I-Hsien Porter The United Nations ‘Food Price Index’ recorded food prices (particularly cereals, sugar and meat) rising to record highs. … More
Author: I-Hsien Porter
Research postgraduate in the Department of Geography, Durham University
Earthquake impacts
I-Hsien Porter On Monday night, a small (magnitude 3.3) earthquake struck near Ripon, North Yorkshire. Although the tremors were felt … More
Does Father Christmas exist?
I-Hsien Porter Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Christkind… many European cultures make reference to some sort of personification of Christmas. In … More
Doing geography differently
I-Hsien Porter In mid-November, villages in Cornwall were severely affected by flooding. After 33 mm (1.4 in) of rain in … More
Small societies
I-Hsien Porter An article in The Daily Telegraph argues that rural areas may suffer most from spending cuts. In the … More
Energy dilemmas
I-Hsien Porter In a paper in The Geographical Journal, Michael Bradshaw describes two pressures facing energy policy. First, there is … More
Debating the impact of scientific research
I-Hsien Porter Last week, the UK government announced its spending review. Amongst the cuts, funding for scientific research was frozen … More
Marine biodiversity
I-Hsien Porter The Census of Marine Life was published earlier this month, after a decade-long study by hundreds of scientists … More
Sustainable commuting
I-Hsien Porter In a paper in Area, Chris Banister and Nick Gallent analysed trends in commuting using census data from … More
Opportunities for sustainability
I-Hsien Porter From the 2012 Olympics to doorstep recycling collections, one issue that geographers are repeatedly confronted with is ‘sustainability.’ … More
