By Sharon McLennan, Massey University/Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Voluntourism, the phenomenon that combines international volunteering with the more traditional tourist … More
Tag: Development
Climate resilience and adaptation: raffia production in Makira Natural Park, north-east Madagascar
By Joseph J. Bailey (@josephjbailey), University of Nottingham, UK. “Support for women’s associations in Madagascar to enhance raffia production is … More
Measuring sustainability across scales
By Joseph J. Bailey (@josephjbailey), University of Nottingham, UK. Sustainability, meeting present demands without degrading environments in such a way … More
Spatial and Local Factors in Understanding Financial Crises
By Benjamin Sacks Geography, economics, and finance are intimately linked disciplines, a relationship that is sometimes misunderstood or ignored entirely … More
Sustainable Urbanism: Transport Hubs and City Exchanges
by Fiona Ferbrache Travel by train through Reading or Northampton and you will be able to observe the construction works … More
Shock of the Global: Post-War Britain and Globalisation
by Benjamin Sacks The Second World War permanently altered Britain’s relationship with the rest of the globe. Before 1939 the … More
No change from climate change: island vulnerability
by Ilan Kelman Climate change is often touted as humanity’s biggest development challenge. Low-lying, tropical islands are particularly highlighted as … More
Geography, Politics, and Finance
by Benjamin Sacks As this article is being authored, United States senators are racing against a Thursday, 17 October deadline … More
Gibraltar: The Fortune of Location
by Benjamin Sacks As is the case every few years, Gibraltar recently returned to many newspapers’ front pages as London … More
The Local vs Global in Caribbean Sugar
by Benjamin Sacks The Caribbean, with over five hundred years of continual direct Old and New World involvement, remains a … More
