive of breakfast for two adults)Premium Room(double-bed): USD 165 per night

112

Newsletter 2/2010

Club Room(double-bed): USD 186 per nightExtra bed: USD 22 per nightContact: Telephone: 0091+5942+237342 to237347

email : manumaharani@vsnl.comFacsimile: 0091+05942237350

Please note that 5 percent extra tax per room rent is generally charged.

Hotel Welcome Park Nainital (The following rates are being quoted after 20% discount for conference participants exclusive of breakfast.) In all there are 3 standard rooms, 17 deluxe rooms and 14 luxury rooms in the hotel. The payments will be made directly to the hotel arrangement by the participants either through credit cards or by traveler’s cheque on arrival. At present 1 USD is equal to 43 Indian Rupees.

Standard Room(double-bed): USD 60 per nightDeluxe Room(double-bed): USD70 per nightLuxuryRoom(double-bed): USD 80 per night Contact: Telephone: 0091+5942+235552, 236852, 239052

Website: www.hotelwelcomepark.comEmail:hotelwelcomepark@rediffmail.com

Please note that 5 percent extra tax per room rent is generally charged. Registration fees

Foreign Delegates: (to be decided)Accompanying Persons: (to be decided)Indian Delegates: Rs 1200/=Research Scholars: Rs.600/=Please note that the conference registration fee shall be deposited in the main branch of State bank of India, Nainital. The conference account will be opened in the state bank of India for which exact details for money transfer from outside India and also from within India will be provided in the next circular.

The cost of the field trip will be communicated with the second circular.

Important Dates

Submission of pre registration form December 31, 2010Submission of abstract January 31, 2011Submission of full papers March 31, 2011Payments of registration fee March 31,2011

113

Newsletter 2/2010

Contact

All correspondence should be made directly to the Commission Chair and the Convener of the Conference at the following addresses.

Prof. Etienne NelCommission ChairDepartment of GeographyUniversity of OtagoP.O. Box 56DunedinNew ZealandTel. ++ 6434798548 Fax ++64-3-4 799037Email ELN@geography.otago.ac.nz

Prof. R. ChandConvenerIGU Commission Nainital Conference 2011 Department of GeographyDSB Campus , Kumaun University Nainital-263002Uttarakhand, IndiaTel. ++91-9412983484 ++91-5942-237235Email raghuvir_chand@rediffmail.com

114

Newsletter 2/2010

Registration FormIGU Commission Nainital Conference 2011

Local and Regional Responses to Globalization in Mountains and Marginal areas of the world

May 1 - 9, 2011

Department of Geography, Kumaun University Nainital,263002, Uttarakhand India

Name (Block letters) ...................................................................................................................

Position held................................................................................................................................

Affiliating organization.................................................................................................................

Profession...................................................................................................................................

Mailing address...........................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................

Tel…………………………… email.............................................................................................

I wish to present a paper entitled................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................

I wish to participate in the post conference excursion yes no

Number of Accompanying persons, if any ……..

I wish to deposit the registration fee yes no

I wish to deposit the excursion fee yes no

Note: Kindly fill in the registration form and email it to the convener and the Commission Chair at the following addresses:

Prof. Raghubir Chand , Convener, IGU Commission Nainital Conference 2011, Department of Geography, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital Uttarakhand, India, email: raghuvir_chand@rediffmail.com

Prof. Etinne Nel, Commission Chair,Department of Geography, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand, email: ELn@geography.otago.ac.nz

(Photocopies of the registration form are acceptable from local participants).

115

Newsletter 2/2010

Appendix 2:

International Geographical Union – Union Géographique Internationale

Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Regional and Local Development

1. Project Summaries - MARÍA EUGENIA CEPPARO- Proyecto CONICET “Conceptos y realidades de la marginalidad. Permanencias y cambios de las decisiones públicas y privadas. Malargüe, Mendoza. Impactos en los procesos de avance o retroceso de la marginalización en las actividades genuinamente productivas”.

“ Concepts and realities of marginalization. Permanence and change in public and private decisions. Malargüe, Mendoza. Impacts on the processes of advance and retreat of marginalization in genuinely productive activity ".

The project deepened the theoretical and thematic analysis of marginality from several perspectives: 1) intersection in the core-periphery model, 2) the subtle differences and similarities between the peripheral and marginal areas, 3) compared to sparsely populated territories and rural areas in decline or paralyzed, 4) the recovery of the results obtained in previous research projects, and finally 5) the transfer of the above aspects in the Department of Malargue, in the south of Mendoza.

- MARÍA EUGENIA CEPPARO (Directora) Proyecto Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2009-2011

“Las iniciativas públicas y privadas en el departamento de Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina. Posibilidades y limitaciones socio-territoriales de un contexto marginal para adaptarse a las innovaciones”.

"The public and private initiatives in the Department of Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina. Socio-territorial possibilities and limitations of a marginal context to adapt to innovations”.

