This Review was written by Zachary Grassby on the effectiveness of the US-Mexican Border Wall. Introduction: In 2016, Donald Trump stormed into the White House, largely due to one defining campaign slogan: “Build that wall!” The idea of a 20ft high concrete wall separating the US from Mexico rallied Republican support and the promise that Mexico would pay for its reinforced voters’ hopes and expectations. … Continue reading Trump’s Mexican Border Wall
This essay was written by Alastair Campell and was shortlisted for the FT x RGS Essay Competition. Explain how transport changes might help the world to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C of pre-industrial times; preferably lower than 1.5°C. The global average temperature is currently around … Continue reading Global Influence of Transport
An infographic written by Hugh Bowden on the inequality experienced in Chile (Featured Image: © MaxPixel) Continue reading Inequality in Chile
A GeoFactsheet Review written by Philip Lendorff on the effect of Covid-19 on the UK. As of the 1st of June 2020, the UK has the second highest number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the world. Following the USA with over one hundred thousand deaths, the United Kingdom has had over 38,000 casualties making it (as of yet)the ’worst hit’ country in Europe. … Continue reading Covid-19 in the UK
This fact file was written by Max Hersov KS and it won the D Block Urban Sustainability Prize (Featured Image: © Del Adams) Continue reading London Sustainability Factfile
As the methods of achieving biodiversity are hotly debated, to what extent is rewinding the answer for enhancing UK biodiversity? Continue reading UK Rewilding and Biodiversity
How interlinked is the UK economic development and sustainability in a globalised world? Continue reading Economic Development and Sustainability
A background on the Middle East and its migrational and physical development Continue reading The Middle East and Migration
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