OPINIONS
Touched nature
Jan 30, 2015
Written by
Christian Schwagerl
Erle Ellis, a geographer from the University of Maryland, had his Anthropocene epiphany quite some time ago, when he was hiking on Squirrel Island off the coast of Maine
Neoliberal nightmare
Dec 26, 2014
Written by
Mark Maslin
I was recently asked by an incredulous colleague why I was working in a Geography department. I answered that geography was the study of ‘the who, the where, and the how, of the past, present and future’
Social benefits
Nov 28, 2014
Written by
Chris Hamnett
Human geographers should pay more attention to the issues which affect the lives and living standards in different parts of the world and less to the more obscure areas of cultural geographical theory
Out of the shadows
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Richard Stones
There has never been a better time for the corporate world to embrace long-term environmental responsibility and stewardship
Happiness, naturally
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Dr Louise Reid
In order to develop healthy human populations and reduce environmental degradation, we need to encourage people to spend more time in nature
Time for a sea change
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Tim Stojanovic
Geographers haven’t attended enough to the blue part of the planet – the bit beyond the shoreline where the land ends and the oceans begin
Grabbed landscapes
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Eli Lazarus
21st-century land grabbing represents an uncontrolled form of geoengineering
Flooding’s future
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
John Lewin
We aren’t bad at predicting where flooding will happen – but not when – so we need to take precautions when it comes to flood protection in England
Learning to code
Jan 01, 2014
Written by
Alex Singleton
A geography curriculum should require students to learn how to code, ensuring that they’re equipped for a changed job market that’s increasingly detached from geographic information systems (GIS) as they were originally conceived
Can tourism save India’s tigers?
Jan 01, 2009
Written by
Julian Matthews
Current efforts to save India’s dwindling tiger populations are failing. But carefully managed tourism could offer this regal predator its best chance of survival
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