Equipo formado por cinco geógrafas, dos historiadores, una ingeniera forestal, y una ayudante alumna.

The project's original contributions are based on: 1. Identifying the impacts of public and private policies io the organization of the department, with outstanding traits of marginality. 2. Explaining the causes of change or stagnation in the deeply rooted productive circuits and in the new activities. 3. Theorizing about the modalities of public and private initiatives and innovations generated in the framework of marginality that characterizes this territory. 4. Comparing the use of public funds and private investment of Malargüe with marginal economies, studied in other researches. 5. Transfer tof he results to the social decision-makers and the community in general.

116

Newsletter 2/2010

2. Publications- Libros - Book

Cepparo, ME., (coord.), 2010. “Rasgos de marginalidad. Diferentes enfoques y aportes para abordar su problemática. Malargüe, un ejemplo motivador”, ("Traits of marginality. Different approaches and contributions to address their problems. Malargüe, a motivating example”), Mendoza, Editorial de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UNCuyo.

Autores: H. Capellà Miternique, M. E.Cepparo, G. Gabrielidis, W. Leimgruber, E. B. Prieto, I. Roccaro,M. Rodríguez, H. C. Salvatierra.

- Cap. I: La marginalidad. La complejidad del proceso y de la identificación del concepto . María Eugenia Cepparo - Cap. II: Marginality and development in the 21st century. Issues of human rights and solidarity (texto original) Walter LeimgruberMarginalidad y desarrollo en el siglo XXI. Derechos humanos y solidaridad (Resumen. Traducción: E.B. Prieto) - Cap. III: ¿El margen y la diferencia: un discurso propio? Hugo Capellà Miternique- Cap. IV: Malargüe. Condiciones naturales y ciclos socioeconómicos. María Eugenia Cepparo- Cap. V: El paisaje y el enfoque semiológico de R. Brunet. Una mirada diferente para abordar la realidad. Mónica Rodríguez - Cap. VI: Geotecnologías para la detección de cambios en la frontera agrícola, pecuaria y forestal en ámbitos con fragilidad socioeconómica. Hilda Cristina Salvatierra- Cap. VII: La Política Fiscal a nivel local y su impacto en la reducción de la pobreza y la marginalidad, y en la competitividad y desarrollo económico territorial. Isabel Roccaro

117

Newsletter 2/2010

- Cap. VIII: El Plan Estratégico Malargüe y sus iniciativas para el ámbito ruralMaría Eugenia Cepparo, Estela B. Prieto, Graciela Gabrielidis- Cap. IX: Conflictos de un territorio vulnerable para integrarse a la dinámica del siglo XXI. María Eugenia Cepparo, Estela B. Prieto, Graciela Gabrielidis- Cap. X: Entre la persistencia y la variabilidad: factores socio-económicos que influyen en los territorios marginales.María Eugenia Cepparo- Capítulo XI: Estrategias de gestión en las políticas educativas para superar la marginalidad. Graciela Gabrielidis- Cap. XII: La valoración del Paso Pehuenche como alternativa de comunicación bioceánica en el marco del MERCOSUR. Estela B. Prieto- Cap. XIII: Reconsiderando la marginalidad y sus variaciones. El Departamento de Malargüe como ejemplo motivador. María Eugenia Cepparo

- Capítulos de libros- Cepparo, M.E., 2008. “Small and local initiative in Southern Patagonia”. En: Valenca, M., Nel, E., Leimgruber, W., (Ed) “The global challenge and globalization”, Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 101-115. ISBN 1-60021-839-3. 462 p. - Cepparo de Grosso, M.E., 2008. “Small and local initiative in Southern Patagonia”. En: Hoverland J. (Ed.) “Argentina: economic, political and social issues”. New York, pp. 117-131. ISSN 978-1-60456-469-3. 141p.- Cepparo, M.E., 2009. “Potencialidades y limitaciones territoriales e institucionales en el contexto rural del departamento de Malargüe, sur de Mendoza”. Capítulo del Libro, pp. 221-251. En: Molina de Buono, G. (coord.), Benedetto, A., Bombal, D., Cepparo, M.E., et al. Pautas de gestión territorial hacia un municipio innovador, INCIHUSA-CONICET. ISBN 978-950-692-687-6. 260p.- Cepparo, M.E., 2009. “Entre la persistencia y la variabilidad: factores socio-económicos que influyen en los territorios marginales. El caso de Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina”, pp. 219-236. En: Geralda de Almeida, M., 2009. (comp). “Territorialidades na América Latina”, Goiania, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Goaiás. ISBN 978-85-87191-18-2. 238p. - Cepparo, M.E., 2009. "Marginality in the context of the New Rurality: Application to the Case of Malargüe in Mendoza, Argentina” En: Sánchez-Aguilera, D., (Ed.) “Marginalization, Globalization, and Regional and Local Responses. The Way Forward: Local Social Movements in Marginal Areas”. Barcelona, España. En prensa.

118