This essay, by Bertie Low OS, was the winner of the Rhodes Prize, 2020. We first have to establish what is meant by the term “inequalities”. According to the UN, inequality is: “the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities”[1]. But we must also observe that it is plural. Therefore, we must look at the different kinds of inequality. There are two … Continue reading Inequalities Compromising Development
The experiences and reflection on CDE’s qualitative research in Puerto Rico Continue reading Reflections on Research in Puerto Rico
In a rapidly developing global environment, does rapid growth of the digital economy and technological advancements benefit developing countries? Continue reading Technological Evolution in Developing Countries
The government ought to prioritise the aims centralising the reformation of the transport industry and internal combustion vehicles, and the aims complementing this initiative. Continue reading The UK’s Green Industrial Revolution
Slavery has been a part of human history for a long time, where more powerful societies have oppressed weaker ones to lives of servitude. Continue reading Geography of the Slave Trade
Investing in a green future will help restore confidence, encourage growth and generate the tax revenue necessary to manage the government’s debt. Continue reading UK Renewable Energy and COVID
Muons are an extremely dense (207 times heavier than an electron), negatively charged subatomic particle. They were first discovered in 1936 by Carl D. Anderson and Seth Neddermeyer and are formed when high energy protons in cosmic rays collide with atomic nuclei in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. It has been estimated that around 10,000 reach any one square metre of Earth, every minute. Without going … Continue reading The Importance of Muons to Geography
In a geographic sense, environmental determinism is defined as the belief that the environment with its geological features, landforms and climate, has directly shaped the way that societies have developed. In other words, physical features have set human civilisations on a certain developmental trajectory. Continue reading Environmental Determinism
The Cannon Yarder 