By Julian Shaw, King’s College London The Independent recently published a story about a Christmas Eve arson attack on a … More
Tag: Urban Geography
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…
An Uncomfortable Encounter for David Cameron in the ‘Auditory Space’ of Radio 1
By Ashley Crowson, King’s College London. The UK election campaign has, so far, been a rather dull, stage-managed affair, with … 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
Opening Spatial Secrets and Closed Spaces: Urban Exploration
by Fiona Ferbrache Robert Macfarlane (author of The Old Ways and other adventures on foot) focused his attention on Urban … 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
“On Yer Bike”: Sociotechnical Perspectives of Cycling
Jen Dickie Cycling hit the headlines last week when David Cameron announced that £94 million would be invested across eight … More
Place-naming: designing city narratives
by Fiona Ferbrache Gliding up the escalator of Station Jean Jaurès, the lively activity of Place (du Président Thomas) Wilson … 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
