Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Andrew Brooks
Food, fat and famine
New appetite-suppressing drugs are booming in the West while famine claims lives in Gaza. In both cases, food is a…
The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin
From climate change to Gaza, the pursuit of ‘balance’ often misleads rather than informs, warns Andrew Brooks
Beyond the farmer’s wife: unpacking gendered spaces
From Scottish tractors to Senegalese rice fields, Andrew Brooks traces how outdated labels still frame women’s work and men’s status across global landscapes
Business models that aren’t fit for every purpose
A forgotten kitchen gadget prompts Andrew Brooks to reflect on how an often lauded business model, while good for profit, might not benefit us all
Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography
Andrew Brooks on how geographers must keep challenging false ideas and develop new, truthful theories
The end of international development?
Andrew Brooks argues that long-term development aid was failing those it meant to help. But scrapping it without systemic changes will be disastrous
Do boycotts work in a post-political age?
Andrew Brooks looks at how consumer boycotts and celebrity activism reflect our changing, complex times around the world
How fashion is becoming ever-faster
Andrew Brooks considers whether recycling old clothes makes the fashion industry more sustainable or simply fuels even more consumption
The divisive art of lawns: lawn people versus fake lawn people
Andrew Brooks ponders on what exactly makes lawns so divisive
Packing in the tourists in the ‘Sardine City’ of Lisbon
As tourism to Lisbon booms, Andrew Brooks looks at how the city must balance globalisation alongside its local communities
Can we learn from environmental protests – then and now?
Andrew Brooks asks whether the lessons learned from a mass 1930s trespass should be applied to today’s environmental protests.
Empire to extinction: The legacy of Bristol Zoo
Andrew Brooks on the passing of Bristol Zoo and the ongoing debate about its role in the 21st century
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