Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
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Agroforestry and sustainability in the humid tropicsResearch in the Cambridge Geography Department on the nutrient dynamics of agroforestry in the humid tropics began more than twenty years ago. Recent work has led to the establishment of an organisation called The Inga Foundation, various impacts in Honduras, and a new documentary film, 'Up in Smoke'.
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Land of Strangers - new book by Ash AminA new book, Land of Strangers, by Professor Ash Amin, examines the challenges of living with difference in western multicultural societies that perceive the future as uncertain and turbulent. Rejecting the uses of xenophobia that have arisen in response, but also proposals for closer inter-personal ties between minorities and majorities, the book turns instead to a politics of the commons. Focusing on encounters of race, imagined community, everyday living, collaborative work, and urban public space, the book claims primacy for the culture of the commons - its intensity and its plurality - in regulating dispositions towards the unknown. See more about the book, or listen to the podcast. |
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Assessing protected area effectivenessA new study, led by Dr David Gaveau of Stanford University, co-authored by Professor Nigel Leader-Williams of the Department of Geography, and published in Conservation Letters, aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests. The new study disentangled the effects of regulations governing access in unprotected lands surrounding the 110,000 sq km protected area network on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its results showed that measures of the effectiveness of protection differed according to the different land use regulations governing unprotected lands outside protected area boundaries. |
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Apply to Cambridge!Thinking of applying to Cambridge as an Undergraduate in Geography? Check out our prospectus.
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Talking Green EconomyBhaskar Vira was recently interviewed by the Green Economy Coalition. He explains how the current distribution of resources is skewed and an understanding of power structures is critical to achieve a more equitable resource distribution. Our political system must guarantee access to those who live closest to nature but often lack a strong voice. |
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History of Chambers of CommerceA new book by Bob Bennett on the History of Chambers of Commerce was published in October. It is already exciting new debate about the integration of the Atlantic economy in the 18th century, and the challenges of business organisations working as partners with government in the 21st century. |
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CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial PhotographyThe Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography (CUCAP) is the result of airborne survey campaigns which were started in 1947 by the pioneering JK St Joseph. Since then the collection has grown to almost 500,000 images of obliques and verticals in black and white, colour and infra-red. Virtually the whole of Britain has been covered, with the obliques depicting a wide variety of landscapes and features and the verticals being of survey quality, can be used in mapping projects. Our new Online Catalogue lets you browse and search the collection. |
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Can digital games and virtual worlds help us save nature?Can digital games and virtual worlds help us save nature? Conservation scientists Bruno Monteferri, Chris Sandbrook and Bill Adams explore whether computer gaming is a new frontier for conservation. Deep in the rainforest, a monkey runs down a river, leaping from log to log over the mouths of the waiting crocs. So begins Congo Jones and the Loggers of Doom, a computer game that challenges players to work alongside local communities to protect the Congo rainforest from loggers. Offered free by a UK charity that supports indigenous peoples, the game is just one example of a new trend in the gaming industry towards games relevant for biodiversity conservation. |
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MPhil coursesThe Department offers a range of MPhil courses, including our newest MPhil, MPhil in Conservation Leadership. The full list of MPhils we offer are: |
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Research ClustersThe Department's Research Clusters investigate a range of issues in both the environmental sciences and social sciences. |