Why is sand a powerful natural resource? Dr Laura Schoenberger
In this podcast, we meet with Laura Schoenberger, we explore how, in countries such as Cambodia, sand mining is contributing to the erosion of estuaries, collapse of riverbanks. Sand is not a renewabl...
16 Aug 201911min
How is place-attachment and belonging managed in refugee re-settlement? Sara Kindon and Amber Kale
When refugees re-settle into new communities it can impact sense of belonging, place and home. So how can this be negotiated and managed? In this podcast we’re joined by Sara Kindon and Amber Kale fr...
12 Aug 201923min
How is creativity produced in the Caribbean? Dr Pat Noxolo
Caribbean creativity has shaped literary, music and dance cultures globally. Alongside this geographers are increasingly looking at what performance can tell us about place, identity and politics. I...
9 Aug 201931min
How does international aid work? Dr Emma Mawdsley
International aid is more than a flow of money. Whilst it’s an economic exchange, it’s also one that shaped by geopolitics and geographical imaginations about place - especially so, in terms of tradit...
5 Aug 201925min
What is rural gentrification? Professor Martin Philips
Traditionally, gentrification has been considered a highly urban process, taking place in cities and towns. But gentrification - and its implications for changing landscapes, rising rents, and displac...
2 Aug 201921min
What do cartoons tell us about global politics? Dr Daniel Hammett
With changing borders, Brexit and Trump it’s an interesting time for global geopolitics. Historically, and even more so in today’s current climate political cartoons are released via newspaper and soc...
29 Juli 201922min
How do we talk about environmental risk? Professor Esther Eidinow
Whilst research and science often provide an explanation on how the world works, the role of concepts such as fate, luck, fortune affect our understandings of risk. In this podcast we speak to Profess...
25 Juli 201919min
How is high street regeneration managed? Dr Steve Millington
Declining retail poses fundamental questions to the future of places where we live, work and socialise. In this podcast we're joined by Dr Steve Millington from Manchester Metropolitan University to ...
23 Juli 201931min
