By Alan Ingram, University College London In March 2018, a remarkable object – a winged bull deity made from brightly-coloured … More
Tag: London
Exploring London’s New Brewing Geography
By Sam Page and Adam Dennett, University College London Brewing is all the rage again. BrewDog, one of the largest … More
Does green infrastructure represent a sound investment opportunity?
By Steve Cinderby, University of York, UK, and Sue Bagwell, London Metropolitan University, UK. Globally our societies are becoming increasingly … More
Property guardians: when private security becomes precarious housing
By Mara Ferreri, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Gloria Dawson, Independent researcher, and Alexander Vasudevan, University of Nottingham On 27 … More
Development Projects: Elite / Non-Elite Discourses
By Benjamin Sacks Civil projects constitute some of the most visible and symbolic actions of the state. Buildings, monuments, bridges, … 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
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
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 Target of Tall Buildings: The Shard Climb Protest
by Jen Turner In a 2007 Area article Igal Charney explains the politics surrounding debates over the building of structures in London. … More
Mapping Class
By Benjamin Sacks Conceptions of class remain inseparable from contemporary society, according to a BBC-commissioned study. The Great British Class … More
