Practices of solidarity : opposing apartheid in the centre of London
Activisme ; Apartheid ; England ; Géographie sociale ; London ; Royaume-Uni ; Solidarité transnationale
Activism ; Apartheid ; England ; London ; Social geography ; United Kingdom
This paper examines the spatial practices of the Non-Stop Picket of the South African Embassy in London (1986–1990). It explains how this movement produced solidarity with those resisting apartheid in South(ern) Africa. It argues that how the need
The urban injustices of New Labour's “New Urban Renewal” : the case of the Aylesbury Estate in London
Embourgeoisement ; England ; Géographie sociale ; Injustice urbaine ; Logement ; Logement social ; London ; Néolibéralisme ; Royaume-Uni ; Rénovation urbaine ; Résident ; Rôle de l'Etat
England ; Gentrification ; Housing ; London ; Neo liberalism ; Role of the State ; Social geography ; Social housing ; United Kingdom ; Urban renewal
The A. discusses the urban injustices of New Labour's “new urban renewal”, that is the state-led gentrification of British council estates , on the Aylesbury estate in Southwark, London. He looks at what the estate residents thought/think about
2014
[b1] Dept. of Geography, King's College London, Strand, London, Royaume-Uni
Here be startups: exploring London’s ‘Tech City’ digital cluster
Cluster ; Croissance de l'emploi ; Economie numérique ; Ecosystème ; Emploi ; England ; Industrie ; London ; Qualification professionnelle ; Royaume-Uni ; Réseau social ; Stratégie d'entreprise
Cluster ; Ecosystem ; Employment ; England ; Firm strategy ; Industry ; London ; Professional qualification ; United Kingdom
This article performs a detailed mixed-methods analysis, combining rich enterprise-level data with semistructured interviews in Tech City, London. It tracks firm and employment growth from 1997 to 2010 and identify several distinctive features
2014
[b1] Spatial Economics Research Centre, School of Economics, London, Royaume-Uni
Education ; Elite ; England ; Finance ; Financial institution ; London ; Professional training ; United Kingdom
This article examines the role of postgraduate education and the learning of situated practices by early career elites within the City of London’s institutional landscape. By identifying education as one mechanism of creation and sustenance
Gratitude and hospitality : Tamil refugee employment in London and the conditional nature of integration
Education ; Emploi ; England ; Gratitude ; Géographie sociale ; Hospitalité ; Intégration sociale ; London ; Migration internationale ; Pays d'accueil ; Qualification professionnelle ; Royaume-Uni ; Réfugiés ; Tamouls
Destination country ; Education ; Employment ; England ; Hospitality ; International migration ; London ; Professional qualification ; Refugees ; Social geography ; Social integration ; United Kingdom
This article examines gratitude and hospitality through Tamil refugee employment in London and the conditional nature of integration. It is possible to analyse employment as both an opportunity to give back, and something for which to be grateful
The role of vegetation in the retention of fine sediment and associated metal contaminants in London's rivers
Ajustement ; Cours d'eau ; England ; Espace urbain ; Greater London ; Géochimie ; Géométrie hydraulique ; Pollution ; Restauration écologique ; Royaume-Uni ; Sédimentologie ; Végétation ripicole
Channel geometry ; Ecological restoration ; England ; Fitting ; Geochemistry ; Greater London ; Pollution ; Riparian vegetation ; Sedimentology ; Stream ; United Kingdom ; Urban area
This paper investigates sediment properties at 4 sites across 3 rivers within Greater London to assess the degree to which contaminated sediments are being retained. Within paired restored and unrestored reaches at each site, 4 different bed
2014
[b1] Water and Environment, Atkins, London, Royaume-Uni
[b2] School of Geography, Queen Mary Univ., London, Royaume-Uni
Capital-risque ; Economie urbaine ; Economie verte ; England ; Investissement ; London ; Royaume-Uni ; Réseau ; Technologie ; Technologie propre
Clean technology ; England ; Green economy ; Investment ; London ; Network ; Technology ; United Kingdom ; Urban economy ; Venture capital
, and the relationships between these factors and the macro-level drivers and discourses focused on the cleantech sector in London, England. It investigates : : how cleantech investors define the sector; the macro- and micro-level drivers of cleantech investment; and how
2014
[b1] Dept. of Geography, University College London, London, Royaume-Uni
[b2] Dept. of Geography, King's College London, Strand, London, Royaume-Uni
Art ; Culturel ; England ; Identité ; London ; Migration internationale ; Multiculturalisme ; Perception ; Polonais ; Royaume-Uni ; Transnationalisme
