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Proximate landscapes of economic inclusion in Southeastern pennsylvania
Although mainstream banking institutions offer a suite of benefits to patrons, the proportion of U.S. households that are unbanked and underbanked remains persistently high. This study examines the spatial relationship…
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The energy and emissions footprint of water supply for Southern California
Due to climate change and ongoing drought, California and much of the American West face critical water supply challenges. California’s water supply infrastructure sprawls for thousands of miles, from the…
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Volunteer Environmental Stewardship and Affective Labour in Philadelphia
Recent research has critically evaluated the rapid growth of volunteer urban environmental stewardship. Framings of this phenomenon have largely focused upon environmentality and/or neoliberal environments, unfortunately often presenting a totalising…
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A mixed application of geographically weighted regression and unsupervised classification of analyzing latex yield variability in Yunnan, China
This paper introduces a mixed method approach for analyzing the determinants of natural latex yields and the associated spatial variations and identifying the most suitable regions for producing latex. Geographically…
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Why data for a political-industrial ecology of cities?
Cities are expanding green infrastructure to enhance resilience and ecosystem services. Although green infrastructure is promoted for its multifunctionality, projects are typically sited based on a particular benefit, such as…
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The state of environmental protection in the Russian Federation: A review of the post-Soviet era
In the 25 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, sweeping political, economic, and social changes have profoundly influenced environmental protection in Russia, the world’s largest county and one…
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Urban resilience for whom, what, when, where, and why?
In academic and policy discourse, the concept of urban resilience is proliferating. Social theorists, especially human geographers, have rightfully criticized that the underlying politics of resilience have been ignored and…
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Comparing conceptualizations of urban climate resilience in theory and practice
In the face of climate change, scholars and policymakers are increasingly concerned with fostering “urban resilience”. This paper seeks to contribute towards a better understanding of synergies and differences in…
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Global drivers of Russian timber harvest
Russian forest resources are important for global carbon cycling. In contrast to traditional analyses that focus on the harvest and direct use of Russian timber resources (a.k.a. production-based accounting), this…