Prof. Julian Leyland

A graphic advertising a collection of commentaries in Area on the topic of 'Open Access Book Publishing: A Forum for Debate' with contributions from Andrea E. Pia, Clancy Wilmott, Frank Houghton, Gerda Wielander, Jenny Lunn, Julie Cupples, Kate Lajtha, Matthew Gandy, Nicholas Loubere & Simon P.J. Batterbury. These names appear as a list on the pages of an open book with a black background and the Area and Royal Geographical Society logos at the top.

Discussion forum in Area:

'Open access book publishing: A forum for debate'

Read 5 responses to Matthew Gandy's 2023 commentary on OA book publishing and the neoliberal academy, with a further reflection by Gandy on the issue two years on ⬇️

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Specter of dams and diversion looms over Southeast Asia’s Salween River MAE HONG SON, Thailand — The shores of Myanmar became visible from Sob Moei village in northeastern Thailand as the morning mist rises over the Salween River, the flowing water the only border between...

We spent some time out at the Thai-Myanmar border for @mongabay.com looking at the potential impacts of planned dams and infrastructure that would disrupt the Salween River, Asia's longest free-flowing river (for now). Countless Karen communities would lose access to the water that sustains them...

It’s been an absolute pleasure Sarah (and all!).

Just made what's likely my last editorial decision for @areajournal.bsky.social after 5 yrs as Co-Editor! Thanks to Hilary Geoghegan, @profjulianleyland.bsky.social @citiesandstuff.bsky.social @jeremyjschmidt.bsky.social @annamlawrence.bsky.social Catherine Souch & all those who I've learned from. x

From cement to silicon chips, the modern world is built on sand.

Our researchers are investigating the hidden impact that sand mining has on the Mekong River and those who live along its banks.

Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wR8et

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures Sand mining destabilises riverbeds and affects local communities but new hi-tech surveillance can improve the monitoring of extraction and help protect these people.

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures
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Four photos of different landscapes with sediment; there is a soil containing large sediment grains, a confluence in mountainous rivers with different coloured flows, a river with bedrock and boulders, and ripples in sand.

Going to #EGU25? Got some new sediment transport research to present? How about our session GM2.3: New approaches for monitoring and modelling sediment transport. This PICO session has been buzzing in previous years, and we hope it will be the same this year! Deadline is Wed at 1 pm CET.

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library The non-linearity of time is a useful way to understand how we work in academia. In this paper I explore how can we change how we use our time. I propose three responses, which each play with time as...

New #OpenAccess commentary in Area:

'Challenging neoliberal time: Creating space for radical praxis in geography' by @jennypickerill.bsky.social

This piece contributes to an ongoing Special Section on 'Radical Geography' in the journal.

doi.org/10.1111/area... #geo #geosky

Here’s the @science.org article so that @altmetric.com picks it up :) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Well deserved recognition of awesome research!

If you are enjoying the river science at #AGU24 and desperate for more - or if you are missing out - this #EGU25 session could be for you! #FOMO

@daniel-goss.bsky.social this looks cool!

Another super opportunity to join our team, researching incredibly important issues around sand mining…

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are six tiles with the names of papers in a Special Section titled 'Health Geographies'. The papers are: 1) Reflections on a healthy discipline: Celebrating 50 years of health geography within the Royal Geographical Society Thomas A. Lowe, Andy Harrod, Richard Gorman, Chloe Asker, Jeremy Auerbach 2) ‘Being’ and ‘doing’ well in the moment: Theoretical and relational contributions of health geography to living well with dementia Meghánn Catherine Ward, Christine Milligan, Emma Elizabeth Rose, Mary Elliott 3) ‘It's probably more about the people’: For a person-centred approach to understanding benefits of nature-based interventions Andy Harrod, Nadia von Benzon, Mark Limmer 4) ‘Somewhere old, somewhere new, somewhere green’: An exploration of health enabling places from the perspective of people ageing-in-place in Ireland during COVID-19 Viveka Guzman, Ronan Foley, Frank Doyle, Maria Pertl 5) The role of the Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group in shaping an evolving field over time Andrew Power 6) The past, present and future of health geography: An exchange with three long standing participants in the Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group Chloe Asker, Richard Gorman, Thomas Aaron Lowe, Sarah Curtis, Graham Moon, Julia Jones

