by Kezia Barker, Birkbeck, University of London, UK The zombie apocalypse has become a kitsch and playful marketing tool that … More
Author: RGS-IBG Managing Editor: Academic Publications
Who dies young in a rich city? Increasingly the homeless
By Nicola Brimblecombe, Mark Green and Danny Dorling Cover Photo: Five people sleeping rough outside the School of Geography and … More
4 new features to the journals: explained
By Phil Emmerson, RGS-IBG Readers of the RGS-IBG journals may have noticed a couple of changes over the last few … More
How will China power its global urban expansion?
By Joe Williams, Durham University, UK and Caitlin Robinson, Newcastle University, UK In June 2019, a tribunal in Kenya halted … More
How you feel in the gym matters. It’s a matter of social justice.
We are bombarded with messages to ‘move more.’ Physical activity is good for us, we’re told. In the right doses, yes, meeting minimum levels of activity reduces our risk of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, some cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and depression, plus it helps with stress and our general quality of life.
It seems often forgotten, however, that ‘moving more’ usually means going somewhere. For many of us, that place is the gym. And gyms can be more, or less, inviting.
Comparing artificial lighting in rural UK and India.
By Robert Shaw (Newcastle University, UK) and Ankit Kumar (Eindhoven University of Technology, NL) Public lighting is widely understood as … More
Integrating Cultural and Natural Heritage for Sustainable Urban Development
by Creighton Connolly, University of Lincoln Heritage is increasingly recognised as central to planetary wellbeing and sustainability initiatives. For instance, … More
What walking the city streets might tell us about spatial justice and democracy
By Elaine Stratford, University of Tasmania In cities around the world, on any day or night, billions of us walk … More
The geographies of Political Parties
by Sam Halvorsen, Queen Mary University, London Political parties matter. We do not have to look far to see that … More
Global Encounters: Voluntourism in Fiji
By Sharon McLennan, Massey University/Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Voluntourism, the phenomenon that combines international volunteering with the more traditional tourist … More
