By Helen Pallett On Thursday December 5th the east coast of the UK was battered by high winds and rain, … More
Tag: Global Issues
Glocal Finance: bounded forms of global financial capitalism
By Fiona Ferbrache Entrepôts, freeports, bonded warehouses… these terms refer to special economic zones in which regulations are relatively relaxed … More
Rewilding as a new paradigm for nature conservation?
By Helen Pallett The news that the residents of a small town in subarctic Canada are teaching the polar bears they … 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
Spatial exclusivity and anxiety: on and beyond our planet
by Tijo Salverda and Iain Hay Mauritius may not the first thing that comes to mind when watching Elysium, a … More
New perspectives on an aquacultural geography
by Ben Belton and Simon Bush So how many people realise that more than half the fish eaten by human … More
Adapting to coastal change: understanding different points of view in coastal erosion management
by Mark Tebboth The devastating flooding in central Europe is a powerful example of the destruction that extreme weather can … 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
Make Do and Spend
by Thomas Birtchnell Slogans from the past can in some special cases carry through to the present. Some slogans even … More
