Citizenship… Film: Habitat and Living in Plural Cities 24th April 20177th May 2018 Habitat and Living in Plural Cities Watch this new film produced by the British Academy as part of their Urban Futures series. Abstract: Is our understanding of urban infrastructure changing?…
Citizenship… India’s GIFT: The hubris of technotopia in its “first” smart city 19th May 20155th June 2018 It was 45 degC on a scorching day in early May as we made our way to the much publicized GIFT (Gujarat International Financial Tech-city). Excitement and anticipation was building…
Citizenship… Forthcoming Book: Ecological Citizenships in the Global South 21st May 201411th March 2016 Following our sessions in the RGS-IBG last year, I am very pleased to announce that we have received a book contract from Zed Books. Below is a short synopsis of…
Announcements… Learning from Small Cities: New Urban Frontiers in the Global South 1st May 20145th June 2018 Further to my earlier CfP for the 2014 Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG) annual meeting, I am very pleased to announce that our double session 'Learning from Small Cities: New urban…
Citizenship… City in a box: ‘Fast’ cities in the global south 9th September 20133rd May 2014 Recently, Lego began a new range of assembled toys. Called the Design Studio kit, it includes more than 1,200 white and transparent blocks with a 272-page design guide as a…
Citizenship… What is smart about smart cities? A response from the global south 30th June 20135th June 2018 Imagine that you get off your flight and go straight into an electric car that takes you zipping over traffic into your business meeting. Imagine that your mobile phone never…
Citizenship… Book Review – Andrew Ross (2011) Bird on Fire: Lessons from the world’s most unsustainable city. (OUP: USA). 19th June 201320th June 2013 This review first appeared on LSE Review of Books. For the original review click here.Bird on Fire is a tour de force of the sustainability credentials of “the world’s least…
Citizenship… RGS-IBG 2013 Sessions on Ecological Citizenships in the Global South 31st May 201321st May 2014 I am organizing a double session on Ecological Citizenship in the global south in the forthcoming RGS-IBG 2013 Annual International Conference in London. This stems from my recent interest in…