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The 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting will take place in Trondheim (June 16 – 19 2019) under the heading Sustainable Geography – Geographies of Sustainability. https://www.ntnu.edu/geography/calls-and-deadlines Please find the following call for papers at the session: Industries and the green economy Organizers: Grete Rusten, University of Bergen, Patrik Ström, University of Gothenburg, Andrew Jones, City, University of London Green Economies Network https://greeneconomies.w.uib.no Paper session With an economic geographical perspective this session do aim to bring valuable insight to the understanding of concepts, theoretical debates and empirical practise of green transitions. This may include papers that discuss the understanding of green transitions and green growth, as well as a papers focusing on how business motivations, strategies, organisational arrangements and actions contribute to a greener economy. Topics can also concern how these initiatives are formed by production systems, technologies, products and stakeholders. The papers either theoretical or empirical invited to the session, may cover different sectors, geographical context and scales. Examples of topics can be: * The way goals of ecological sustainability are integrated with goals of economic growth * Green economic transitions in global production systems and commodity chains * The significance of services in the development of a greener economy * Green economy and management strategies * How green business initiatives are formed by policies, regulations and incentives Other related topics are also welcome. Abstracts can be submitted to grete.rus...@uib.no<mailto:grete.rus...@uib.no>. by 10th of December. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by January 15 by the session convenors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [cid:image003.png@01D24594.3FE08200] Professor Andrew Jones City, University of London London EC1V 0HB Telephone +44 (0)20 7040 3123 email: andrew.jo...@city.ac.uk<mailto:andrew.jo...@city.ac.uk> www.city.ac.uk<http://www.city.ac.uk/>