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Geo: Geography and Environment
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Geo is a fully open access international journal publishing original articles from across the spectrum of geography and environment research.

Edited by @laurieparsons.bsky.social, @chrisdarvill.bsky.social, Le Yu & Karen Bickerstaff.
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'Epistemic violence in global climate governance: The case of climate finance in Vanuatu' by @johannatunn.bsky.social

This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.

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November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill

This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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'Electronic waste and environmental sustainability in Ghana: Aligning national policies with the sustainable development goals' by Richard Kwame Adom & Mulala Danny Simatele

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November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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'Between energy transition and industrial revival: Exploring hydrogen imaginaries in the United Kingdom and Teesside' by @naimakf.bsky.social et al.

This paper uses the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries to explore hydrogen as a potential enabler of net-zero
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November 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana

This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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'Safewashing in the conspicuous commodification of the hazardous aesthetic' by Geoff Main & Janet Speake

This paper introduces the concept of 'safewashing' as a lens through which to investigate urban property development in unsafe, hazard-prone locations.

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October 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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'Glocalisation of environmental challenges: The impact of the war in Ukraine on smog and heating practices in Polish local communities' by Piotr Żuk & Paweł Żuk

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October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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'From maps to models: Participation and contestability in the dynamic management of natural resources' by @calebscoville.bsky.social et al.

This paper compares how participation is conceived in static vs dynamic ocean management.

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September 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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'Between dunes and estuary: Forecasting mangrove forest change on primate culture and isolated livelihoods in Maranhão, Brazil' by Andrea Presotto et al.

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September 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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'Urban oases and spatial injustices: Community gardens in the Cape Flats through a Lefebvrian lens' by Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira

This paper explores how gardeners in Cape Town, South Africa, transform neglected land as and everyday act of urban spatial justice.

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September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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'Everything about climate change is disproportionate: Principles for spatial justice in urban climate action' by J.E. Goncalves, N. Narendra & @trivikrama.bsky.social

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September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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'Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of church forest and their implication for climate change mitigation in Jabitehinan District, Ethiopia' by Addisu Bitew Birhanie et al.

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September 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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'Integrating spatially disaggregated stakeholders' knowledge and opinions to enhance water governance in the Murray–Darling Basin' by Paul Hong et al.

This study examines stakeholder perspectives on Murray-Darling Basin policies in Australia from 2009-2021.

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September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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'Decoding Brazil's bean belt: Spatiotemporal patterns, production systems and the pulse of bean production (2011-2022)' by Clever Lucas Aguilar et al.

This paper maps the key bean production areas in Brazil in the context of changing climates & food security.

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September 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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'"Quiet" green community innovations at the interface of public and private ownership in an old neighbourhood in Zhengzhou, China' by Yanhui Shi et al.

This paper examines informal urban gardening practices within a 70-year-old neighbourhood in Zhengzhou.

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September 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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'Impact in the energy social sciences and humanities: How we matter matters' by @sidsareen.bsky.social et al.

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August 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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'"Fine, you made your energy, but how much did we have to pay for this?" Embracing situated energy ecologies for pluriversal futures' by @shayanshokrgozar.bsky.social & @sidsareen.bsky.social

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August 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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'The window of opportunity: Linking climate history and storms' by A. Jardine, K.A. Selby & @davidhiggins.bsky.social

This paper uses the Royal Charter storm of 1859 to explore the implementation of long-term risk reduction measures following disasters.

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August 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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'Enhancing expert elicitation techniques through participatory mapping: Application to marine environment assessments in Palawan, Philippines' by Billy Tusker Haworth et al.

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August 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We are delighted to share our highest Impact Factor to date, 3.8, which reflects the quality work published by our authors

Thank you to everyone who has chosen to publish with us & we look forward to working with more of you over the coming years

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July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We have co-curated 5 'Geo Themes' which are setting agendas in emerging fields of environmental research - anyone can submit work on these themes ⬇️

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July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📢Since our relaunch 2 years ago, we have been working hard to create a space for geographical & interdisciplinary research on climate change, the environment & sustainability which doesn't fit neatly in sub-disciplinary journals

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July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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'Poverty alleviation in fishing communities affected by oil production in Ghana: Does income diversification matter?' by Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu et al.

This paper investigates the impacts of fishing bans near offshore oilfields in Ghana on coastal livelihoods.

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July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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'Combining scientific and local knowledge to understand climate change effects in high mountains: A case study from Porshinev Jamoat, Tajikistan' by Aslam Q. Qadamov et al.

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July 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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'Spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation cover and drought conditions in West Darfur, Sudan: Implications of climate variability and future projections' by Abdalrahman Ahmed & Kornel Czimber

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July 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM