Call for Abstracts
2011 Special Issue of the Annals of the Association of American Geographers

The Annals of the Association of American Geographers invites abstracts of papers to be considered for a special issue on Energy. This special issue will be the third in a series that highlights the work of geographers on themes of timely importance and global significance. Papers will be sought from a broad spectrum of scholars who draw on a geographic perspective to address any one or more of the following related themes: geophysical and biogeographic dynamics of energy systems, nature-society and human-environment interactions related to energy, and topics pertaining to the economic, human, social, political, cultural, historical, and methodological issues that are focused on the geographic dimensions of energy.

Examples of potentially relevant topics include original research focused on geographic analysis of energy and resource production, use, and consumption; alternative energy sources and social-environmental dynamics and impacts; energy policy; energy conservation; and other relevant areas. Abstracts of no more than 350 words should be submitted by 1 August 2009 to Robin Maier. Final papers of no more than 7,000 words---to be submitted via Manuscript Central---will be due by 1 March 2010 for publication in 2011. All submitted papers will be subject to full peer review.