Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Cities
The smart cities of the future
See the cutting-edge designs from winners of the 2024 World Architecture Festival 'Smart Cities' category.
Hosting the Olympics: the winners and losers
Hosting the Olympics is a massive undertaking, not every city comes out on top Hosting the Summer or Winter Olympics…
AI predicts the impacts of climate change on cities
Our cities will look very different in the future as a result of climate change, unless we make changes now
The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria
Syria's 11-year civil war has left the country devastated, but life goes on despite the decade-long conflict
Adapting to survive on the front line of climate change
The heat is on for the countries facing the greatest threats from climate change, but some are already finding ways to adapt
What cities can do to combat rising heatwaves
Heat is a bigger killer than other climate disasters, such as floods and hurricanes. Cities are starting to wake up to the threat
Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces
In cities around the world, the geography of homosexuality is shifting. Queer people are finding new ways to gather
The world’s fastest growing cities by population
By 2050, 68 per cent of the world population is projected to live in urban areas. Here are the world's 10 fastest growing cities
Review: Wild City, by Florence Wilkinson
Chris Fitch reviews Florence Wilkinson's book Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, published by Orion Spring
Review: The Instant, by Amy Liptrot
Olivia Edward reviews the new book from Amy Liptrot, The Instant, published by Cannongate
Old and new in El Alto, Bolivia’s highest city
Shafik Meghji visits El Alto, Bolivia’s youngest and highest city, a place where the past and the future collide.
The megacity challenge: how to deal with rapid population growth
Population levels are rising and nowhere is this felt more keenly than in the world’s megacities – home to more than ten million people.
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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