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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]