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commission intends to continue to follow the objectives that 2016 conference of igu commission 13
were in its focus in the 2012-2016 period, that is:
1. To further the understanding of marginality and the process-

es of marginalization in our globalized world, through the study
and analysis of the forces responsible for the dynamics and
structures of spatial marginality at various scales. They will in-
clude, among others, issues of technology, gender, social struc-
ture and the environment.
2. To analyse marginality as the result of human perceptions and
decisions, leading to the understanding of the role of the various
agents in those processes, and their response to prevailing con-
ditions.
3. To develop comparative approaches to identify various types
of marginality and to put them into perspective and assess their
role in an increasingly globalized world. In particular, the empha-
sis needs to be placed on the experience of the South. To study
policy/institutional/community responses to economic and so-
cietal problems in marginal regions at various scales in relation
to local, regional and societal development, and to study human
responses to global change, including their implications for mar-
ginalization.
4. To study policy/institutional/community responses to econom-
ic and societal problems in marginal regions at various scales
in relation to local, regional, and societal development, and to
study human responses to global change, including their implica-
tions for marginalization.
The use and development of appropriate theory and methodology
are to be involved in each of the above.