Inequality in Chile
An infographic written by Hugh Bowden on the inequality experienced in Chile (Featured Image: © MaxPixel) Continue reading Inequality in Chile
Category: Short Read
Global Influence of Transport
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
The Power of Geography – Review
This is a review written by Edouard Molhant Proost of the book ‘The Power of Geography’ by Tim Marshall Tim Marshall’s new book ‘The Power of Geography’, a sequel to his first book ‘Prisoners of Geography’, encapsulates what happens when a journalist is no longer constricted by a few pages of space within which they can write. In his new book, Marshall sweeps across the … Continue reading The Power of Geography – Review
London Sustainability Factfile
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
Inequalities Compromising Development
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
Environmental Determinism
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 Misconceptions Behind Migration
If you open any newspaper or turn on the TV and listen to the news in the UK, you will undoubtedly hear about the massive influx of migrants that are putting a “huge strain” on our country and the EU. Continue reading The Misconceptions Behind Migration
Cities After COVID
It is without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on our way of life, especially so in urban environments. This isn’t a novelty either. Continue reading Cities After COVID
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