Border research emphases on the discourse analysis on critical issues and connotation of separation – demarcation \u2013 segregation and conflicts and translated and theorizing these issues in various patterns of urbanism. Borders determine the degree of how regions are positioned in the global maps with the condition with which regions are valued, categorised and marked by its capacity to create individual geographical identities and unique settlement patterns. Borders define socially and economically incompatible systems that influence the nature of mobility of goods, human traffic, and economic transactions that suggest temporal, subdued, blurring socio-cultural entities defined by urban orders. Borders create these blurring urban orders along its boundaries defined by lack of cohesiveness with either sides of a border.<\/p>\n
Borders are more than geographically defined separations, but accounts of metamorphoses and metaphors that two neighbouring states are defined by the economy, politics, culture, and religion \u2013 manifested by its typological entities.<\/p>\n
Mapping Borders reflecting on the following issues:<\/p>\n
Borders Research Scopes<\/p>\n
The deadline for abstracts is Tuesday 30 January 2018. Send abstract by email or post on or before to:<\/p>\n
Helen Aggasild
\nScott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment
\nRobert Gordon University
\nSir Ian Wood Building,
\nGarthdee Road,
\nAberdeen,
\nAB10 7GJ,<\/p>\n