By Finn Beckett-Hester, GLOBUS Correspondent Creative destruction, derived by Joseph Scumpeter from the work of Karl Marx, refers to the idea that innovation by economic actors leads to constant elimination of outdated, less efficient, and less profitable older systems, to be replaced with new ideas. This thinking has become the rulebook of capitalist development, and... Continue Reading →
By Finn Beckett-Hester, GLOBUS Correspondent In many nations, commuting is an indispensable part of life for many. Having spent a year in the bustling city of Hong Kong, the benefits of an efficient and highly accessible public transportation system have only become more evident to me. However, transportation is the second biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions... Continue Reading →
By Theodore Robin, GLOBUS Correspondent This summer, the United Kingdom experienced record-breaking temperatures, at times nearly reaching 40 degrees – heights nearly-never seen in Britain. In fact, the second-highest temperature ever, in the United Kingdom, was recorded in Cambridge at about 38°C last July [1]. As our climate continues to change, we must ask ourselves... Continue Reading →
By Ellie Church, GLOBUS Correspondent What if the words nature, green and wild were associated with cities as much as they are with the countryside? Maybe that’s not as far into the future as you think. Every week, the number of people living in urban areas globally increases by 1.5 million. The 3.5 billion urban... Continue Reading →
Integrating Urban Planning Studies into the Global Sustainable Development Paradigm By Finn Beckett-Hester, GLOBUS Correspondent As of 2007, 50% of the world’s population lived in urban areas (Hanlon, 2007). Currently, the proportion is 55%, and is expected to increase to a massive 68% by 2050 (UNDESA, 2018) as growth becomes increasingly concentrated in urban areas.... Continue Reading →
Finn Beckett-Hester reflects on his experience with green spaces in Hong Kong, and the health, environmental, and socioeconomic causes and consequences of inequality associated with their distribution and accessibility.
GLOBUS Correspondent Lucia Mollea examines the conception and eventual evolution of modern-day sustainable architectural styles.
Wild West and Beyond Having grown up in Surrey, just outside London, many weekends and school holidays included day trips to our wonderful capital city: the London Eye, boat trips on the Thames, the Science and Natural History museums being amongst my favourite places to visit. However, as I grew older, I started to see... Continue Reading →
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