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📢New Issue of The GJ!📢

𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡

September's Issue features the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section alongside 9 papers, 3 commentaries, and records of the 2025 RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony.

Take a look here ⬇️

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754959...

A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are eight tiles showing the Special Section 'Legacies of Austerity', with the names of papers in the issue. The names of the papers and authors are as follows:

1) 'Legacies of Austerity: Editorial Introduction' by Sander van Lanen & Sarah Marie Hall
2) 'Family Hubs and the vulnerable care ecologies of child and family welfare in austerity' by Tom Disney et al.
3) 'Relational legacies and relative experiences: Austerity, inequality and access to special educational needs and disability (SEND) support in London, England' by Rosalie Warnock
4) 'Lived experiences of utilities-based indebtedness in Greece: Tracing the afterlives of austerity' by Aliki Koutlou
5) 'Grassroots temporary urbanism as a challenge to the city of austerity? Lessons from a self-organised park in Thessaloniki, Greece' by Matina Kapsali
6) 'De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks' by Andrew Smith et al.
7) 'Austerity's afterlives? The case of community asset transfer in the UK' by Neil Turnbull
8) 'Austere futures: From hardship to hope?' by Julie MacLeavy

September 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM

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Progress in Environmental Geography

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🌍 New paper published in Progress in Environmental Geography 🌎

'The Radical Edge of More-Than-Human Political Ecology: A Clarification of Scope and Approach' by Valerio Donfrancesco

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @vdonfrancesco.bsky.social

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September 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM

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Caleb Scoville

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New article out in Geo: Geography and Environment with an interdisciplinary dream team of coauthors: “From maps to models: Participation and contestability in the dynamic management of natural resources.”
doi.org/10.1002/geo2... (open access)

How does stakeholder participation in natural resource management change when conservation rules are grounded in near real-time data? Recent technological advances have increased the feasibility of the ‘dynamic management’ of natural resources, which promises to align the spatiotemporal scales of management with ecological variability and resource use. Drawing on Kelty's (2020) concept of ‘contributory autonomy’, this article offers a critical comparison of how participation is conceived of in the more established context of static conservation areas and planning versus the emergent field of dynamic management. A systematic review of the dynamic ocean management literature reveals a varied, but shallow engagement with the topic of stakeholder participation in that context. Whereas static management regimes are governed by relatively intuitive and contestable maps, dynamic management is governed by models and data flows. Overall, the decision-making stakeholder of participatory mapping processes under static management is displaced by the stakeholder conceived as an ‘end-user’ of a dynamic management product and consultant in its design. Yet, these shifts also open up potential points of contestation, which may pattern the future theory and practice of participation in dynamic management: counterdata, countermodelling and data chokepoints. Beyond the empirical focus on oceans, this article contributes to broader conversations about the political stakes of environmental data, and algorithmic and artificial intelligence-driven natural resource conservation by considering how possibilities for participation are foreclosed, enabled and reconstituted by new spatiotemporal and technological conditions.

September 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM

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Development Studies Association

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✍️ Join editors from Development In Practice for tips on getting published
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM

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Sean Fox

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🌍📢 Call for Papers!! Urban Studies seeks submissions for a special issue on Climate Urbanism, Resilience & Justice — exploring how cities confront the climate crisis, risk, & inequality. @urbanstudiesjournal.com @acuto.bsky.social
www.urbanstudiesjournal.com/callforpaper...

Climate Urbanism, Resilience, and Justice - Urban Studies

Urban Studies Journal Call for Papers is now open: Climate Urbanism, Resilience and Justice. Submission deadline: 31 January 2026.

www.urbanstudiesjournal.com

September 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM

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Federica Genovese

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Hey climate experienced and climate curious political scientists:

Send your hottest (!) climate paper to this @epssnet.bsky.social section 🔥🌱🔌

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September 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM

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Department of Geography Bonn

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Just a little reminder:
Applications for the position as Professor for Urban and Regional Geography are still possible!
Deadline is Sept. 28, 2025

Please share!

Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are looking for a professor in Urban and Regional Geography @unibonn.bsky.social starting Oct. 1, 2026. The application deadline is Sept. 28, 2026.
www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/medien-fo...

Please share this with your colleagues!