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are nine tiles with the names of papers in the issue. The papers are: 1) Normalisation of evacuation under slow emergencies: The imposed story of ‘Beautiful New Hong Kong’ Shu-Mei Huang, Ying-Fen Chen, Wing Yin Cheung, King-Hung Leung 2) ‘Things have changed since we last spoke…’: The impacts of parental death on the life and livelihood of a young informal vendor in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Nathan Salvidge 3) Principles for delivering transformative co-design methodologies with multiple stakeholders for achieving nature recovery in England Lucy Barkley, Charlotte-Anne Chivers, Chris Short, Hannah Bloxham 4) Naming the abyss: The symbolic politics of the oceanic toponymic frontier Sergei Basik 5) Island geologic connections: Reimagining Guernsey's spatial dynamics through land–sea–geologic relations, past and present Fiona Ferbrache 6) Rural songs for COVID-19 times? UK folk music's resurgent engagement with the countryside Keith Halfacree 7) I say a little prayer for me: Poetry as spiritual self-care in the ethnographic field Josep Almudéver Chanzà 8) Making the case for ‘care-full’, ‘slower’ research: Reflections on researching ethically and relationally using mobile phone methods with food-insecure households during the COVID-19 pandemic Alison Briggs 9) Studying and stimulating a sense of community through co-productive zine-making in public libraries Rianne van Melik, Jamea Kofi, Friederike Landau-Donnelly

📢New Issue of Area!📢

December's Issue features a Special Section on 'Health Geographies' and 9 papers on topics from slow emergencies in Hong Kong to collaborative zine making in public libraries.

13/15 papers are open access & free to read now:
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754762... #geo

Interested in a PhD? Take at look at this very cool project led by @vickydominguez.bsky.social, with Sien Van Der Plank and myself co-supervising. 🚨

Coast line with a river mouth. Relatively little visible sediment in the river or the ocean. Some farmland near the coast, forest-covered mountains inland.

Same coast line and river mouth as other photos. However, now extensive land areas near the mouth are flooded by sediment-laden water and there is a large sediment plume offshore

Mouth of the Eel River, northern California, earlier this month (Nov 7, left) and yesterday (Nov 22, right). Sentinel 2 images

Gallery page of Dan Carto's gorgeous flowing river meanders. https://dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers

Spending my lunch break perusing Dan Coe's gorgeous Lidar data meander river reconstructions 😍
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡

Depends who the collaborator is! @bedforms.bsky.social by any chance?

I made a starter pack of those voices speaking to all things geomorph/glacio/geo/earth sci. Follow them if it's of interest. Will update as the site grows #earthsci #geomorphology #physgeog #science #glaciology

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Life finds a way. The amazing recovery properties of Canary pine after massive 2023 fires #tenerife2024 #carbonproject

Heat Stress and Workers: The Union Difference YouTube video by Solidarity Center

Workers in unions experience 50% lower levels of heat stress

This is because unionised workers have a platform to communicate environmental problems to their employers

To find out more, check out my talk with Solidarity Centre at UN Climate Week

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Editorial roles available at Society journal The Society's journal, Area, wishes to appoint three new Editors.

🕐One more week to apply to be an Editor of Area!🕐

We are looking for human & physical geographers to join our team. All editors are supported by a full-time Managing Editor who helps with finding reviewers, freeing time for engagement with authors & papers.

See below for more⬇️
tinyurl.com/49u4ec2m

Brilliant to be back in the Barranco de Afur with the @unisouthampton.bsky.social physical geography students, talking gullies, landslides, sills, dykes, fluvial erosion… the list goes on. Geomorph/geographical/geological heaven!

A pleasure being back in Tenerife with our students and @profjulianleyland.bsky.social

A useful resource for all those joining here. Thanks Lina!

Still time to apply! Happy to discuss the role with anyone who is interested.

👋 yes please! Migrating from the cesspit!

📣Editorial Announcement!📣

We are delighted to welcome @jeremyjschmidt.bsky.social to the Area editorial team.

Jeremy joins @citiesandstuff.bsky.social, @smhall.bsky.social & @profjulianleyland.bsky.social as the newest Editor of Area - get in touch if you have a submission you'd like to discuss!