Looking for something to read this Friday? Check out our April highlights from across the Society's journals: Finch-Race, D. A., and P. Lewis: https://ow.ly/K3uo50YRBLM Preci, A.: https://ow.ly/BA7l50YRBLN Hein, J.: https://ow.ly/CIQa50YRBLL Migozzi, J., and D. Wójcik: https://ow.ly/lN6x50YRBLP

Check it out! A new publication @geoopenaccess.bsky.social explicitly discussing the relationship between sacrifice zones, extractivism, green colonialism & the politics behind them🔥 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Towards an urban political ecology of coastal land reclamation' by Jonas Hein doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Aquapelagic entanglements in the Panchagangavali Region' by Deepta Sateesh & Vigna Priya Adhanki This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'More than a Shoreline: Mapping the Complexities of the Coasts'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

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🌱New in Geo🌱 'Agricultural practices used by smallholder farmers to mitigate greenhouse gases and enhance carbon sequestration in the Bosomtwe District, Ghana' by Frank Baffour-Ata et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌎New in Geo🌎 '"...the hardest working people on this planet...": Conservation practitioners' narratives of heroism and Indigenous erasure in the Manu National Park, Perú' by Eduardo Salazar Moreira doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Love the state, but hate (neo)colonialism? Discussing sacrifice zones and (green) colonialism in political ecology' by @drxdunlap.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

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New article @geoopenaccess.bsky.social ...between sacrifice areas, extractivism, (green) colonialism & the central role of the state. @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social #climate #colonialism ➡️https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/geo2.70069

🌡️New in Geo🌡️ 'Eastern migrants' winter indoor thermal discomfort in Portugal: A comparative study between the Portuguese population and migrants from Eastern Europe and Russia living Portugal' by Ricardo Almendra & Mariia Melnikova doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🗺️New in Geo🗺️ 'Hydrocartography in times of menacing waters: Xokleng mapping and the politics of floods in Southern Brazil' by Paul Schweizer et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping Climate Change Perceptions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

💡New in Geo💡 'Observing regional energy transition preferences—An interactive energy transition tool for scenario mapping applied to the case of Ingolstadt region, Germany' by Robin Tutunaru et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌊New in Geo🌊 'From "small island developing state" to "big ocean state": The Blue Economy and the improvised (re)scaling of an ocean country' by Carlo Ceglia This paper examines the articulation of the 'Blue Economy' development paradigm by state actors in the Seychelles. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌏New in Geo🌏 'Rest in a warming workplace: Resituating the science and policy of non-work under climate change' by Pratik Mishra & @laurieparsons.bsky.social This paper presents a critical review of rest under heat stress and rest as mitigation strategy. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🥬New in Geo🥬 'Beyond animal-based diets? Alternative food networks and vegetarianism in the city of Buenos Aires' by Clara Craviotti This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Transformative pathways to sustainable, equitable, and health-conscious food systems'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌏New in Geo🌏 'A systematic review of agent-based modelling of residential low-carbon energy technology uptake and its integration of place-based approach' by Yuan Feng et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🔥New in Geo🔥 'Mapping fire management: A spatial social network approach' by Christoph Neger et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping human-fire interactions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌏New in Geo🌏 'Navigating climate governance: Intersectional youth visions of just urban adaptation' by Grace May et al. This paper explores how young women & gender-diverse youth experience barriers in urban climate adaptation in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

💧New in Geo💧 'Transforming the floodplain: Agricultural encroachment and landscape change in the Northwestern Ganges-Padma Basin' by Md. Jahidul Hoque et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌱New in Geo🌱 'Perceptions of climate change, meteorological trends and implications for smallholder cashew farming in Ghana: Evidence from the Jaman North District' by Frank Baffour-Ata et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🔥New in Geo🔥 'Using participatory mapping to strengthen indigenous resilience for wildfire risk: Lessons from Capoto/Jarina, Brazil' by Michel Valette et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping human-fire interactions' doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🎨New in Geo⚛️ 'Transdisciplinary art and climate science collaborations: Framework conditions creating epistemic injustices' by Johanna Paschen doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🔥New in Geo🔥 'Belief network assessment of fire management in East African savannas under socioeconomic and climate change' by A. R. Croker et al. This paper evaluates 7 fire management approaches in Kenya's Tsavo Conservation Area. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌍New in Geo🌍 'Engaging with multi-level climate governance: A place-based exploration of public perceptions of a local climate change strategy' by Ami Crowther et al. This paper draws on workshops in Cambridge to explore perceptions of the council's Climate Change Strategy doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🛢️New in Geo🛢️ 'Mental oil spills: Visualising petroleumscapes to uncover petro-hegemony in Stavanger, Norway' by Bjørk Tørnqvist & @bvanveelen.bsky.social This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping Climate Change Perceptions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

" #ClimateChange responses in the Pacific: just #transformation or transforming #justice? " blog.geographydirections.com/2026/02/13/c... Based on the free-to-download paper doi.org/10.1002/geo2... @geoopenaccess.bsky.social #Climate #Pacific #Oceania #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Climate change responses in the Pacific: Just transformation or transforming justice?' by @ilankelman.bsky.social & Simon Hollis This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political ecologies of islands: Environmental and climate (in)justices'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geo