W2-Professur für Urbane und Regionale Geographie.pdf

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September 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM

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The Geographical Journal

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New in The GJ:

'"We live in fear and face endless physical and emotional health problems": Perceived health implications of floods among urban households in Ghana' by Kabila Abass et al.

doi.org/10.1111/geoj... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in The Geographical Journal by Kabila Abass, Gift Dumedah, Aminu Dramani, Andrews Ofosu, Lawrence Guodaar, Emmanuel Nyaaba, Alex Yao Segbefia, Kwadwo Afriyie, Hubert Bimpeh Asiedu, George Appiah, Samuel Awuni Azinga & Razak M. Gyasi entitled: "‘We live in fear and face endless physical and emotional health problems’: Perceived health implications of floods among urban households in Ghana"

Urban flooding significantly affects the health and well-being of populations, yet its health impacts remain underexplored in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper investigates the health effects of recurring floods on households in Greater Kumasi through a qualitative study involving 55 purposively selected household heads. The findings reveal substantial negative health consequences, including immediate and medium-term issues such as injuries, bodily pain, fatigue, skin infections, upper respiratory diseases, diarrhoea, typhoid fever, and fatalities from drowning. Additionally, the study highlights a high prevalence of long-term psychological distress among affected households. The findings highlight the under-researched nexus between flooding and health in SSA and underscore the need for more vigorous institutional enforcement of land-use regulations, public education and collaborative health interventions involving the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders. These measures are critical for reducing the health risks of floods and building resilience in vulnerable communities.

September 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM

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EADI

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📢 Call for Panels for our flagship event! ⛵

EADI / IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions?

📅 29 June – 2 July 2026
📍 @iobua.bsky.social, University of Antwerp, Belgium
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025
➡️ bit.ly/EADI-IOB-26-call

July 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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Charlotte Weatherill

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The latest event for @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social is now open for registration:

'Pathways for environment research: academia, activism, policy' will have three speakers: @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social ; @kaiheron.bsky.social and Jane Clarke.

@mybisa.bsky.social

www.bisa.ac.uk/events/pathw...

Pathways for environment research: academia, activism, policy- Environment and Climate Politics | BISA

- Environment and Climate Politics Working Group

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September 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG)

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🚨The Development Geographies Research Group AGM is tomorrow! Email the address below for the meeting link. 🚨

Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG) @devgeogsrg.bsky.social · Jul 24

The @devgeogsrg.bsky.social ‬AGM will take place on Wednesday, 3rd September from 1.00 to 2.30pm on Zoom. Get in touch for further details! We hope to see you there. 😊

September 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM

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Development Studies Association

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📣 @crasshlive.bsky.social call for papers!
Interdisciplinary perspectives on empire, colonialism, and anticolonialism

This call for papers is aimed at presenters from across the arts, humanities, and social sciences at any stage of their career

⏰ Submit by 30 August 2025
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August 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM

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Our AGM is coming up next week! 💃

Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG) @devgeogsrg.bsky.social · Jul 24

The @devgeogsrg.bsky.social ‬AGM will take place on Wednesday, 3rd September from 1.00 to 2.30pm on Zoom. Get in touch for further details! We hope to see you there. 😊

August 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM

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Teaching Fellow in Global Development Job at UEA - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK784/t...

August 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM

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Teaching Fellow in Global Sustainable Development Job at Warwick - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK759/t...

Teaching Fellow (110795-0825) at University of Warwick

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August 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM

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Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG)

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The @devgeogsrg.bsky.social ‬AGM will take place on Wednesday, 3rd September from 1.00 to 2.30pm on Zoom. Get in touch for further details! We hope to see you there. 😊

July 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM

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Dialogues in Human Geography

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The July 2025 Issue of Dialogues in Human Geography is now available.

Including three regular article forums and two book review forums.

Available here:

journals.sagepub.com/toc/DHG/curr...

Dialogues in Human Geography - Volume 15, Number 2

Table of contents for Dialogues in Human Geography, 15, 2

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July 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM

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Interesting PhD opportunity: karriere.uni-vechta.de/fileadmin_ka...

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July 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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Area

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📢New Editorial in Area📢

Our new editorial team, @jeremyjschmidt.bsky.social, @jonnydarling.bsky.social, @envidynxlab.bsky.social & Mary Lawhon, have written their first editorial outlining their ambitions for the journal - have a read here⬇️

doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky