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Doug Specht’s research cited in International Development Committee report on humanitarian law

  Earlier this month, the International Development Committee released a new report, “Protection not permission: The UK’s role in upholding international humanitarian law and supporting the safe delivery of […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht speaks to Geomob Podcast: Mapping the Unmappable

In a recent episode of the Geomob Podcast, Head of School Doug Specht spoke with host Steven Feldman, of KnowWhere Consulting, to discuss the theme, “Mapping the Unmappable.” https://camri.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/c1e-p8gji53g5pf1q50v-0v2po9mpio7v-q37ije.mp3 […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht on digital fences for British Cartographic Society

  On a recent morning walk through the South Downs, Doug Specht was surprised by a sign explaining why the cows he could see in the distance were roaming […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht Sheds Light on the Role of Maps in the Gaza Conflict

In a recent article published on Geography Directions, Doug Specht delves into the complex role that maps play in the context of war, particularly focusing on the ongoing conflict […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht undertakes ethical review for UN report on INFORM Risk Index

Dr Doug Specht, Reader at the Westminster School of Media and Communications, is on the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Centre for Humanitarian Data’s […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht presents at ‘greening societies’ event in Denmark

On 27th March, Doug Specht joined The Network for Global Justice and the Environmental Humanities for a discussion on ‘Greening societies with just socio-technical transformations: Joining agendas across disciplines […]

26 June 2025
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Doug Specht speaks to MIT Technology Review about Saudi Arabia’s ‘sci-fi’ megacity

In early 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia announced that the country would build a new city. This city, dubbed ‘the line’ would be 170 kilometre […]

26 June 2025
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Call for Papers: Ethics of the digital

This call for papers relates to the Ethics of the Digital Conference organised by the Digital Geography Research Group of the RGS, and hosted by the Communication and Media […]

26 June 2025
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CALL FOR PAPERS for a Special Issue of The Cartographic Journal: “Geospatial Ethics: New Directions and Global Challenges”

Editors: Alexander Kent, Doug Specht and Aileen Buckley Ethics has long been a concern of academic geography, with scholars such as Harvey, Lefebvre, Massey and Butler noting how geographical […]

26 June 2025
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Teaching geospatial ethics: Doug Specht writes for Maplines

Doug Specht has written for Maplines Magazine on teaching geospatial ethics in schools and universities. Specht, who is a chartered geographer of the Royal Geographical Society, uses the article […]

26 June 2025
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