By Benjamin Sacks On 2-6 December 2014 an international group of leading scholars of historical geography – including a large … More
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New journal, Geo: Geography and Environment open for submissions
by Fiona Nash, Managing Editor: Academic Publications at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Geo: Geography and Environment is a fully open access, … More
Geographic Information Systems –a Tool for Geographers or a Science in Its Own Right?
by Briony Turner There’s an interesting paper by Mordechai Haklay in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers which starts … More
Human and Physical interactions
The recent floods in the UK have captured the imagination of the media and general population. The relationship between flood events and … More
Visualising History: Geography, Art and Exhibitions
by Fiona Ferbrache Many different forms of representation have provided inspiration to geographers: works of literature, art, photography, political analysis, … More
Exploring Geography
by Fiona Ferbrache The Royal Geographical Society (-IBG) has a strong historical association with exploration. Famous explorers such as David … More
21st Century Challenges: Natural Disasters
Announcing a new event in The Royal Geographical Society’s 21st Century Challenges series. The earth is a hazardous place; natural … More
