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Professor of Urban Geography

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07.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Infrastructural Geography of the US/Israel War on Iran…

…From data centres to logistical bottlenecks, supply chains to real estate markets, shipping to petroleum networks

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

07.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ArtHouse, Saadiyat (under construction) in Abu Dhabi

$4.2M β†’ $3.8M
-$408K drop
β–Ό9.7%

UAE property dream is crashing in real time πŸ“‰

06.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent data interface showing collapsing real estate prices in Dubai (5-15%) and Abu Dhabi (3-10%) in real time πŸ‘€

www.luxurypricedrops.com

06.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new phase of warfare / destroy the data centre, destroy the cloud, destroy the capacity of the enemy to operate

More on the infrastructural geographies of the Israel/US attack on Iran here:

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

06.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Global Corridor Newsletter 10 is out now
The Infrastructural Geography of the US/Israel War of Iran

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf real estate economy shattered?, Oil and gas crisis, data centre wars, Indian port investors + more

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

05.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Global Corridor Newsletter 10 is out now
The Infrastructural Geography of the US/Israel War of Iran

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf real estate economy shattered?, Oil and gas crisis, data centre wars, Indian port investors + more

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

05.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

βœ’οΈHow do financing models reshape politics and spatial effects of infrastructure? Comparing two projects in Kenya, I show how G2G-PPP redistributes risk and control and essentially, who benefits. Please check out my new article in @urbanstudiesjournal.com: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

02.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photograph of smoke rising over Tehran, Iran.

A photograph of smoke rising over Tehran, Iran.

The Israeli and US attack on Iran is morally repugnant. It is calculated only to benefit an elite of racist, Islamophobic warmongers. It will not benefit Iranians or ordinary people anywhere on earth.

We must build the grassroots capacity to interrupt the war machine or things will only get darker.

28.02.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 1418 πŸ” 427 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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A big wk in beating back the Far Right in Manchester with massive antifascist mobilisation taking on Britain First while a broad left electoral front working with/in Green Party dominate Reform

A clear roadmap on the streets + in the polls against the Fascist future in the UK

27.02.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Sensorial Methodologies, Extended Urbanization'

Excited to be involved in this event in Sheffield (12 March) at the Site Gallery inc film screening, book launch + panel discussion w/ @nitin-bathla.bsky.social, Junia Mortimer and more

More info here: sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

23.02.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My GlobalCORRIDOR newsletter 9 is out now

Featuring.... New Horn of Africa corridor, the 'Lobito model', Alphabet's digital $15 billion investment in India, EXIM Bank's outstanding $289bn loans, new maritime based readings, data centre film

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

19.02.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors

Our new piece out today in Times Higher Education about the threats to Geography in the UK - particularly fieldwork - please do share. It links to a recent snapshot survey on the challenges being faced in UK HE, which highlights the inequities of the challenges, but also fears of what is yet to come

17.02.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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We have a new paper in @ijurresearch.bsky.social
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'EVERYTHING IS BEING DISTURBED’: Unsettling the Spaces of Global Infrastructure along the Northern Corridor

Special economic zones, railway projects + more with Sydney Nsubuga

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

17.02.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of new excitement about the 'Manchester model' but it's built an extractive economy that benefits capital, not labour.

Read our data-led report
"Centripetal Cities A critique of supply-side urban development" - t.co/Dec4wIkGGe

16.02.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Corridor #8 US races for DRC minerals, the return of the Trans-Saharan pipeline? JD Vance’s TRIPP, more tensions on the Panama canal, Italian train tunnels, Mauritania Railway, Silicon Elsewhere and Lunar roads

Catch up on my Global Corridor newsletter #8 featuring...

US races for DRC minerals, return of the Trans-Saharan pipeline? JD Vance’s TRIPP, tensions on the Panama canal, Italian tunnels, riding the Mauritania Railway, Silicon Elsewhere + Lunar roads

πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/5x64u25w

14.02.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Corridor newsletter #8 is out now featuring...