New free-to-download paper: "Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice?" doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #Climate #ClimateChange #Oceania #Pacific #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #DRR #islands #Transformation #Justice

✈️New in Geo!✈️ 'Copenhagen not Copacabana? Practices and perspectives for fieldwork without flying' by E. Cotterill, @ihnji.bsky.social & @routesandroots.bsky.social This paper addresses the challenges of designing fieldtrips around long-distance train travel. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Have a read of this blogpost by one of our recent authors @ckweatherill.bsky.social ⬇️

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Playful mapping for climate adaptation: Two case studies from Jakarta's coast' by Annika Kühn et al. This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping Climate Change Perceptions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

💻New in Geo💻 'Navigating the path to sustainable rurbanity: The assemblage of livelihood pursuits in e-waste hubs of urban Accra' by Khiddir Iddris et al. This paper uses assemblage theory to analyse the governance of e-waste recycling in Accra, Ghana. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

I've written a new blog - Where do you start the story of climate change? This blog lays out the argument for why climate baselines should not be taken from the industrial revolution, and why the science needs to get past its fixation on attribution. blog.geographydirections.com/2026/01/29/w...

🌍New in Geo!🌍 'Cultural heritage in motion: Adaptive mobile cultures of (semi)nomadic Indigenous people in changing climates' by Nuhu Adeiza Ismail et al. This paper draws on empirical research carried out in Thailand, Ethiopia and Senegal. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌆New in Geo🌆 'Modelling the effects of urban growth on land surface temperature and carbon emissions through geospatial and machine learning techniques in Gazipur, Bangladesh' by Md. Naimur Rahman et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🔥New in Geo🔥 'Adding lines along pixels: Remote sensing, traditional knowledge and human-fire interactions in Ethiopia and India' by Kapil Yadav & Henry Thompson This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Mapping Human-Fire Interactions'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌎New in Geo🌎 'Beyond alternative energy markets without morals: Examining the North Carolina clean energy plan in Robeson County, NC, USA' by Sebastian Boute & @socistmjs.bsky.social This commentary examines solar energy in Robeson County through the lens of energy justice doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

ICYMI My new article on the material politics of climate storytelling. I use an experimental approach to juxtapose two stories of climate change in the Pacific. That of the IPCC, representing the dominant narrative, & then an anti-imperial version. @geoopenaccess.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Entangled frontiers: Uncovering the hydrosocial territories of Shenzhen' by Xiaoxuan Lu This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Blue Infrastructures: Mapping the visual while unpacking the unseen'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌍New in Geo🌍 'Shaping interconnected geography in Central and Eastern European academia—Key research challenges for the future' by @utriculator.bsky.social et al. This paper explores the entanglement of the natural & social sciences in Central & Eastern European geography doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌀New in Geo🌀 'Desires for in situ adaptation versus out-migration? The impact of flooding and cyclones on polder communities in the Bangladesh delta' by Emily Stone et al. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with residents of rural polder communities in Bangladesh. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌎New in Geo!🌎 'Beyond nation-state climate governance: 𝘊𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰-𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰 and decolonial feminist pathways to justice' by Miriam Gay-Antaki This paper explores COP and UNFCCC negotiations to critically interrogate human rights approaches to climate justice. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🌊New in Geo🌊 'Repoliticising the coast: A post-foundational commentary on integrative governance and blue infrastructure' by Luca Scheunpflug & Kira Gee This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Blue Infrastructures: Mapping the visual while unpacking the unseen'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🌍New in Geo🌍 'Place-based sustainability transformations for just futures: A systematic review' by Katie Keddie et al. This paper presents a review of research on sustainability transformations, revealing significant variation in how justice & equity are addressed. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

📣Work with us! The Society is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support the publication of its academic journals (part time, fixed term contract). Application deadline: 11 December. Find out more: https://ow.ly/8tZU50XCI4w

🌍New in Geo🌍 'Mapping Africa's climate extremes: Delineation of thermal equator under current & future climate scenarios' by Tabaro Kabanda This study presents a high-resolution mapping of the thermal equator's migration across Africa under a high-emissions climate scenario doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

New in Geo: 'The Amazonian common use territory: Pluriverse or insurgent universality?' by @jfraser.bsky.social et al. This paper analyses Brazil's first Território de Uso Comum, drawing on Karen Ng's interpretation of Fanon's concept of concrete universal humanity. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🚨 Job opportunity🚨 We are looking for an editorial assistant to work with me on the RGS journals (TIBG, The GJ, Area & Geo) as we move online systems. 🗓6 months fixed term 🕑0.4 FTE 📍Remote working option ❗️Closing date 11th Dec Please share & apply! Happy to answer Qs. www.rgs.org/about-us/wor...

Today is my first day in my new job at the Uni of Manchester, and I have a new article to share! ‘Operation Hurricane’: Narrating Climate Change as Imperial Mess. This article is something a bit different, playing with format to explore why climate storytelling matters. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...