Geoinformatics systems
With about 250 participants, the advanced training seminar of the Runder Tisch GIS e.V. took place for the 18th time from the 08.-11. of April at the Technical University of Munich. Under the motto: “Modern geoinformatics – Development of the geodata potential”, there was discussed and reported in several training courses and twelve parallel meetings on current trends in geoinformatics. The conference proceedings under the name “Geoinformationssysteme 2013” provides an insight in the debated issues and can be ordered at Wichmannverlag (http://www.wichmann-verlag.de).
Modeling Social Phenomena In Spatial Context
80 scientists and practioners from Europe, the USA, and Asia participated in the 8th European Social Simulation Association Conference, held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, from September 10-14, 2012. A broad discussion about modeling and simulation techniques in the social sciences dominated the conference. Apart from a publication in the series Salzburger Geographische Arbeiten (vol. 48, obtainable from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) a new publication with topics of a spatially explicit coupling of social phenomena and processes can be now announced. Please contact LIT publisher (http://www.lit-verlag.de) to order this book.
Cooperation project with SIR
The research group social geography, in cooperation with SIR (Salzburg Institute for Spatial Planning & Housing), is announcing a project on the changing and growing challenges that municipalities in the federal state of Salzburg have to face in the 21th century. Over the last decades, an increasing number of responsibilities and duties have been transfered to municipalities, while important sources of revenue have eroded. With an ageing population, changes in the labor markets and societal transformation, municipalities have to take part in sustaining social cohesiveness.
The projects aims at identifying the main current and future challenges of municipalities, which in turn will provide local decision makers with information about possible way to act and react.
Cooperation project with ifz and ZEA.
The research group social geography, in cooperation with the ifz (international research centre for ethical and social issues [contractor]) and the ZEA (Center for Ethics and poverty research), is conducting scientific monitoring and evaluation of the initiative "Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft" that has been started in 2012 by the Fonds Gesundes Österreich.
For more information see here.