US races for DRC minerals, the return of the Trans-Saharan pipeline? JD Vance’s TRIPP, more tensions on the Panama canal, Italian train tunnels, Mauritania Railway, Silicon Elsewhere and Lunar roads

lnkd.in/duf4gE4K

09.02.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Corridor newsletter 7 is out now featuring...

New book on the Belt and Road Initiative, Burkina's revolutionary road, Destiny, a new special economic zone in the Caribbean, Foster design transport hub in Poland, Venezuelan oil, Pakistani railways

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

27.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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8. Walking the city with… Jon Silver and urban corridors - Urban Studies Corridors, inscriptions, and urban studies careers. Caitlin takes to the streets of Manchester with local Jon Silver, discussing the trajectory of urban theorising between Norths and Souths. Jon exper...

I've joined Caitlin Morrissey and Michele Acuto to record an episode for season 2 of the Urban Studies Journal podcast Walking the City With...

You can listen here www.urbanstudiesjournal.com/podcast/8-wa...

06.01.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Tarakiyati Kaam Jari Hai - Developmental Work in Progress (Full film)
Tarakiyati Kaam Jari Hai - Developmental Work in Progress (Full film) YouTube video by Urban Institute

New Film/Report on Pakistani Railway Infrastructure/CPEC

FILM: "Tarakiyati Kaam Jari Hai/Developmental Work in Progress" by Zainab Farid

REPORT: "Navigating Displacement + Inequality along the ML-1 Railway Corridor" by Toheed Mohammed
πŸ‘‰ karachiurbanlab.com/assets/downl...

youtu.be/njSGg_OqY5s?...

05.01.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Launch event at the Karachi Urban Lab for a new film and report on railway led displacements in urban Pakistan as part of our Global Corridor project.

Community members, activists, and researchers will discuss how big infrastructure projects hit up against everyday lives.
Register via the QR code

08.12.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 'Manchester Model' in one story...public money subsidising private profit

Renaker borrowed Β£700+ million from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) + its affiliates to build high end skyscapers...

Now it's owner is fleeing with the profits to tax-free Monaco

01.12.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Global Corridor #6 BlackRock’s $80bn investment in power/data, Africa's largest mining project, podcast on the global infra race, Dutch semiconductor move, docker struggles in history, special economic zone urbanism...

Global Corridor newsletter 6 is out now covering...

BlackRock’s $80bn investment in power/data, Africa's largest mining project, podcast on the global infra race, Dutch semiconductor move, docker struggles in history, special economic zone urbanism...

globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-cor...

28.11.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.

In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

20.11.2025 05:30 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9
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Publication Day for our Open Access book w/ Bristol Uni Press

"The Material Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative: Infrastructures + Political Ecologies on the New Silk Road"

Edited w/ Elia Apostolopoulou, Han Cheng + Alan Wiig

Link here >> bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-material...

20.11.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yet again Sheffield University management are forcing sheffielducu.bsky.social members out on strike f/ Monday to protect staff jobs, student educ, + research progress which are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes.

Another university has to be possible!

14.11.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yet again Sheffield University management are forcing sheffielducu.bsky.social members out on strike f/ Monday to protect staff jobs, student educ, + research progress which are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes.

Another university has to be possible!

14.11.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Great to be on the latest episode of the Urban Radar podcast talking about the global infrastructure race, corridors, transforming urban geographies, China and more with Zhengli, Linda and hosted by Tom/Beth

Have a listen!

13.11.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A link to a petition to save Geography, its staff, department and degree programmes at Leicester University, UK

A link to a petition to save Geography, its staff, department and degree programmes at Leicester University, UK

SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share

www.change.org/p/save-geogr...

07.11.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Alongside the report we will also be releasing Zainab Farid's new film β€˜Tarakiyati Kaam Jari Hai - Developmental Work in Progress’ exploring the human costs of infrastructure investment in Pakistan

04.11.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0