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alaric maude

@geriographer

Retired academic geographer interested in supporting geography in schools. Photo is of Bora Bora from Tahaa 20 kms away.

 Adelaide, South Australia
Joined January 2015
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New book out, see routledge.com/Thinking-Geogr…
Thinking Geographically: A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers

Thinking Geographically: A Guide to the Core Concepts for Teachers

This book explains how the concepts of geography can teach young people to think geographically, deeply and ethically. Thinking Geographically demonstrates how the concepts of place, space, environ...

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How COVID all but killed the Australian CBD theconversation.com/how-covi… via @ConversationEDU
How COVID all but killed the Australian CBD

How COVID all but killed the Australian CBD

City by city, the data on CBD visitors vary with the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks and restrictions. But none of the CBDs has recovered former activity levels, and some might never fully recover.

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The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail theconversation.com/the-subu… via @ConversationEDU
The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail

The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail

CBD retailers were already struggling before the pandemic. The contrast in fortunes with suburban retail activity is stark, and there are good reasons to think the shift could be permanent.

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Report on population movement within regional Australia. apo.org.au/sites/default/fil…
Data sources on the global spread of the coronavirus geography.org.uk/The-geograp…
Thoughts on the effects of place on the spread of the coronavirus citylab.com/equity/2020/04/c…
What We Know About Density and the Spread of Coronavirus

What We Know About Density and the Spread of Coronavirus

What do we know so far about the types of places that are more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19? In the U.S., density is just the beginning of the story.

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Pockets of advantage revealed theaustralian.com.au/nationa…
#geographyteacher When a country’s towns and villages face extinction theconversation.com/when-a-c… via @ConversationEDU
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@geographyteacher This is what Australia's growing cities need to do to avoid running dry theconversation.com/this-is-… via @ConversationEDU
This is what Australia’s growing cities need to do to avoid running dry

This is what Australia’s growing cities need to do to avoid running dry

Australian cities have turned to some very costly solutions when water is scarce. But as the world’s second-highest users of water per person, more efficient use and recycling are key.

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#geographyteacher. World greenhouse gas levels made unprecedented leap in 2016 theconversation.com/world-gr… via @ConversationEDU

World greenhouse gas levels made unprecedented leap in 2016

Global greenhouse gas levels have hit their highest point in at least 3 million years, according to new figures from the World Meteorological Organisation.

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#geographyteacher. Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year is destroying Australia's soil theconversation.com/buying-f… via @ConversationEDU
Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia’s soil

Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia’s soil

Would you be shocked by a supermarket without carrots, potatoes or broccoli, at any time of year? But harvesting in the off-season does serious damage to our soil.

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#geographyteacher. Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities theconversation.com/freeing-… via @ConversationEDU
Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities

Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities

Cities around the world are starting to rethink the vast areas of land set aside for parking. The convergence of several trends likely will mean this space becomes available for other uses.

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After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing theconversation.com/after-30… via @ConversationEDU
After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing

After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing

The treaty to limit the destruction of the ozone layer is hailed as the most successful environmental agreement of all time. Three decades on, the ozone layer is slowly but surely returning to health.

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#geographyteacher. Egalitarian or Edwardian? The rising wealth inequality in Australia theconversation.com/egalitar… via @ConversationEDU
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#geographyteacher. This is how regional rail can help ease our big cities' commuter crush theconversation.com/this-is-… via @ConversationEDU
#geographyteacher. How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online theconversation.com/how-to-h… via @ConversationEDU
How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online

How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online

We must have open conversations with kids so they’re able to identify reliable news online.

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#geographyteacher. Don't listen to the rich: inequality is bad for everyone theconversation.com/dont-lis… via @ConversationEDU
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#geographyteacher. A 20-minute city sounds good, but becoming one is a huge challenge theconversation.com/a-20-min… via @ConversationEDU

A 20-minute city sounds good, but becoming one is a huge challenge

While many talk about 30-minute cities, some aim for residents to be able to get to most services within 20 minutes. But cities like Melbourne have an awful lot of work to do to achieve their goal.

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#geographyteacher. Another attack on the Bureau theconversation.com/another-… via @ConversationEDU
#geographyteacher. Here's why it's so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down theconversation.com/heres-wh… via @ConversationEDU

Here’s why it’s so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down

The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.

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