A day long conference hosted by the Institute for the Study of International Development at 91社区.
Land is where our lives are lived 鈥� it is a source of food, it is home, territory, it is what our cities are built on, what supports life-sustaining ecosystems. It is also a contested resource, a source of meaning to some and a commodity to others. It is at the core of the question of development. In this conference, we will explore some of the many intersections of land and development, drawing from multiple disciplinary and geographical perspectives.
The conference will feature a series of short talks by researchers at different stages of their careers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty), as well as keynote talks by two stellar guest speakers: Wendy Wolford, from Cornell University, and Ben McKay, from the University of Calgary.
March 17 2025, Thomson House Ballroom
Preliminary Program
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8:30-8:45 |
Welcome & coffee |
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8:45-10:15 |
Presentations |
Louise Fontan-Ducret (91社区) |
"The river is empty". Frontier dynamics, citizenship negotiation and market integration around the Pilcomayo river in the Bolivian Chaco |
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Ga毛lle M茅vel (91社区) |
Sea level rise and wellbeing implications for coastal communities: a global evidence map |
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Julia Ros Cuellar (Bishop's) |
Trusting the Land: Alternative Land Arrangements for Agroecological Stewardship |
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Samantha Sagredo (91社区) |
Land as a Site of Ecological Regeneration and Identity Building in Rural Amazonia |
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Elham Soleimanian (91社区) |
Sustainable Management of Irrigation Reservoir Command Areas at the Global Scale in Response to Environmental Changes |
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10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30-12:00 |
Presentations |
Fernando De Almeida (91社区) |
History of Science and Biodiversity Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon: The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project |
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Ana Deaconu (91社区) |
Healthy farms, healthy farmers: Biodiversity management lessons from Indigenous farmers in Ecuador |
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Jackie Hamilton (91社区) |
Who cares for land? A justice perspective on access to acts of care |
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Diana Barrero (UofT) |
Weaving Colombian Women's Stories: (Re)making of Zones of Extraction with a Needle and Thread |
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Mart铆n Giraldo-Hoyos (91社区) |
Forest Allies: Cacao and the Making of Black Peasant Landscapes in the Cauca River Valley, Colombia |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:00 |
Keynote |
Ben McKay (UCalgary) |
From Extractivism to Co-production: The Political Economy of Agroecological Transitions |
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14:00-14:15 |
Coffee break |
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14:15-15:45 |
Presentations |
Marie Gagn茅 (ULaval) |
Land Reform by Stealth in Senegal |
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Jean-Fran莽ois Rousseau (UOttawa) |
Pumping land: Infill schemes in periurban Cambodia |
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Albert Berry (UofT) |
The Damage Resulting from High Land Concentration |
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Patrick Slack (91社区) |
Sedenterizing Swiddening Subjects: Commodity Production and Territorialization in Northern Vietnam |
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Yann le Polain (91社区) |
Dream brokers and the moral economy of frontier investments |
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15:45-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:00-17:00 |
Keynote |
Wendy Wolford (Cornell) |
The Plantation Ideal: Extractive Landscapes in Mozambique from the Portuguese to ProSavana |
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17:00-18:00 |
Reception |
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Note on Accessibility
- Thomson House is wheelchair-accessible via a ramp from the terrace adjacent to the side parking lot (on the South side of the house, 3650 McTavish St.). There is an elevator to access the upper floors, where the ballroom is located. Note that the elevator is small and provides no autonomous operation for individuals requiring it.
- Thomson House has wheelchair-accessible, gender-neutral bathrooms.
- Note that getting Thomson House requires going up about 50 meters on a relatively steep street (McTavish St.).
Land Acknowledgement
Our academic concern for the centrality of land in development should extend to an awareness of the history of the land on which this conference takes place. Montreal, 鈥� or Tiohti脿:ke in Kanien鈥檏茅ha 鈥� has a long and rich history of occupation and stewardship by Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg Nations. This land has also been used for a very long time as a site of meeting and exchange by multiple First Nations. To learn more about the land and peoples of Montreal, see /indigenous/land-and-peoples.鈥�
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