US-South Africa Workshop: Space, Race and Urban Development; Durban, South Africa, August 2002

0138349 Abler/Gaile/Aspas该奖项支持美国-南非空间、种族和城市发展研讨会的30名参与者(15名来自美国，15名来自南非共和国)，该研讨会定于2002年8月8日至10日在南非德班举行。联合组织者是美国地理学家协会国际研究和学术交流委员会的Ronald Abler博士、Gary Gaile博士和Helen Aspaas博士；Witswatersrand大学地理和环境研究系的Christopher Rogerson博士；以及Rhodes大学地理系的Etienne Nel博士。共有约38人参加，他们将来自美国、南非共和国、加拿大和联合王国的学术界和政府组织。研讨会讨论将围绕三个主题展开：1)城市动态，2)地方经济发展，3)种族与空间。讲习班的主要目标是在美国和南非共和国的地理社区之间建立联系，以发展合作研究和教育方案。另一个目标是确定地理学家如何帮助政策制定者做出更好的、以科学为基础的决策，以促进民主和公平的经济/城市体系的可持续性。美国也经历了许多变化，这些变化可以与“空间、种族和城市发展”问题联系在一起，但这些变化和重大政策转变在南非共和国发生得更快。南非不断变化的城市状况为美国地理学家提供了一个对比和比较两国城市状况的机会。与此同时，南非地理学家和政策制定者将能够在更主流的当地经济和其他城市发展问题上学习美国的经验。研讨会前一周将通过电子邮件举行一次虚拟会议，以便与会者熟悉议程，并开始为合作研究项目提出一些想法。研讨会结果将通过专业期刊、会议和网站传播。该项目支持来自美国的五名初级调查人员参与。国际科学与工程办公室和行为和认知科学分部共同支持这一奖项。

0138349Abler/Gaile/AspaasThis award supports 30 participants (15 from the United States and 15 from the Republic of South Africa) in a US-South Africa Workshop on Space, Race and Urban Development, scheduled for August 8-10, 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The co-organizers are Drs. Ronald Abler, Gary Gaile, and Helen Aspaas with the International Research and Scholarly Exchange Committee in the Association of American Geographers; Dr. Christopher Rogerson, in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Witswatersrand; and Dr. Etienne Nel, in the Department of Geography at Rhodes University. There will be a total of approximately 38 participants, who will be drawn from academia and governmental organizations in the United States, the Republic of South Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Workshop discussions will be organized around three themes: 1) Urban Dynamics, 2) Local Economic Development, and 3) Race and Space. The major goal of the workshop is to establish linkages between the geography communities in the United States and the Republic of South Africa for the development of collaborative research and education programs. An additional goal is to identify ways that geographers can help policymakers make better, scientifically-based decisions in order to contribute to the sustainability of democratic and fair economic/urban systems.The United States has also experienced many changes that can be linked to the issues of "Space, Race, and Urban Development," but these changes and major policy shifts have occurred much more rapidly in the Republic of South Africa. This changing urban situation in South Africa provides US geographers an opportunity to contrast and compare the urban situations in the two countries. At the same time South African geographers and policymakers will be able to learn from US experiences in more mainstream local economic and other urban development issues. A virtual conference will be conducted, via e-mail, one week prior to the workshop so the participants can become familiar with the agenda and begin to develop some ideas for cooperative research projects. Workshop results will be disseminated through professional journals, meetings, and a web site.The project supports the participation of five junior investigators from the United States. The Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences jointly support this award.