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S4 Summer GIS Institute Geographic Analysis Conference ("Geo-Con")

June 20th, 2008, PSTC

Session 1: Society and Space: Global Perspectives I
9:00 - 9:12Trille Loft, Sociology
 "The Unthinkable Reform - A New Map of Denmark?"
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9:12 - 9:24Kelly Bay, Political Science
 "Poverty, Participation and Politics: Explaining the Quality of Education in Nicaragua"
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9:24 - 9:36Marcelo Silva, Watson Institute
 "Inequality and civil society: so close but so far"
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9:36 - 9:48Kathleen Millar, Anthroplogy
 "The Social Construction of Space at a Garbage Dump in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"
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9:48 - 10:00Chris Gibson, Sociology
 "Race, Poverty, Public Infrastructure, and Civil Society in Salvador, Brazil"
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10:00 - 10:12Angelica Duran-Martinez, Political Science
 "Drugs and Politics in Colombia: A Spatial Approach"
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Session 2: Society and Space: Global Perspectives II
10:20 - 10:32Shruti Majumdar, Sociology
 "Spatial Distribution of Special Economic Zones in India"
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10:32 - 10:44 Harris Solomon, Anthropology
 "Science and the City: Mapping Discourse in Mumbai, India"
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10:44 - 10:56 Alice Klima, History of Art and Architecture
 "Monastic Landscape: Roudnice on the Elbe and the Augustinian canons in Bohemia"
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10:56 - 11:08 Eli Feiman, Political Science
 "Mapping Contestation: The Geography of Electoral Competition in Armenia "
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11:08 - 11:20 Dikshya Thapa, Sociology
  "Descriptive Analysis of the Political Transformation in Nepal"
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11:20 - 11:32 Melanie Cammett, Political Science
  "Social Welfare and Sectarianism: The Spatial Logic of Service Provision in Lebanon"
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Session 3: Society, Health and Space
12:15 - 12:27 Usree Kirtania, Community Health
  "Fruit-Vegetable Intake and Local Grocery Stores"
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12:27 - 12:39 Samantha Sterns, Community Health
  "Nursing Home and Hospice Access for Florida Residents"
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12:39 - 12:51 Martha Downs, Environmental Change Initiative
  "Exploratory Mapping of Climate & Population in Inner Mongolia"
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12:51 - 1:03 Charisse Gulosino, Education
  "An Inventory of Factors Relating to Charter School Locations"
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Session 4: Society and Space
1:15 - 1:27 Ruben Durante, Economics
  "Weather Variability, Risk-Sharing Networks and the Emergence of Generalized Trust: Evidence from European Regions"
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1:27 - 1:39 Alexis Cerda, Economics, Arizona State University
  "Mapping Indonesian Villages post-tsunami "
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1:39 - 1:51 Gayatri Singh, Sociology
  "Rainbow Nation, Skewed Spectrum: Residential segregation in the inner city Johannesburg, South Africa"
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1:51 - 2:03 Charlton Leslie Ziervogel, Sociology, University of Cape Town
  "Exploring Cape Town’s New Built Environment: Mapping Racial Integration"
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2:03 - 2:15 Thandie Hlabana, Sociology
  "Spatial Analysis of Marriage Patterns in South Africa"
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