Call for contributions on Geodemographics

14-02-2016

Geoforum Perspektiv no. 28

Call for contributions to a special issue on Geodemographics

Scheduled publication:  Autumn 2016

 

As part of the upcoming Nordic Workshop on Geodemographics, this issue of Geoforum Perspektiv is dedicated to Geodemographics. Read more about the workshop here http://geoforum.dk/kurser-og-arrangementer/nordic-workshop-on-geo-demographics/

Topics of interest could be but are not limited to:

–        INSPIRE specifications on demographic data

–        Georeferencing demographic data

–        Data privacy

–        Forecasts based on demographic data

–        Use of sociodemographic data

–        Nordic demographic data sources

–        Nordic demographic studies

–        Visualisation of demographic data

–        Demography and health

–        Demography and welfare

–        Migration

–        Tracking based on demographic data

–        Other topics related to demographics 

The scope is to cover state-of-art development within geodemographics, addressing possibilities as well as practical obstacles occurring when using spatial data in this context.

Authors are hereby invited to contribute to the coming special issue. Contributions can be made to the scientific (peer-reviewed) part or the technical part (non peer-reviewed) of the issue.

The editor of the special issue can be contacted at:

Professor Henning Sten Hansen, Aalborg University, hsh@land.aau.dk

Editor, Line Hvingel, COWI, lthv@cowi.dk

Important dates for reviewed articles:

  • Submission of article (Max 7.500 words all inclusive): September 1, 2016
  • Submission of final version of the article: October 15, 2016

Important dates for non-reviewed articles:

  • Article submission (Max 3.000 words all inclusive): September 15, 2016
  • Submission of final version: October 15, 2016