By Benjamin Sacks, Princeton University The phrase ‘East of Suez’ looms large in our geographical imagination. Long after the end … More
Tag: Global Issues
Housing Refugees: Prejudice and the Potentials of Encounter
This summer the British media opened its eyes, cleared its collective throat, and eventually gave voice to a global refugee crisis that has been growing for years…
Poaching of South Africa’s rhinos and the displacement of people from Limpopo National Park, Mozambique
By Joseph J. Bailey (@josephjbailey), University of Nottingham, UK. Across the globe, nature faces an enormous array of pressures from … 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
Time to rethink the e-waste problem
By Josh Lepawsky My eye is caught by a recent news headline that proclaims “U.S. Isn’t Flooding the Third World with E-waste“. … More
The Future of European Aviation?
by Benjamin Sacks The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökul volcano on 20 March 2010 demonstrated the weaknesses in Europe’s diverse air … More
Rapid land-use changes are creating the geology of the Anthropocene
By Eli Lazarus From a historical perspective, land grabbing – deals involving acquisitions of large-scale land assets – is not … More
A British Arctic Policy for the Twenty-first Century
by Benjamin Sacks Britain retains significant interests in the Arctic Ocean, according to a recently published commentary in The Geographical Journal. … More
On universities as border sites
by Matt Jenkins In August 2012, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) revoked London Metropolitan University’s status as a visa sponsor … More
Climate Change Adapatation: Greening Urban Environments
by Fiona Ferbrache What happened to your Christmas tree at the end of December? Did you recycle wrapping paper and … More