Art ; Cultural studies ; England ; Identity ; International migration ; London ; Multiculturalism ; Perception ; Polish migration ; Polish people ; Transnationalism ; United Kingdom ; communication ; opportunity ; perception ; place
Poles working and living in the UK seeking economic opportunities, and many are attracted specifically to London. This study offers a unique contribution to the migration literature by analysing artistic images that underscore themes pertinent to Polish
migrants in London. Nineteen images are included in the analysis and all were produced by Polish students from the University of Arts in Poznan, Poland. The purpose of this analysis is to gain an understanding of how students in Poland perceive Poles
currently working and living in London. Therefore, this study seeks knowledge produced through artwork associating transnational sentiment. The analysis critically reflects upon two emerged themes: (1) seeking economic opportunity (i.e. labour migration
Canada ; Cultural identity ; Internal migration ; Linguistic minority ; London ; Migration ; Ontario ; Place ; Sense of belonging ; Social discrimination ; Social geography
A qualitative study was conducted within the Francophone minority community (FMC) of London, Ontario to explore the integration experiences of French-speaking immigrants from visible minority groups. Findings focus upon the negotiation of two key
2014
[b1] School of Occupational Therapy, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada
[b2] Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Détachement ; Ecologie humaine ; England ; Espace ; Espace de rencontre ; Ethique ; Jardin ; Jardinier ; Limace ; London ; Relation homme-animal ; Royaume-Uni
England ; Ethics ; Garden ; Human ecology ; London ; Relations between human and animal bodies ; Space ; United Kingdom
This article examines slugs, detachment and more-than-human ethics in the garden in London, England. First, it describes how slugs and gardeners are ‘sticky’: joined together by shared histories, curiosity and disgust. It then shifts to examine how
Economie ; Economie de la connaissance ; England ; Evaluation des performances ; Expatrié ; Foire ; Industrie ; London ; Mobilité ; Performativité ; Royaume-Uni
Economy ; England ; Expatriate ; Fair ; Industry ; Knowledge economy ; London ; Mobility ; Performativity ; United Kingdom
directed towards the management of expatriates, the paper uses narratives to uncover performance as a way to understand the practice of knowledge, specifically benchmarking about talent management, at the Expat Show in London, UK.
England ; Enquête ; Espace ; Espace-temps ; Evitabilité ; Géographie politique ; London ; Menace ; Prévention ; Royaume-Uni ; Terrorisme
England ; Enquiry ; London ; Political geography ; Preventive measure ; Space ; Space time ; Terrorism ; United Kingdom
This paper analyses the spatio-temporal work conducted in and through the Coroner's Inquest in London, with a specific focus on its preventability evidence. This case provides a rich archive in which the potentialities for intervention
Communauté ; England ; Espace urbain ; Exploration ; Géographie sociale ; Infiltration ; Infrastructure ; Lieu abandonné ; London ; Motivation ; Pratique sociale ; Pratique urbaine ; Royaume-Uni
Community ; England ; Exploration ; Infiltration ; Infrastructure ; London ; Motivation ; Social geography ; Social practice ; United Kingdom ; Urban area ; Urban practice
This article analyses recreational trespass through urban exploration and infiltration in London. It explains that urban explorers are one of many groups reacting to increased surveillance and control over urban space, playfully probing boundaries
Certification ; Coût de location ; Coût du logement ; Demande ; Efficacité energétique ; Energie ; England ; Immeuble vert ; Logement ; London ; Marché immobilier ; Offre ; Royaume-Uni
Demand ; Energy ; England ; Housing ; Housing cost ; London ; Real estate market ; Supply ; United Kingdom
This paper documents that, over the 2000–09 period, the expanding supply of green buildings within a given London neighbourhood had a positive impact on average rents and prices, but reduced rents and prices for environmentally certified real estate
Impact of anthropogenic heat emissions on London's temperatures
Action anthropique ; Années 1875-1890 ; Climat urbain ; England ; Espace-temps ; Flux thermique ; Ilot de chaleur ; London ; Modélisation ; Royaume-Uni ; Température ; Utilisation du sol ; Ville
England ; Heat flow ; Heat island ; Human impact ; Land use ; London ; Modelling ; Space time ; Temperature ; Town ; United Kingdom ; Urban climate