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Integrated urban technology is less apparent when it is functioning well says, Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford...Recorded at The Open University for BBC Radio 4's sociological discussion programme, Thinking Allowed. Transcript

...geographies of places aren't only about what lies within them. A richer geography of place acknowledges also the connections that run out from 'here': the trade-routes, investments, political and cultural influences; power-relations of all sorts run out from here around the globe and link the fate of other places to what is done in London. This is the other geography –...

...geography have to do with studying the environment? ...[Severe storms roll through the downtown Chicago area on 5/28/2013 - Chicago, IL.] Transcript Hi! my name’s Michael Pryke. I'm Head of the School of Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development and Geography. I'm here with George Revill who is from the Geography Discipline. Hi George – Hello – Michael: George is...

...Geography and Urban Policy meet, as Professor Allan Cochrane explains the motivations running through his work. It threads together studies of how people live, manage and organise their lives, drawing in both local and global networks of power and ideas. Cities allow us to understand, and are key parts of how, abstract theories and sweeping trends become grounded in local...

...geography with this interactive map...The BBC/OU TV programme Scotland and The Battle for Britain explores the true breadth and depth of Scotland: from rural lowlands to barren uplands, large cities to uninhabited islands. Below we map some of the locations from the programme and from our timeline of key moments in Scottish political history. Select a map marker to reveal...

...geography influence peoples’ sense of security and well-being?...Welcome to a two-part audio-slideshow that explores how coastal communities in very different parts of the world are coping with the impacts of environmental change. In part 1, we join a research expedition in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, to explore how geography matters to people's 'common-sense'...

...geographies, such as soil and rock types, topography and the shape of the coastline. But it also depends in part on the economic power of the country involved. Wealthier countries, such as the United Kingdom, are more likely to be able to afford costly prevention and adaptation strategies compared to poorer countries, such as Bangladesh. Some states that are most...