By Markus Hesse, University of Luxembourg One of the most significant and visible impacts of Covid-19 and the related lockdowns has … More
Category: Geography Compass
Calling for contributions on COVID-19
Geography Directions has always looked to showcase the importance of geography and geographical insights to pressing issues facing society and the … More
Beyond facilitator? The state in global value chains and global production networks
Rory Horner, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Not so long ago, proposed policies to “repatriate international supply chains” as part … More
Boundaries, Borders, and… The Trump Wall?
By Jillian Smith, University of Birmingham We have all heard it: “I will build a great wall – and nobody … More
Using spatial science and lightning to predict thunderstorms
By Joseph J. Bailey, University of Nottingham Lightning, while visually stunning and often quite exciting, poses a very real threat to … More
Geographers and the ‘beepocalypse’
Kate Whiston, University of Nottingham Amidst the buzz of the Great British Bee Count, which is currently in full swing, … More
Climate change: adaptation, science, and the media
By Joseph J. Bailey, University of Nottingham, UK. One is never short of media coverage on climate change, but there has … More
The Rhythm of the Night: Nocturnal Geographies
Kate Whiston, University of Nottingham The clocks have gone forward, the nights are getting lighter, and, as ever, there’s geography … More
‘A woman’s place is in the kitchen’: Changing culinary culture
Kate Whiston, University of Nottingham In a recent article, Meah (2016) discusses the space of the kitchen – seemingly mundane … More
High-flying research: Geographies of air transportation
Kate Whiston, University of Nottingham This weekend marked the fifty-eighth anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, so what better time … More
