The 28^th Colloquium of the International Geographical Union Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS)

23 – 28 August 2020
Zagreb, Croatia

Rural on the Move:
Transitions, Transformations, Mobilities and Resistance

The Department of Geography, of the Faculty of Science, of the University of Zagreb welcomes you to the 28^th Colloquium of the International Geographical Union Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS). After organizing successful conferences of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability (2014) and the IGU Commission on Marginalization, Globalization and Regional and Local Responses (2012), we are pleased to host academics, scholars, researchers and students interested in the past, present, and future of rural areas around the globe. The Colloquium seeks to provide an open international forum to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and challenge perspectives regarding potential paths for achieving rural sustainability in the 21^st century.

All that’s missing is you, brave rural explorers from all regions of the world, each on your own quest to reach new frontiers of Rural on the Move!  

Call for Papers

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

14 October 2019: First call for paper and poster abstracts

2 December 2019: Second call for paper and poster abstracts

20 January 2020: Abstracts submission deadline

9 March 2020: Notification of abstract acceptance

16 March 2020: Conference registration opens

27 April 2020: Regular registration closes

28 April 2020: Late registration opens

1 June 2020: Late registration closes 

Please feel free to contact us anytime: igurural2020@geog.pmf.hr