Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Migration

The world’s fastest growing cities by population

The world’s fastest growing cities by population

ByGeographical StaffJun 8, 2022
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
Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

ByJacob DykesApr 28, 2022
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan prompted a refugee crisis, highlighting how nations differ in the numbers they’re willing to re-home
Fish and chips

Does immigration really harm cultural identity?

ByGeographical ContributorNov 26, 2021
Cultural evolution researcher Alex Mesoudi challenges the belief that immigration harms a host country's cultural identity.
The megacity challenge: how to deal with rapid population growth

The megacity challenge: how to deal with rapid population growth

ByGeographical ContributorOct 1, 2021
Population levels are rising and nowhere is this felt more keenly than in the world’s megacities – home to more than ten million people.
Syrian refugees in a migrant camp outside Aleppo

Predictions of mass-migration due to climate change are rife, but not necessarily accurate

ByChris FitchDec 27, 2020
Climate change is forecast to trigger the mass migration of millions of people in the coming years, but are these predictions really accurate?
Village Bay on the island of Hirta, St Kilda

St Kilda – the rugged, isolated beauty of the UK’s seabird haven

ByMark RoweAug 28, 2020
The depopulated Scottish islands of St Kilda continue to pull in visitors – and are a barometer of the threats faced by the UK’s seabirds.
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