Category: Urban issues

The ‘Downward Spiral’ and the Coronavirus

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

How the coronavirus pandemic is causing a 'downward spiral' in local ecomonies and what we can do about it.

Geography Activists (GAConf18 Review Pt.1)

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

We're all geography activists, and a fair few of us descended upon Sheffield this weekend! Pt.1 of my #GAConf18 review. Featuring: @The_GA, @nicklapthorn, @DanRavenEllison, #GeographyActivist, #NationalParkCity

Water from above, water from below

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

Being a Bay, you'd think San Francisco was worried about sea-level rise. But what's coming up from under their feet is just as alarming and it's the poorest who will suffer worst. Featuring: @sfwater, @ResilientBay, @kzhill, @ejcw, @RainforClimate, @thinkwalks

Bottom’s up… here comes the sun! (Top-down can help, too)

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

An international competition for sustainable housing led by a government department shows that top-down and bottom-up can breed public-facing ingenuity and creativity when they meet in the middle.