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Category: Geography Compass

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

Brexit, global production networks, global value chains, neo-nationallism, protectionism, Trump

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

borders, globalisation, Mexico, Political Geography, Trump, wall

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

Global warming, Lightning, Remote sensing, spatial science, storms

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

agriculture, anthropogenic impact, Colony Collapse Disorder, ecosystems, Honey bee, land use, Monocultures, more-than-human, nature

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

Climate change, climate change adaptation, geography and the media, media, scientific communication

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

24/7, Day, Daylight Saving Time, Diurnal, Night, Nocturnal capitalism, space, time

‘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

Cookery, Femininity, Food, Gender, Gender roles, identity, Kitchen, labour, memory, Performance, Sexism, Women

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

Air, Air transport, Airplane, Airport, Gender, Geopolitics, identity, International Relations, Territory, terrorism, travel

Reframing civil society through the everyday: from farms to toilets

By Amita Bhakta, Loughborough University The evolving role of civil society in the development agenda is a critical point of … More

civil society, development studies, Everyday Life, sanitation, world toilet day

A Real Game Changer: The Use of GPS Tracking Devices in English Football

Kate Whiston, University of Nottingham Last month the use of GPS tracking in football came under scrutiny, following a seven-minute … More

body, Computers, Football, GIS, GPS tracking, Hybrids, Location Based Services, Locational data, Machines, space, Sports geography, technology

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