This session explores the intersections of economic activity, spatiality, and development with a focus on alternative economies, tourism, gender, digital platforms, and urban transformation. Presenters highlight diverse global perspectives—from agro-ecotourism in Taiwan to e-commerce in the Caribbean and self-employment among Nigerian women—offering insights into how economic practices are shaped by geography, policy, culture, and digital technologies.

• 10:15 AM
  Exploring the Economic Feasibility of Agro-Ecotourism as a Climate Change Adaptation Measure: A Travel Cost Approach
  Wan-Jiun Chen, Institute of Natural Resource Management, National Taipei University, Taiwan

• 10:30 AM
  Cooperatives, Commoning, and the Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Economic Alterity
  Jonah Olsen, University of Toronto

• 10:45 AM
  A Tale of Caribbean Retail: Mapping the Changing Landscape of the Region’s Cross-Border Consumption Behaviours
  Kesha Fevrier, Queen's University

• 11:00 AM
  Self-Employed Women in Nigeria: Exploring Who They Are and Where They Live
  Richard Adeleke, University of Waterloo

• 11:15 AM
  L'impact des universités dans le développement urbain des villes au Sénégal : une comparaison entre l'université Alioune Diop de Bambey et l'université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor
  Abel Latyr Sarr, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique